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Firm News 4 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 03.11.25

Daily Journal Honors Crowell & Moring Victory in University of California Case

Los Angeles – March 11, 2025: The Daily Journal recognized Crowell & Moring’s victory in Mass v. The Regents of the University of California as one of the “Top Verdicts of 2024.”

Firm News | 2 min read | 09.17.24

LITIGATION NOTE: Eighth Circuit Adopts Crowell’s Arguments in Important LGBTQ+ Rights Litigation

Washington – September 17, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit recently adopted arguments put forward by Crowell & Moring lawyers in a case opposing an Iowa law that bans school officials from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students (its “Don’t Say Gay” provision) and requires the removal of certain books from Iowa public school libraries (its “Book Ban” provision).
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Firm News | 2 min read | 04.30.24

Crowell Files Two Amicus Briefs in Important LGBTQ+ Rights Litigation

Washington – April 30, 2024: Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group recently filed two amicus briefs in the United States Court of Appeals for the 8thCircuit in opposition to an Iowa law that bans school officials from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students (its “Don’t Say Gay” provision) and requires the removal of certain books from Iowa public school libraries (its “Book Ban” provision).
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Client Alerts 17 results

Client Alert | 9 min read | 01.06.26

Beyond the Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

2026 will be a significant year for retailers and e-commerce companies, with significant changes on the horizon that will affect the entire industry and ecosystem. Potential headwinds and developments in product safety, pricing, artificial intelligence, data privacy, website compliance, and environmental responsibility are expected. But amidst these changes, there are likely significant opportunities that retail and e-commerce businesses can capitalize on.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.06.25

How Really Simple Licensing May Change Online Content Licensing

The Really Simple Licensing Collective (“RSL Collective”), a nonprofit dedicated to creating collective licensing solutions for content creators and publishers, has announced Really Simple Licensing (“RSL”), a new standard designed to stop crawlers from scraping websites for content without permission or compensation. If adopted, RSL could have major implications for both online platforms and the AI technologies that source content for training data from them.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.09.25

When Does a Service Provider Become Liable for Its Users’ Piracy? The Supreme Court Grants Cert in Cox v. Sony to Address Issues of Contributory Infringement and Willful Infringement

Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court held that “one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties.” MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913, 919 (2005). In the Grokster case, the Supreme Court found that peer-to-peer file sharing companies could be liable for copyright infringement for their users’ deployment of file sharing software. There, the Court found that liability was warranted because the file sharing companies knew that its users were infringing, and the companies materially contributed to that infringement.
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Press Coverage 3 results

Publications 2 results

Publication | 03.14.24

Writing Advice For Lawyers From Nonlawyers

ABA Journal

Events 2 results

Event | 04.23.25, 6:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT

Copyright, Meet Antitrust

Event | 04.18.23, 2:00 PM PDT - 7:00 PM PDT

Technology Trends and Predictions 2023: U.S. and Global Perspective

Please join us for a series of panels that will discuss and address the cutting-edge issues in technology impacting in-house legal teams navigating commercial risk and enforcement. This program will tackle important issues from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to antitrust, and from privacy issues to SEC regulatory schemes. Moreover, we recognize that many of the current, as well as future issues have an international component. Our presenters will provide companies with critical information not just on U.S. law and issues, but also touch button issues in Asia and Europe.

Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 06.11.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Section 230: Implications for Digital Platforms, Online Businesses and E-Commerce

Section 230 was enacted as part of the United States Communications Decency Act (CDA), providing immunity to interactive computer service providers for third-party content. Known as “the 26 words that created the internet,” this statute is responsible for the development of the modern internet as we know it. 

Speaking Engagements 4 results

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 01.07.26

Beyond the Checkout: Retail’s 2026 Legal Minefield

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer