A video replay of the COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series session, “Major Stories in Media Law Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recovery,” is available.
Webinar: Major Stories in Media Law Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recovery
Duane Morris will be hosting the webinar, “Major Stories in Media Law Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recovery,” on May 20, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
This session is part of the Duane Morris COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series. For more information and the registration link, please visit the firm website.
Webinar Replay: Cyber Risks: Learning from Months of Remote Work and Preparing for the Next Wave
A video replay of the COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series session, “Cyber Risks: Learning from Months of Remote Work and Preparing for the Next Wave,” is available.
Cyber Risks: Learning from Months of Remote Work and Preparing for the Next Wave
Duane Morris will be hosting the webinar, “Cyber Risks: Learning from Months of Remote Work and Preparing for the Next Wave,” on February 11, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
This is the second session of the Duane Morris COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series. For more information and the registration link, please visit the firm website.
3D Printing of PPE and Other Medical Devices
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has significantly outpaced the capabilities of the traditional supply chain. Gowns, gloves, facemasks, and face shields are valued commodities that even many healthcare providers cannot secure in this environment. While traditional supply and manufacturing chains struggle to keep up with production, industry leaders have turned to 3D printing, or additive manufacturing technology, to address this dire need. Unlike traditional manufacturing methods, companies with already established additive manufacturing technologies can more readily and efficiently adapt their productions to manufacture such PPE. 3D printing manufacturers may already have the powder or fabric necessary to manufacture PPE. They also have versatile printers. These companies simply need software and product design specifications, which allows them to begin production much more quickly than companies relying on traditional manufacturing methods that require additional raw materials and even machines and equipment.
For example, Superfeet, a shoe insert manufacturer, which typically uses 3D printing for manufacturing its products, was contacted about its ability to assist with a shortage of powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) hoods to hospitals in Washington state. The company had printers and fabric already. In just a few short days, Superfeet was making PPE.
To read the full text of the article by Duane Morris , visit the MD+DI website.
Guidance on Disability Rights and Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic from OCR
On April 3, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights continued its guidance on how institutions can implement distance learning while complying with federal civil rights laws. This guidance is timely because distance learning due to COVID-19 is redefining how most educational institutions operate. When all levels of academic institutions had to close their doors due to stay-at-home orders, many of them opened the proverbial window by turning to online education. Despite its increasing popularity over the past decade or so, distance learning remains an emerging landscape for many institutions as they navigate purchasing/installing new technology, implementing new methods of teaching, and ensuring connectivity with students. OCR’s guidance provides a roadmap to this new territory.
To read the full text of this post by Duane Morris attorney Bryce Young, please visit the Duane Morris UpdatED Blog.
Singapore: Legislative Framework for Security and Use of Electronic Signatures
For most of us working from home and actively telecommuting to help stem the tide of local transmissions of COVID-19 during this crucial period of time, technological advancements in the medium of digital communication and remote access have been a boon.
It is thus timely to restate the guiding principles of “electronic signatures” and its use in electronic records and transactions that have become increasingly commonplace.
To read the full text of this article, please visit the Duane Morris & Selvam COVID-19 Resource Blog.
COVID-19 Responses in the Telecommunications Industry
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, legislators and telecommunications regulators have focused primarily on promoting telemedicine, remote learning and better availability of broadband service in general, as well as ensuring that low-income customers will be able to keep their telephone and broadband service during the crisis.
To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.
How to Heed Privacy Law in the Midst of a Pandemic
As countries grapple with the global threat of COVID-19, some are leveraging user location data and tracking apps to model potential contamination paths. China has tapped into its facial recognition tools to track the virus and has deployed drones that tell people to wear masks. Singapore has launched an app called TraceTogether which uses Bluetooth to determine who could be at risk of infection. And the United Kingdom is reportedly in talks with telecom providers on how to best use location data to stem the crisis.
But the coronavirus turning the world upside down does not mean companies can throw out the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act, as well as other privacy protections. Here’s how law experts and companies can comply with existing legal standards and new norms set by the pandemic.
Sandra Jeskie, Duane Morris’ team lead for the technology, media and telecom industry group, said in an email that businesses under GDPR or CCPA still have to comply with the laws unless the information they are sharing is anonymized or de-identified.
To read more of Ms. Jeskie’s comments from thsi article, please visit the Duane Morris website.