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January 13, 2012 | Legaltech News

Baker Hostetler's Peter Brown and Holland & Knight's Richard Raysman discuss trademark owner actions against online service providers for contributory liability in counterfeit goods sales.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

11 minute read

September 05, 2002 | Law.com

The purpose of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is to enforce certain obligations under the WIPO copyright treaty and address a number of significant copyright-related issues in the digital environment such as implementing technological circumvention protection measures. This sample complaint seeks relief for circumvention of copyright protection systems under the DMCA.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

5 minute read

March 12, 2013 | 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 discuss the various types of online agreements, including the more modern hybrid clickwrap transactions, as well as the characteristics of enforceable online agreements.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

October 09, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, discuss "unauthorized access" under the CFAA as it relates to employees who abuse computer access privileges and misuse company information, as well as the use of novel CFAA theories to seek redress from the transmission of unwanted data to mobile phones and communication systems.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

May 21, 1999 | Law.com

Recently, computer-related cases have confronted new kinds of claims -- including conversion and trespass to property, copyrightability of shareware, and inducing breach of contract. As the Internet transports more and more communications and products around the world, courts have also had to grapple with jurisdiction and venue issues. This paper gives an overview of recent developments in tech-related litigation.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

15 minute read

April 07, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By Richard Raysman And Peter Brown

12 minute read

July 11, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, write that in overturning the Federal Circuit's "general rule" favoring permanent injunctions, the Supreme Court stated that trial judges instead must use the traditional four-factor test when deciding whether to grant permanent injunctions in patent cases. Having decided this narrow issue, the concurring opinions carved out additional ground and may have broader implications in future patent cases.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

February 08, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Y our client is a company that sells stock photography for use in advertising. The client calls to inform you that dozens of its copyrighted images are being used on a Web site without permission, and the Web-site operator has refused requests to remove them. The client wants the images removed promptly, not only because of a potential loss of revenue if the images are freely disseminated, but also because many of the images have already been licensed to legitimate customers for their exclusive use. How sho

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

September 11, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, write that it wasn't long ago that in order to steal something, you had to get your hands on it first. Most jurisdictions still hold to the conventional understanding that conversion can only apply when there is at least some physical aspect to the misappropriated item. However, today there is a measured trend recognizing a broader scope of property in this area of valuable electronic content.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

13 minute read

April 14, 2010 | Legaltech News

Online theft has resulted in victims seeking redress from banks that claim compliance with their obligations under the UCC or commercially reasonable security methods. Beyond allocating loss, Attorneys Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss how courts may define security measures in online banking.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

13 minute read