by Chris Gatewood | May 13, 2013 | Securities, Social Media, Threshold bLawg
In addition to Securities and Exchange Commission guidance for its regulated practitioners and publicly traded companies, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) issued Notice 11-39, its second providing guidance to its regulated members concerning...
by Chris Gatewood | May 13, 2013 | Securities, Social Media, Threshold bLawg
The Securities Exchange Commission last month made official what investor relations professionals had known and practiced for some time now: SM is OK for IR if you remember Reg FD. Regulation FD, “fair disclosure,” has existed since before the dawn of...
by Chris Gatewood | Feb 20, 2013 | Threshold bLawg, trademarks
As part of its ongoing effort to tamp down intellectual property infringement overseas, Apple applied a few weeks ago for trademark protection for the visual appearance of its iPad, including the colors silver and black. The important thing to notice here is that the...
by WP Admin | Jan 20, 2013 | Threshold bLawg, Uncategorized
Famous for his MegaUpload mega legal troubles, Kim Dotcom launched a new filesharing site yesterday, called simply “Mega.” It launched on January 20, 2013, exactly one year after the New Zealand police stormed his New Zealand home. The new service offers...
by WP Admin | Nov 14, 2011 | Threshold bLawg
An entrepreneur I know says that companies in constant pursuit of venture capital investment have fallen victim to the lure of “entreporn”. It’s easy to see why business owners become obsessed with chasing investors. The stories we hear about venture capitalists and...
by WP Admin | Oct 4, 2011 | Threshold bLawg
Every day developers and businesses are launching new social media platforms and apps, or making changes to the social media sites that have become part of our daily lives. One thing that will never change with social media, is the need to be smart about how you...
