Author Archives: Craig Pinkus

About Craig Pinkus

Craig Pinkus is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group. He also is a member of the Litigation and the Sports, Entertainment and Media Groups. He assists clients with a broad range of disputes and transactions involving all areas of intellectual property, entertainment, and other complex business arrangements. He has conducted trials and arbitrations throughout the United States and has argued appeals before the Seventh, Sixth and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Indiana appellate courts, and United States Supreme Court.

CISA Gives Protection For Sharing Cybersecurity Attack Information

Posted on October 10, 2016

The US Chamber’s public letter on cybersecurity last month urged businesses to take full advantage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act signed into law by President Obama in December 2015. It caused renewed interest in the law, and this post … Continue reading →

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Encryption Choices and the Coming EU v US Privacy Showdown

Posted on August 19, 2016

Edward Snowden’s leaks from NSA and Five Eyes surveillance programs three years ago reverberate today in European Union demands for total privacy in daily communications. If they become privacy regulations which US companies doing business with Europeans must obey, compliance … Continue reading →

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Smaller Businesses and the US / EU Privacy Shield Launch Today

Posted on August 1, 2016

If you have customers or employees in the European Union, you should look into signing up to operate under the US / EU Privacy Shield. Registration began this morning. It closes in two months. Signing up means you self-certify you … Continue reading →

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Brexit Multiplies Uncertainty Over EU Privacy Regulations and Shield

Posted on June 27, 2016

US companies doing business in the EU face a May 25, 2018 deadline to comply with its General Data Protection Regulation [GDRP], a 200+ page law. It is so riddled with questions it requires a new European Data Protection Board … Continue reading →

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Something Old Becomes Something New and Makes Copyright Royalties Disappear

Posted on June 2, 2016

The Old is pre-1972 recordings not covered by federal copyright law. The New is remastered versions of the Old played on broadcast radio. The disappearing royalties are the ones supposed to be paid by radio to copyright owners after Flo … Continue reading →

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Making a Federal Case Out of Your Trade Secrets: DTSA Creates Federal Civil Action for Trade Secret Owners

Posted on May 11, 2016

Authored by Andrew McNeil Want to make a federal case out of your trade secrets? It got easier to do just that after President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) into law on May 11, 2016. … Continue reading →

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Low-Cost Low-Tech Foolproof Cyber Defense: A Phone Call

Posted on April 8, 2016

The FBI warned again Monday about the dangers of “business email compromise.” A posting on its Phoenix bureau website says known losses from these scams exceeded $2.3 billion from October 2013 through February this year. The Bureau has documented cases … Continue reading →

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