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Jonathan Bick

Jonathan Bick

November 24, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Trade Commission Regulates Blogging Bloggers and advertisers could face injunctions

Bloggers and advertisers who use blogging could face injunctions and be ordered to reimburse consumers for financial losses stemming from inappropriate product reviews.

By Jonathan Bick

6 minute read

February 11, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawful Mining of Social Networks

While social networks users may argue that posted content is private, courts have unequivocally ruled that the revelation of personal information in a public manner results in the diminution or elimination of reasonable privacy expectations.

By Jonathan Bick

8 minute read

January 30, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Surfing at the Library Could Get Less Restrictive

Currently, libraries which accept federal funding must install filters. However, Tenth Amendment challenges in the federal courts could result in the Supreme Court being forced to take a second look at CIPA's validity.

By Jonathan Bick

5 minute read

December 29, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Coping With COPPA

While the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 was designed to rein in commercial sites that target children as buyers of goods, it has caused legal difficulties for those who provide services such as camps, schools, after-school activities and sport clubs. The providers of such services must regularly wrestle with the ways they collect prospects from their sites.

By Jonathan Bick

9 minute read

August 07, 2007 | Law.com

Download Enforcers May Be Singing New Tune

Recent court decisions may force the Recording Industry Association of America to re-evaluate its litigation tactics. In the past, RIAA members were able to file actions against the owners of Internet addresses if their sites were used by others to file share.

By Jonathan Bick

5 minute read

May 07, 2009 | Law.com

Commentary: Internet Law and Your Rights

The voluntary transmission of content to the Internet reduces or eliminates First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendment rights of Internet users, says adjunct professor Jonathan Bick. Both legal notices and technological techniques may be used to ameliorate this outcome.

By Jonathan Bick

8 minute read

October 28, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

Internet Publication Provides Inexpensive Protection

By Jonathan Bick

8 minute read

May 01, 2007 | Law.com

Internet Expands Trademark Infringement

While the Internet reduces the likelihood of confusion by allowing the buyer to be more sophisticated, it bolsters the "likelihood of confusion" by allowing new, unlawful uses of trademarks. Attorney, professor and author Jonathan Bick discusses new opportunities for trademark infringement that have sprung from the innovative but unlawful use of trademarks in e-commerce, such as Internet domain names, hyperlinks, meta tags and framing marks.

By Jonathan Bick

9 minute read

December 09, 2005 | Law.com

Should Anti-Scalping Laws Apply to Internet Ticket Providers?

Generally, Internet ticket providers are in the business of buying and selling tickets to spectator events, above face value. Some have equated Internet ticket providers with illegal ticket scalping. In particular, some state anti-scalping laws have been applied to Internet ticketing transactions, resulting in both criminal and civil sanctions. However, the application of proper Internet notices and appropriate Web site access limitations may render such state anti-scalping laws moot, says Jonathan Bick.

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read

April 26, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Applying Nuisance Law To Internet Bad Acts

Pursuing nuisance-law injunctions is an innovative way to curb bad acts on the Internet

By Jonathan Bick

7 minute read