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Perspective

Sep. 28, 2016

Electronic communications privacy 2.0

The 9th Circuit has granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the definition of "exceptional cases" under the Lanham Act. By Brian Alvarez

Central Courthouse

Brian Alvarez

Supervising Judge

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By Brian Alvarez

The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA), enacted this year, regulates how a "government entity" may obtain electronic communication. CalECPA broadly prohibits a government entity from compelling the production of, or access to, electronic communication information from a service provider, or electronic device information from any person or entity except the authorized possessor of the device. The statute als...

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