17 04, 2023

PLUS Podcast: Demystifying NFTs Episode 3

By |2023-04-17T08:04:36-05:00April 17, 2023|@PLUS, Cyber, General Risk Management|0 Comments

In Demystifying NFTs Episode 3, Alice Budge, Jennifer Stivrins and Vito Marzano welcome guest contributor, Meredith Challender, of Kissel Straton & Wilmer, to the podcast.  The group discusses the legal landscape in the U.S. surrounding NFTs and their intersection with securities and commodities regulation (or lack thereof), anti-money laundering laws and sanctions issues.  The team dives deep into the current apparent "turf war" between the SEC and CFTC and examines how this might ultimately affect NFT liability and exposure.Special thanks, as always, to Liam Thau of Kissel Straton & Wilmer for support and research for this episode.If you'd like to [...]

6 04, 2023

PLUS Podcast: Managing Cybersecurity Threats in 2023 Episode 2

By |2023-04-06T08:47:31-05:00April 6, 2023|@PLUS, Cyber, General Risk Management|0 Comments

The Current State of Ransomware Attacks in 2023 Ransomware attacks continue to rise in 2023. This podcast addresses the state of the cyber response to these attacks as well as the U.S. government’s National Cyber Security Strategy and the FBI’s recently announced heightened proactive strategy to disrupt ransomware threat actors. Questions remain as to whether these actions will lead to a decrease in the number of ransomware attacks that business entities sustain, or whether an increase in ransomware attacks will occur as a result of the decentralization of the threat actors. The presenters also discuss how these actions could affect [...]

30 03, 2023

PLUS Podcast: Demystifying NFTs Episode 2

By |2023-03-30T07:40:17-05:00March 30, 2023|@PLUS, General Risk Management, Misc. Lines|0 Comments

In Demystifying NFTs Episode 2, Alice Budge of SR International is joined by the head of Kissel Straton & Wilmer's media practice, Jennifer Stivrins, and her colleague Vito Marzano, to discuss the legal landscape in the U.S. surrounding NFTs and their intersection with intellectual property laws.  Our speakers address how the courts have viewed NFTs in conjunction with both copyright and trademark laws, which cases we should be paying attention to now, and where they expect to see additional litigation in the future.  Join them for a lively chat on Playboy Rabbitars, Metabirkins, Quentin Tarantino, and the Nike v. StockX [...]

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