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November / 2008

Israeli Anti-Spam Law

Meitar Information Technology Client Update on new broad-reaching Israeli Anti-Spam Law.

David Mirchin has published a client update on the new Israeli Anti-Spam Law, which becomes effective December 1, 2008. According to the law, entities will only be able to send commercial email, faxes or SMS, or use automated phone calling, if they obtain explicit, written, advance approval from the recipient. Violations are punishable by stiff fines, and officers of a company, as well as those responsible for the marketing or advertising operations, are personally liable for violations of the law.

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
September / 1997

Location, Location, Location: The European Union Database Directive Sets the Worldwide Agenda

In this article, originally published in Newsidic, Newsletter of the European Association of Information Services in September 1997, David Mirchin, then Vice President & General Counsel of SilverPlatter Information, analyzes the new European Union Database Directive, which creates a new sui generis intellectual property protection for non-copyrightable databases.

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
September / 1996

“The Shrinkwrap License Wins Its Day in Court and Plays a New Symphony:” “Wrap-CD Anew,”

In this article, originally published in the Boston Business Journal, in September 1996, David Mirchin, then Vice President & General Counsel of SilverPlatter Information, analyzes the landmark 7th Circuit case, ProCD v. Zeidenberg, which was the first important case to hold that shrinkwrap licenses were enforceable.
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property