Peter Brown

February 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss recent issues stemming from the disclosure of confidential information in data breaches, as well as "commercial defamation."

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

January 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown explore when a software audit right will necessitate equitable relief for the auditor and how one court decided that an unaffiliated third party should conduct a software audit as a means of resolving a contract and trade secrets dispute.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

8 minute read

January 12, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown explore when a software audit right will necessitate equitable relief for the auditor and how one court decided that an unaffiliated third party should conduct a software audit as a means of resolving a contract and trade secrets dispute.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

8 minute read

December 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight and Peter Brown, the principal at Peter Brown & Associates, discuss cases involving spyware in which plaintiffs allege a distinct variety of causes of action.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

10 minute read

October 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown describe two leading cases that reject the government's petitions for unfettered access to a target's email accounts; a case that reaches a contrary conclusion, even after concluding that the government's request lacked probable cause; and a series of opinions analyzing the same warrant request that came to diametrically opposite conclusions.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

September 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, the principal at Peter Brown & Associates, feature two prominent disputes that resulted in decisions at the federal level: One case deals with the legal implications of a conflict between two agreements signed by joint venturers on the same day, and in the other, a federal appellate court confronts a question of first impression in copyright law after a joint venture goes awry.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

August 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, the principal at Peter Brown & Associates, write: Anyone spending 10 minutes on the Internet reading content is often assaulted by angry and coarse language supporting frequently outrageous opinions. The First Amendment concepts of free speech have reached either new highs, or discouraging lows, when dealing with opinions and blogs on the Internet. In this unrestricted environment, can individuals or businesses protect their reputations?

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

July 08, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, the principal at Peter Brown & Associates, discuss some of those recent software license disputes, including: whether copying the licensor's software by a third party that provides "support services" infringes on the licensor's copyrights; if a criminal racketeering statute designed to prevent a pattern of continuing malfeasance can be used against a purportedly violating software licensee; and if a licensee affiliated with Alaska Indian tribes can assert sovereign immunity when it breaches the license.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

June 10, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, the principal at Peter Brown & Associates, explore the relevant developments in the intersection between privacy laws and utilization of event data recorders in vehicles.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

13 minute read

May 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss a recent Southern District holding that a search engine had the right to exclude certain types of content from its results, two other decisions holding that search-engine results are protected speech, and the thought-provoking debate among legal academics on the topic.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read