Peter Brown

April 08, 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 several pressing issues in the rapidly evolving area of law responsive to data breaches, including: litigating class action claims following a breach of consumer personal data; instances of settlement of data breach claims; and particularized data breach claims that arise after an involuntary divulgence of medical records.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

March 11, 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, write about the recent OCC and Federal Reserve advice for banks and other financial institutions; the intent of the CFPB to monitor service provider relationships; and, a case illustrating the need for compliance with OCC administrative guidance.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

February 11, 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, describe the historical background and recent relevant Fourth Amendment jurisprudence on "searches incident to arrest"; describe the two cases that are to be argued forthcoming at the Supreme Court; and posit analysis and predictions on the outcomes of the case based on precedents, the ideological makeup of the court, and the policy implications.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

14 minute read

December 10, 2013 | 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: Whether through proprietary software specifically designed to monitor the social media communiqués of students, or through a casual Facebook search, administrators now have a trove of information at their fingertips. Courts are only now beginning to confront the myriad privacy questions that arise as a result of the increasing interconnectedness between students and school districts.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

June 27, 2002 | Law.com

This sample copyright assignment agreement may be used to transfer the ownership of copyright in software programs from the software developer to a designated assignee.

By By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

3 minute read

April 22, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

March 08, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, write that when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act became law, public companies were faced with the daunting task of complying with sweeping legislation that fundamentally altered corporate governance in areas ranging from financial disclosure to auditing and accounting, among others.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

February 08, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Since its enactment, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act has undoubtedly achieved some success. However, the rapid-fire pace of technological change — including an explosion in children's use of mobile devices and participation in social networking sites and interactive video games — has prompted the Federal Trade Commission to propose amendments to the law.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

10 minute read

October 17, 2011 | Legaltech News

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss the tort of right of publicity, and litigation brought by celebrities against video game makers over said publicity rights.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

14 minute read

May 08, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Technology Law column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, write that in a recent dissent Federal Circuit Judge Haldane Mayer highlighted three of the thorniest issues in patent law: (1) the continued viability of business method patents; (2) what constitutes sufficient physical transformation or machine-implementation to render a process patentable; and (3) the extent to which computer software and computer-implemented processes constitute statutory subject matter.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read