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On August 29, 2013, Gov. Chris Christie signed New Jersey’s social media privacy law, making New Jersey the twelfth state to enact such laws governing employers. (Various states have…
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Fake and Consequences: Weathering the Reputational Risks and Financial Fallout of “News” that Abuses
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In today’s political climate, the phrase “fake news” gets bandied about quite a bit. In addition to its more traditional meaning—news that is false, purposefully misrepresented or outright propaganda—fake…
Five Things to Know about New Jersey’s Taxation of Convertible Virtual Currency
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On March 10, 2015, the New Jersey Division of Taxation issued Technical Advisory Memorandum TAM-2015-1, explaining its policy regarding convertible virtual currency. The IRS has held that convertible…
Can a Reporter’s Twitter Account Be a Newspaper’s Trade Secret?
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Does one person’s Twitter account a trade secret make? A newspaper in Virginia apparently thinks so. This past week, the owner of The Roanoke Times sued former Virgina Tech…
Fox News & Fair Use: How Transformed Does Reposted Content Need to Be?
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…News employee found this altered photo and posted it on the Facebook page of a Fox News program on an anniversary of 9/11 with #neverforget. New Jersey Media Group (NJMG),…
New Jersey Senate Unanimously Passes Revised Social Media Bill
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On August 19, 2013, the New Jersey Senate passed – by a vote of 36 to 0 – a revised bill barring employers from seeking access to employees’ social…
New Jersey Assembly Unanimously Passes Revised Social Media Bill
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On May 20, 2013, the New Jersey Assembly passed – by a vote of 77 to 0 – a revised bill barring employers from seeking access to employees’ social…
New Jersey Sued Over Sports Betting
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…intrastate gambling. New Jersey, along with Nevada, have been among the first movers. A recent lawsuit challenges a NJ law that permits wagering at casinos and racetracks on the results…
Casinos Go Virtual
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In late February 2013 the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation allowing on-line wagering, subject to certain limitations. This legislation was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. Under the…
China Imposes New Restrictions on Online Publishing
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China has issued new, wide-ranging regulations on the publication of virtually any type of content over the Internet. The new rules, promulgated jointly by the PRC State Administration of…