Tag: law
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So, did you notice this one thing in your user agreement?
We might as well continue with the complaints. As I logged into my Lyft app for the first time in a while, I was prompted to agree to the new terms. I chose to read through instead of mindlessly clicking to quickly book my ride. “Arbitration.” As a condition to use the service, I had…
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FTC issues new rules on fake reviews
You’ve seen them. You’re on the site trying to evaluate whether or not you should order that thing. You’re reading the reviews and there is one that seems … off. Dare I say fake, overly glowing, and like they never actually used the product. Now the FTC is doing something about that. The Federal Trade…
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In memoriam to my favorite part of the hotel experience: The mini shampoo
As a child, my favorite part of staying in a hotel was getting the tiny bottles of shampoo. It was like a free souvenir (that my parents definitely paid for). As an adult, I continued to revel in having the little takeaways from my journeys. Only now, that is becoming a rarer and rarer pleasure.…
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Three major companies faced shareholder challenges. Here’s the takeaway.
UPS. Home Depot. Coca Cola. What do they have in common? Well, recently each company it was shareholder challenges to their DEI initiatives. (You can read more on that here.) In each case, the proposals represented an extremely small minority of the opinion of the group of shareholders. Ultimately, none of the companies needed to…
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Nike sending a message with lawsuits against Lululemon and Bape
Really quick: Nike has two lawsuits in the works. One against Lululemon for patent infringement and another against A Bathing Ape (Bape) for trademark infringement. The issues are, respectively, similarities to their Flyknit technology and design profiles. Is the issue just that these things are too similar? Possibly. In this case, I am not sue…
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At the heart of the Bansky and Guess controversy is trademarks
I could start this philosophically, asking, “Does anyone really own art?” Because that is the question here. Somehow, in ways unknown to me now, the group Brandalised secured the rights to use Banksy’s art. This group then provided Guess the right to use that work on a clothing capsule. Neither of these groups are affiliated…
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