Peter Brown

July 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown take a look at the differing results reached in recent cases involving defendants' motions to compel arbitration, including: the Seventh Circuit's refusal to enforce an arbitration provision absent adequate notice to the consumer, and the opposite holding in a federal district court opinion issued in late June.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

15 minute read

June 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown analyze enforcement mechanisms that have been deployed to combat illegal telemarketing and how some have fared.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

21 minute read

May 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown analyze a case involving a dispute over circumvention of a website entry point between a software licensor and licensee, and another involving the insertion of the company name into the source code of its licensed software.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

9 minute read

April 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown that while wireless-enabled technologies in cars provide many positive features, attackers have devised a variety of ways to access the data generated through the use of both manufacturer-provided and aftermarket devices. The authors discuss the implications of such threats.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

21 minute read

February 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown analyze how courts have begun to confront questions involving how, when and where facial recognition software is an appropriate use of technology, in both civil and criminal contexts.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

10 minute read

January 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown analyze the rationale behind recent consumer review legislation, its specific terms, and the reaction to its passage thus far, as well as summarize the recent shareholder litigation involving Yelp.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

9 minute read

January 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown analyze the rationale behind recent consumer review legislation, its specific terms, and the reaction to its passage thus far, as well as summarize the recent shareholder litigation involving Yelp.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

9 minute read

December 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss the Defend Trade Secrets Act (which even in draft form has become hotly contested), and analyze a recent case that confronts the question of whether a suspected server breach by an ex-employee offers the company a cause of action under a federal anti-hacking statute.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

9 minute read

December 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss the Defend Trade Secrets Act (which even in draft form has become hotly contested), and analyze a recent case that confronts the question of whether a suspected server breach by an ex-employee offers the company a cause of action under a federal anti-hacking statute.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

9 minute read

November 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss some recent case law involving software licenses, with an emphasis on the sheer variety of statutory, common law and procedural questions that materialize simply through surveying a month's worth of decisions.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read