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Jack Amaral

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Spencer Fane attorney Jack Amaral

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The Supreme Court’s Landmark Andy Warhol Copyright Decision Has Significant Implications for Creators and Artists

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith et al. The case involved a dispute over whether Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph of Prince was a fair use of the copyright in the original photograph.

FTC Provides a Wake-Up Call for Companies with Lax Privacy Policy Compliance

How confident are you that your website privacy policy accurately explains what you’re doing with your customer’s data? You now have another 1,500,000 reasons to potentially worry, because the FTC recently slapped GoodRx with a $1.5 million penalty for privacy violations. While this is the first time a regulatory penalty has been handed out under the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule, more enforcement actions are anticipated. This particular penalty related to the prescription drug discount company GoodRx Holdings Inc. failing to accurately notify consumers of its disclosures of personal health information to Facebook, Google, and other companies.