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I was quoted in this Rolling Stone article re: Utah's new age verification law for adult websites -

Republicans Are Coming to Take Your P**n (Again) Conservative legislation framed around “protecting children” from adult content could also block critical information about sexual health and gender

New post on Cyberlaw Central - Links for Week of January 13, 2023 -

Links for Week of January 13, 2023 | Cyberlaw Central Links for Week of January 13, 2023Posted on January 13, 2023 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Broadband https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/fccs-new-broadband-map-greatly-overstates-actual-coverage-senators-say/ Domain Names https://circleid.com/posts/20230103-2022-domain-name-year-in-rev...

I was a guest on the Latte With a Lawyer podcast - Check it out at

Kevin Thompson, Partner at Levin Ginsburg: Latte with a Lawyer Episode 123 by Latte With a Lawyer Kevin is the head of Levin Ginsburg intellectual property practice group. He has two decades of experience in counseling clients in the selection, clearance, maintenance, and protection of trademarks around the world. Kevin also counsels clients regarding copyright, websites, terms of service, priva...

New post on Cyberlaw Central - Links for Week of October 28, 2022 -

Links for Week of October 28, 2022 | Cyberlaw Central Links for Week of October 28, 2022Posted on October 28, 2022 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Copyright https://www.law-arts.blog/post/end-of-an-era-the-golden-age-of-streaming-is-at-the-heart-of-recent-hollywood-union-conflictshttps://www.llrx.com/2022/10/drm-on-my-mind/ Crypto https://www.bloom...

Link to the Chicago Bar Association's Judicial Evaluations for the November 8th election -

Judicial Voters Guide ILLINOIS APPELLATE - HALL VACANCY 111 | Debra B. Walker (D)| HQ ILLINOIS APPELLATE - HARRIS VACANCY 112 | Raymond W. Mitchell (D)| HQ  COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- BRENNAN VACANCY 113 | Lisa Michelle Taylor (D)| Q  COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT- CALLAHAN, JR. VACANCY 114 | Tracie Porter (D)| Q  COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT...

New post on Cyberlaw Central - Links for Week of September 9, 2022 -

Links for Week of September 9, 2022 | Cyberlaw Central Links for Week of September 9, 2022Posted on September 9, 2022 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Here’s the link to my interview with the 808 Podcast on Social Media Policies: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6973641587012644864/ Antitrust https://www.politico.com/news/2022/0...

New post - Links for Week of August 19, 2022 -

Links for Week of August 19, 2022 | Cyberlaw Central Links for Week of August 19, 2022Posted on August 19, 2022 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Internet Governance https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/deadly-swatting-increasing-on-twitch-alarmed-streamers-press-for-change/ Privacy https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/ftc-sued-by-firm...

New post - Links for week of August 12, 2022 -

Links for Week of August 12, 2022 | Cyberlaw Central Links for Week of August 12, 2022Posted on August 12, 2022 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Internet Governance https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/fcc-rejects-starlinks-886-million-grant-says-spacex-proposal-too-risky/ Social Media https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/08/who-own...

New post - https://www.cyberlawcentral.com/2022/08/05/links-for-august-5-2022/ - Links for August 5, 2022 on Cyberlaw Central

Links for August 5, 2022 | Cyberlaw Central Links for August 5, 2022Posted on August 5, 2022 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Here are the links of interest for the week of August 5, 2022: General https://www.theverge.com/23220147/work-from-home-lessons-wfh Internet https://decrypt.co/106590/multiple-wallets-including-sol-and-usdc-drained-...

New post - Links for July 29, 2022 -

Links for week of July 29, 2022 | Cyberlaw Central Links for week of July 29, 2022Posted on July 29, 2022 by Kevin A. Thompson • 0 Comments Here are the links of interest for this week, broken down by general topic: Internet https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/07/russia-is-quietly-ramping-up-its-internet-censorship-machine/ Securit...

Here’s the recording of my webinar on Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion Test - https://youtu.be/NFrvdhcVqQ0

LG Webinar - 02/23/2022 - Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion Test LG Webinar for February 23, 2022 - Trademarks and the Likelihood of Confusion TestWhen analyzing trademarks for Likelihood of Confusion under US law, the USP...

Here are the slides from my 11/10/2021 webinar on the Trademark Modernization Act.

Trademark Modernization Act Webinar Slides The Trademark Modernization Act was signed on December 27, 2020, and will be more fully implemented by December 27, 2021. This Webinar discusses the Act and how brand owners should prepare. On November 17, 2021 the USPTO issued its final rule setting forth the implementation plan, which varies somew...