Peter Brown

April 14, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker Hostetler, write that ever since the days of newswires sending off the latest scoops over the telegraph, breaking news has been a desirable product. Technology may be pushing news toward the digital realm, but the underlying concept of value remains the same.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

March 09, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, discuss the theory of active inducement in copyright law, the evolution of peer-to-peer technology over the past decade, and recent U.S. and foreign legal decisions and developments impacting copyright holders, file-sharing networks and Internet service providers.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

14 minute read

July 16, 2009 | Legaltech News

The increased corporate reliance on complex applications creates the potential for security vulnerabilities. Attorneys Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss Web application security concerns, common Web application attacks and FTC actions against companies with inadequate security.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

14 minute read

October 11, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, review the Supreme Court's landmark decision in MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. and the consequences to the parties involved in the litigation and other companies involved in peer-to-peer file-sharing, summarize the unsettled international P2P file-sharing landscape and highlight the entertainment industry's continuing concern over those developing the next generation of P2P networks.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

July 14, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, discuss Web application security concerns, common Web application attacks, and some of the enforcement actions taken by the FTC against companies that have suffered security breaches allegedly due to inadequate security practices.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

14 minute read

October 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, discuss the tort of right of publicity, First Amendment considerations that balance the right of publicity with the right of free expression, and recent litigation brought by celebrities, athletes and musicians against videogame makers over publicity rights.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

14 minute read

December 11, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, write that with the routine reliance on e-mail to send adversaries electronic documents, the American Bar Association and a number of state bar associations, including New York, have weighed in on the ethical implications of mining an adversary's document for metadata, since existing ethical rules do not explicitly address the practice.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

12 minute read

December 13, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Richard Raysman and Peter Brown, partners at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, write that sales of online advertising were $9.3 billion in 2004 and, according to estimates from Jupiter Research, are expected to climb to $18.9 billion by 2010. Financially, there is much at stake in the world of online advertising, particularly the future of ads that are tied to search results, with marketers harnessing of the Internet and search engines grappling to maintain the integrity of online advertising.

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

10 minute read

October 11, 2005 | Law.com

When it goes smoothly, outsourcing your IT processes can be a dream come true. But as the recent conflict between Sears and Computer Science Corp. shows, once the relationship with your IT vendor goes sour, the situation can quickly deteriorate. When talk turns to termination and litigation, amicable resolution can seem a million miles away. If your relationship is already rocky, how can you rein things in and prevent differences from escalating?

By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown

9 minute read

September 11, 2007 | Law.com

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