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Brandon J. Huffman to Speak at Casual Connect in Los Angeles

On Tuesday, January 16th at 1 P.M. Brandon J. Huffman will be speaking at the Casual Connect conference in Los Angeles. He will be presenting on the following topic: Video Games and the 1st Amendment: The Importance of Pushing Boundaries and Resilience in the Face of Adversity This presentation will explore the history of video …

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Brandon J. Huffman to speak on law firm technology

This week, and again in February, Brandon J. Huffman will be speaking to fellow attorneys about law firm technology as part of Lawyers Mutual‘s Put Into Practice Risk Management Tips for Your Firm CLE series. The presentation, titled Technically Speaking: Tips, Apps, Games, and Resources to Create a Fun, Efficient, and Ethical Law Practice will cover tools and …

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Brandon J. Huffman quoted on counterfeit collectables

The article from Syfy.com details the vast market of counterfeit “geek” goods and the legal and ethical issues they present. Here is an excerpt: “True counterfeit merchandise is almost certainly actionable. That said, with a company the size of Disney, with properties as numerous and popular as Disney’s, it’s probably impractical to police literally every …

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Brandon J. Huffman quoted on law firms exchanging reviews online

The article from Search Engine Land focuses on the practice of exchanging positive reviews. These reviews, it should be noted, are fake and should not be trusted. I’ve seen this scenario myself: a lawyer posts on some legal community forum that they would like additional reviews for their services on Google, Yelp, Facebook, etc. Another …

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Brandon J. Huffman quoted on loot boxes and gambling in Mashable

The article gives a great overview of the recent “do loot boxes = gambling?” debate. The debate was largely brought into the mainstream by Hawaii state representative Chris Lee, who posted a video on YouTube calling for regulation of the industry and lootboxes specifically. Here is an excerpt on my views: Ultimately, Huffman urged caution. “We need to be careful …

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Brandon J. Huffman quoted on risks for online businesses buying reviews in Search Engine Land

Buying reviews is a bad idea, generally speaking. Search Engine Land recently did a piece on the potential drawbacks and risks for businesses that decide to do it anyway. Here is an excerpt: Brandon J. Huffman, attorney at Odin Law, also points out that businesses doing this are at risk for FTC enforcement: “The FTC …

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Brandon J. Huffman quoted in Mashable on Miss Cleo copyright infringement

The article gives a great summary of the lawsuit. The suit alleges the Rockstar Games character Auntie Poulet in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City infringed on the exclusive rights of PRN, the company that owns a variety of Miss Cleo copyrights. I won’t rehash all of my thoughts here. Instead, here is an excerpt: An expert’s …

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