We have blogged about the on-again, off-again, then on-again (but revised) Maine “Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors”. Well, it’s now off. For good. Last week, a Maine legislative committee voted to repeal the controversial online marketing law, which was widely seen as unconstitutional, that restricts the data that can be collected from… Continue Reading
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What is “reasonable expectation of privacy” in an employment context?
Posted in Employee PrivacyWritten by Cynthia and Jennifer A recent decision by the Maine Supreme Court highlights the tension between an employee’s reasonable expectation of privacy in conducting personal business through a company’s computer system and the individual’s right to prevent the company’s publishing of such material. In Fiber Materials, Inc. v. Subilia, the Maine Supreme Court dismissed… Continue Reading
Maine Lawsuit Dismissed and Law “Likely Unconstitutional”
Posted in LegislationThe kerfuffle over the controversial Maine law slated to become effective this week that would have prohibited all marketing to minors has been dismissed. Yesterday, the District of Maine issued a Stipulated Order of Dismissal stating that there is a likelihood that the statute is “overbroad and violates the First Amendment.” Further (and perhaps more… Continue Reading
Maine AG – I Will Not Enforce New Marketing Law
Posted in LegislationIt looks as though Maine’s Attorney General will not enforce a controversial new state law that restricts marketing to minors, but has drawn a federal lawsuit because plaintiffs argued that the law swept too broadly. The Wall Street Journal today reports that a spokesperson for Maine AG Janet Mills said that Mills will not be… Continue Reading
Do you market to ‘tweens?? Better watch out for the new Maine law…..
Posted in Online AdvertisingMaine Governor John Baldacci has signed a sweeping new law called “An Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices to Minors.” While that is a laudatory effort and responsible marketers would not want to be predatory, it is not difficult to see this law as overreaching. It goes beyond restrictions in federal law under the Children’s… Continue Reading
