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Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/
Rank this Week: 102

TechnoLawyer Blog

TechnoLawyer Blog

Covers legal technology and practice management news.

http://blog.technolawyer.com/
Rank this Week: 82

The Sociable Lawyer Blog

The Sociable Lawyer Blog

The Sociable Lawyer is both a series of local meet-ups in the physical world and an online resource for lawyers who want to network with other lawyers and learn the hottest practice management and marketing tools, tips and strategies. We're particularly excited about how attorneys are integrating emerging technologies into the everyday practice of law.

http://sociablelawyer.org/
  • Jun 18

    5 Famous Pieces of Business Advice You Shouldn’t Follow

    5 Famous Pieces of Business Advice You Shouldn’t Follow
    In the internet’s vast and crowded sea of useless rubbish, the only thing that outnumbers business advice is pictures of cats doing stuff to things. Whether it’s “What I Wish I Would’ve Known Before I Started My…
  • Jun 13

    3 Networking Tips for the Would-Be Rainmaker

    3 Networking Tips for the Would-Be Rainmaker
    Although tools like Twitter and LinkedIn provide excellent networking opportunities, many of the best networking opportunities still present themselves when you meet people face to face. I still regularly attend conferences, summits, and…
  • Jun 12

    5 Ways a DOMA Repeal Means Big Change—and Not Just for Gay Couple

    5 Ways a DOMA Repeal Means Big Change—and Not Just for Gay Couple
    With the Supreme Court expected to rule any day on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), same-sex couples may—for the first time—qualify for the same federal benefits that heterosexual spouses enjoy. These benefits are significant:…
Rank this Week: 470

PIT IP Tech Blog

PIT IP Tech Blog

Covers intellectual property and technology law. By Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C.

http://pitiptechblog.com/
Rank this Week: 441

IT-Lex

IT-Lex

Technology law blog with eyes on eDiscovery, social media, data security and privacy, piracy and copyrights.

http://www.it-lex.org
  • Jun 18

    Veteran Sues After Being Detained Because Of Facebook Post

    Veteran Sues After Being Detained Because Of Facebook Post
    Last summer, Brandon Raub, an ex-Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, “was peacefully reposed” at his Virginia home when two police officers, and seven “agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and/or Secret…
  • Jun 18

    DHS Guided By “Intuition or Hunch” When Conducting Border Searche

    DHS Guided By “Intuition or Hunch” When Conducting Border Searche
    By IT-Lex Intern Christopher Britt (LinkedIn) The Department of Homeland Security integrates civil rights and civil liberties into all agency activities by promoting respect for civil rights and civil liberties in policy creation and…
  • Jun 17

    NSA Leaks Affect Florida Criminal Trial As Defendant Seeks Phone Record

    NSA Leaks Affect Florida Criminal Trial As Defendant Seeks Phone Record
    We haven’t covered the NSA/Prism stories here at IT-Lex yet, mainly because they are all over every news source at the moment, and new information seems to keep coming out. (In the unlikely event that you’ve been living under a…
Rank this Week: 306

Privacy & Information Security…

Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

Provides global privacy and information security law updates and analysis. By Hunton & Williams.

http://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/
  • Jun 18

    HHS Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center

    HHS Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center
    On June 13, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a resolution agreement and 275,000 dollar settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center in connection with impermissible disclosures of protected health information to…
  • Jun 18

    Jessica Rich Named FTC Director of Consumer Protection

    Jessica Rich Named FTC Director of Consumer Protection
    On June 17, 2013, the FTC announced that Chairwoman Edith Ramirez appointed Jessica Rich to be the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
  • Jun 17

    The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance

    The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance
    As reported in the Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives Blog, an article by Hunton and Williams partners Terry Connor and Kevin White on the EEOC’s April 2012 Guidance recently was published in the Seton Hall University Law Review. …
Rank this Week: 308

FOSS Patents

FOSS Patents

Covers software patent news and issues with a focus on wireless and mobile devices. By Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com
Rank this Week: 235

Data Governance Law

Data Governance Law

Covers anti-spam, privacy, records retention and e-commerce as related to data governance. By FMC Law.

http://www.datagovernancelaw.com/
  • Jun 18

    Social Networking and Online Forums – Privacy Obligation

    Social Networking and Online Forums – Privacy Obligation
    Last month, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) published guidance on the application of the Data Protection Act 1998 (UK DPA) to social networking sites and online forums. Although the guidance is specific to UK…
  • Jun 16

    Service by Private Message to Message Board Account Permitted

    Service by Private Message to Message Board Account Permitted
    The British Columbia Supreme Court recently granted an order permitting substituted service on anonymous users of several Internet-based forums in a defamation action. In Burke v. John Doe, 2013 BCSC 964, the plaintiff, Brian Burke, sued…
  • May 13

    Spam Smart Tip: Who’s Your Family?

    Spam Smart Tip: Who’s Your Family?
    Sometimes legislative or regulatory definitions create ambiguity rather than clarity. The definition of “family relationship” in the draft Industry Canada regulations regarding Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is a case…
Rank this Week: 2695

Trading Secrets

Trading Secrets

A blog on trade secrets, non-competes and computer fraud. Published by Seyfarth & Shaw LLP.

http://www.tradesecretslaw.com/
Rank this Week: 1257

Copyright, Intellectual Property,…

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Computer, Internet, e-Commerce Law

Covers IP/IT law, with a strong focus on copyright and internet law. By Barry Sookman.

http://www.barrysookman.com
  • Jun 18

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-06-18

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-06-18
    Retirement of Mario Bouchard http://wp.me/p3flp9-2NA Can a Website Disclaimer Prevent Declaratory Judgment Actions in IP Cases? Maybe…or Maybe Not http://buff.ly/126bL5l The Internet Society Wants to Punch Your Nose and Commoditize You…
  • Jun 18

    Implications of Canada’s Anti-SPAM Legislation (CASL) for IT Busine

    Implications of Canada’s Anti-SPAM Legislation (CASL) for IT Busine
    Yesterday, Andre Leduc of Industry Canada, Lynn Perrault of the CRTC, along with Toronto IT lawyers Mike Fekete and Mark Hayes, spoke at IT.Can’s The 2003 Information Technology Law Spring Forum. Their topic was the Implications of…
  • Jun 17

    Retirement of Mario Bouchard from Copyright Board

    Retirement of Mario Bouchard from Copyright Board
    Claude Majeau, Vice-Chairman & CEO of the Copyright Board just announded the retirement of Mario Bouchard, General Counsel of the Board. Here is a copy of the announcement: Retirement of Mario Bouchard / Retraite de Mario Bouchard…
Rank this Week: 17

E-Commerce Law

E-Commerce Law

Covers news, trends, and legal issues affecting e-commerce businesses. By Jonathan D. Frieden.

http://ecommercelaw.typepad.com/ecommerce_law/
  • Jun 18

    4 Often-Overlooked Steps to Starting an Online Busine

    4 Often-Overlooked Steps to Starting an Online Busine
    Last month, Daniel Ingersoll joined me on Power of Attorney to discuss the process of starting an Internet business. As part of that discussion, Daniel outlined a number steps that are often overlooked by new entrepreneurs, who may have a…
  • Jun 14

    Employer Found Liable for Reading Employee's Personal Emails on Company-Issued Smartphone

    Employer Found Liable for Reading Employee's Personal Emails on Company-Issued Smartphone
    What would you think if you found out your supervisor continued to read your personal emails on your company-issued smartphone - after you resigned? That’s precisely what plaintiff alleged happened in Lazette v. Kulmatycki, et al., a case…
  • May 30

    Choosing the Right E-Commerce Business Partner

    Choosing the Right E-Commerce Business Partner
    Last month, I had the pleasure interviewing a number of experts about starting, operating, and exiting an Internet business. Among those experts were two Erics: my partner, Eric Horvitz, and Eric Koefoot, the co-founder and Managing Partner…
Rank this Week: 406

Cyber Crime Lawyer Blog

Cyber Crime Lawyer Blog

Cyber Crime Lawyer Blog covers topics such as technology and the law, computer forensics and cyber crime defense. By Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney, David S. Seltzer.

http://www.cybercrimelawyerblog.com/
Rank this Week: 252

The Undeniable Ruth

The Undeniable Ruth

Covers cyberbullying and flash mobs. By Ruth Carter.

http://www.undeniableruth.com/
  • Jun 18

    Every Time You Suck At Social Media, A Kitten Die

    Every Time You Suck At Social Media, A Kitten Die
    There are times I want to tweet at people, “Every time you suck at Twitter, a kitten dies,” but I know it’s a waste of time because they don’t pay attention to what anyone else says about or to them. . . . Facebook has…
  • Jun 11

    Living the Sweaty Life

    Living the Sweaty Life
    I know to keep the car’s A/C turned up too high to keep my sweating under control when I’m driving to a business meeting or an important event and to turn the vents in the car towards my hands on the steering wheel so my hands…
  • Jun 4

    Reconciling my Personal & Professional Lives – or Not

    Reconciling my Personal & Professional Lives – or Not
    A friend recently suggested I write a blog post about how I reconcile my professional life with the fact that I do flash mobs and wear pasties. My initial thought in response to that was “I don’t.”
Rank this Week: 377

Internet, Information Technology…

Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog

Covers IT and internet legal issues. By Peter S. Vogel.

http://www.vogelitlawblog.com
  • Jun 18

    Social Media and Jury Duty

    Social Media and Jury Duty
    For those of us who have ever served on a jury we know that our job is try to decide who is right and wrong, and assess damages or jail terms, but now Social Media has changed jury duty in many ways. Recently I had to fill out a jury…
  • Jun 14

    Second Life Avatars Class Action Settle

    Second Life Avatars Class Action Settle
     A federal judge certified a class at least 57,000 Second Life property owners who lost their virtual property, which led to a settlement of 43 million Linden dollars, or $172,000 according to the American Lawyer. In November 2012…
  • Jun 11

    Privacy in the Cloud?

    Privacy in the Cloud?
    It is very old news that governments have access to cloud data on the Internet, but recent headlines about Prism make it seem that people are surprised to learn about the actual lack of Internet privacy.. Computerworld reported that the EU…
Rank this Week: 374

Cybercrime Review

Cybercrime Review

Explores new technology, recent legal developments, and interesting arguments at the intersection of computers and the law. By Jeffrey Brown.

http://www.cybercrimereview.com/
  • Jun 18

    Massachusetts high court holds passenger has standing to challenge GPS tracking

    Massachusetts high court holds passenger has standing to challenge GPS tracking
    In a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion, the high court held that both a driver and passenger had standing to challenge the use of GPS surveillance on a vehicle. Commonwealth v. Rousseau, Commonwealth v. Dreslinski, Nos.…
  • Jun 17

    Texas enacts statute preventing law enforcement from getting electronic data without search warrant

    Texas enacts statute preventing law enforcement from getting electronic data without search warrant
    Be sure to check out Texas's new law, signed and made effective this past Friday, which prevents state and local law enforcement from obtaining stored customer data without a search warrant. Here is part of the new law:Sec. 5A.…
  • Jun 14

    Watch the Terms and Conditions May Apply documentary trailer

    Watch the Terms and Conditions May Apply documentary trailer
    If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check out this trailer for Terms and Conditions May Apply which "examines the cost of so-called 'free' services and the continuing disappearance of online privacy. People may think they know what…
Rank this Week: 153

Futurelawyer

Futurelawyer

Covers future technology for the lawyer of today. By Richard M. Georges.

http://futurelawyer.typepad.com/futurelawyer/
  • Jun 18

    Focus - It Requires Solitude

    Focus - It Requires Solitude
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurelawyer Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • Jun 18

    Smart Chair For Road Warriors - If You Can Afford It

    Smart Chair For Road Warriors - If You Can Afford It
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurelawyer Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • Jun 17

    Need For Speed

    Need For Speed
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/futurelawyer Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
Rank this Week: 380

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Covers knowledge management, internet marketing and library sciences. By Greg Lambert, Lisa Salazar and Toby Brown.

http://www.geeklawblog.com/
  • Jun 18

    The Value of Fee Cap

    The Value of Fee Cap
    Image [cc] RigmaroleAs legal pricing evolves, it is taking many twists and turns - along with some convoluted spins. The initial efforts by clients to save money typically results in requests for bigger discounts. This allows the GC to go…
  • Jun 14

    The Value & Strategy Behind Where to Play & How to Win

    The Value & Strategy Behind Where to Play & How to Win
    As many of you have watched over the past two years, JC Penny has gone through a bit of a rough patch with its failed experiment with Ron Johnson as its CEO. In fact, today is the two-year anniversary of Johnson’s appointment, which…
  • Jun 13

    Adam Smith’s Pin Factory and the Law Firm

    Adam Smith’s Pin Factory and the Law Firm
    Image [cc] paojus One of Adam Smith's great contributions to economics was his commentary on the ‘division of labor’ - explained in his pin factory example. For those of you who may have fell asleep during this part of the Econ…
Rank this Week: 60

Technology Liberation Front

Technology Liberation Front

Focused on keeping politician's hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.

http://techliberation.com
  • Jun 18

    Declan McCullagh on the NSA leak

    Declan McCullagh on the NSA leak
    Declan McCullagh, chief political correspondent for CNET and former Washington bureau chief for Wired News, discusses recent leaks of NSA surveillance programs. What do we know so far, and what more might be unveiled in the coming weeks? …
  • Jun 13

    Mr. Bitcoin goes to Washington

    Mr. Bitcoin goes to Washington
    Today I had the great pleasure of moderating a panel discussion at a conference on the “Virtual Economy” hosted by Thomson Reuters and the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children. On my panel were representatives…
  • Jun 12

    My take on Prism

    My take on Prism
    Over at The Umlaut, I try to articulate why even people who have “nothing to hide” should be concerned about NSA surveillance: I have no doubt that Prism is a helpful tool in combatting terrorism and enforcing the law, as the…
Rank this Week: 793

CommLawBlog

CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/
  • Jun 18

    Update: Comment Deadlines Set in Big House Burner Ban Proceeding

    Update: Comment Deadlines Set in Big House Burner Ban Proceeding
    Last month we reported on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) looking to address the problem of contraband cell phone use in prisons. The NPRM has now been published in the Federal Register, which means that comment and reply comment…
  • Jun 17

    Critical Infrastructure Proponents Seek Review of 14 GHz Turndown

    Critical Infrastructure Proponents Seek Review of 14 GHz Turndown
    Pleading asks full Commission to reverse decision of three bureaus. We reported in May that three of the FCC’s bureaus turned down, after five years, a Petition for Rulemaking from the Utilities Telecom Council and Winchester…
  • Jun 17

    5 GHz Reply Date Extended

    5 GHz Reply Date Extended
    Reply comments in the proceeding on 5 GHz unlicensed operation are now due July 24. In February we reported on an FCC proposal that would not only add new 5 GHz frequencies but also overhaul – maybe even simplify…
Rank this Week: 24

Michael Geist's Blog

Michael Geist's Blog

Covers technology and DRM. By Michael Geist.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca
  • Jun 18

    Debating Surveillance and the Law in Canada

    Debating Surveillance and the Law in Canada
    The recent stories about surveillance in the United States and Canada have generated increased debate in the media over the issue and I've been privileged to participate in several discussions. Last week, I sat down with Nick Taylor-Vaisey…
  • Jun 17

    The Trade Agreement That Cried Wolf: The Canada - EU Trade Agreement Timeline

    The Trade Agreement That Cried Wolf: The Canada - EU Trade Agreement Timeline
    The Canada - EU Trade Agreement was in the news last week with multiple reports on the likelihood of talks concluding within the next few days. Some reports said a deal was possible, British Prime Minister David Cameron said a deal is…
  • Jun 13

    Canada Moves Forward With WIPO Internet Treaty Ratification But It Likely Won't Be Final Until 2014

    Canada Moves Forward With WIPO Internet Treaty Ratification But It Likely Won't Be Final Until 2014
    Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore tabled  the WIPO Internet Treaties (the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty) earlier this week in the House of Commons, starting the process of Canadian…
Rank this Week: 273

eDiscovery Daily Blog

eDiscovery Daily Blog

Provides eDiscovery news, analysis and educational tips. By Trial Solutions.

http://www.ediscoverydaily.com/
Rank this Week: 480

iPhone J.D.

iPhone J.D.

A site for lawyers using the iPhone. By Jeff Richardson.

http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/
  • Jun 17

    Review: Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone

    Review: Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone
    For lawyers and many other professionals who work with Microsoft Word documents every day, one of the most-requested apps for the iPhone and iPad has been a version of Microsoft Office that is fully compatible with Office for the PC...
  • Jun 16

    Register (again) to win a free Transporter

    Register (again) to win a free Transporter
    I mentioned last week that Connected Data, the maker of the Transporter, is hosting a contest for iPhone J.D. readers. The bad news is that for several days last week, the link to enter was not working and might have...
  • Jun 13

    In the new

    In the new
    It's been a big week in the world of the iPhone and iPad thanks to Apple's preview of iOS 7 earlier this week. The more I look at the photographs and videos related by Apple on iOS 7, the more...
Rank this Week: 366

Info/Law

Info/Law

Covers information, law, and the law of information. By Professors William McGeveran, Derek Bambauer and Tim Armstrong.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw
  • Jun 17

    The Law of Internet Intermediaries: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Bo

    The Law of Internet Intermediaries: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Bo
    I have a short essay, Middlemen, up at the Florida Law Review Forum. It’s a response to Jacqui Lipton‘s thought-provoking article, Law of the Intermediated Information Exchange (bonus: first page is at 1337!). And, it has a…
  • Jun 13

    Gene Patents, Oil-Eating Bacteria, and the Common Law

    Gene Patents, Oil-Eating Bacteria, and the Common Law
    The Supreme Court issued its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics today. A unanimous Court (with a short, quirky concurrence from Justice Scalia) held that the patent claims directed to isolated, purified DNA…
  • May 15

    Search and the First Amendment

    Search and the First Amendment
    Jane and I are in Arlington, Virginia, for a conference on Competition Policy in Search and Social Media at George Mason University. Jane, Neil Richards, Dawn Nunziato, and Stuart Benjamin will discuss the interplay of the First Amendment,…
Rank this Week: 172

LegalTXTS

LegalTXTS

Covers law and technology, with an emphasis on legal issues regarding digital media, privacy and data security, and information management. By Elijah Yip.

http://www.legaltxts.com/
  • Jun 17

    Privacy of Employee Data on Dual-Use Device

    Privacy of Employee Data on Dual-Use Device
    Supervisor snoops into former employee’s personal Gmail account after she returns company-issued Blackberry — Lazette v. Kulmatycki, 2013 WL 2455937 (N.D. Ohio June 5, 2013) The line between personal and business use of electronic…
  • May 21

    The Electronic Wake Employees Leave Behind

    The Electronic Wake Employees Leave Behind
    Employer sues ex-employee for not updating his LinkedIn profile — Jefferson Audio Visual Systems, Inc. v. Light, 2013 WL 1947625 (W.D. Ky. May 9, 2013). What would you do if your ex-employee told everybody he’s still working for…
  • May 16

    Attorney Is Disciplined For Posting Confidential Client Information Online

    Attorney Is Disciplined For Posting Confidential Client Information Online
    Disclosure of confidential client information on the Internet by attorney violates Rule 1.6 of the Rules of Professional Conduct – In re Skinner, 740 S.E.2d 171 (Ga. Mar. 18, 2013) A Georgia attorney recently learned the hard way that…
Rank this Week: 110

Workplace Privacy Counsel

Workplace Privacy Counsel

Covers employment related privacy issues. Published by Philip Gordon of Littler Medelson's Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group.

http://privacyblog.littler.com/
Rank this Week: 72

Discourse.net

Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/
  • Jun 17

    Obama 2013 vs. Biden 2006 on NSA Data-Collection

    Obama 2013 vs. Biden 2006 on NSA Data-Collection
    Biden looks awfully good compared to Obama here.
  • Jun 17

    Innovative Thinking Could Save Law Schools $$$

    Innovative Thinking Could Save Law Schools $$$
    Although not directed primarily at law schools, the innovative suggestions in Forget MOOCs–Let’s Use MOOA could easily be used to save most US law schools a very large chunk of change. Perhaps this should be in our next strategic…
  • Jun 14

    Happy Flag Day

    Happy Flag Day
    Harold Wasserman has a nice Flag Day post, celebrating the 70th anniversary of West Virginia State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette. He calls it “a high point in U.S. Supreme Court history.”
Rank this Week: 22

Justia Law, Technology & Legal…

Justia Law, Technology & Legal Marketing Blog

Covers legal research tools, notable websites and blogs, web site design, search engine optimization and marketing for law firms.

http://onward.justia.com/
  • Jun 17

    Justia Writers’ Round Up – Supreme Court Opinions Issued June 17, 2013

    Justia Writers’ Round Up – Supreme Court Opinions Issued June 17, 2013
    Five opinions came down today from the United States Supreme Court. Read the summaries below and read the full text of the opinions at Justia’s U.S. Supreme Court Center. Alleyne v. United States, United States Supreme Court (6/17/13)…
  • Jun 14

    Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks: Hands Off My Double Helix

    Justia Weekly Writers’ Picks: Hands Off My Double Helix
    Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., United States Supreme Court (6/13/13) Drugs & Biotech, Patents Myriad obtained patents after discovering the precise location and sequence of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, mutations of…
  • Jun 12

    Lawsuit: Plane of Amelia Earhart Has Been Found

    Lawsuit: Plane of Amelia Earhart Has Been Found
    A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming alleged that the plane of Amelia Earhart had been located. Plaintiff Timothy Mellon stated in his Complaint that during its NIKU VI expedition around Nikumaroro from May…
Rank this Week: 28

Chronicle of Data Protection

Chronicle of Data Protection

Covers consumer privacy, data security, HIPAA, financial privacy and EU privacy. By Hogan Lovells.

http://www.hldataprotection.com
Rank this Week: 85

Law School 2.0

Law School 2.0

Covers legal education reform. By David Thomson.

http://www.lawschool2.org/
  • Jun 17

    Skills & Values: Lawyering Proce

    Skills & Values: Lawyering Proce
    I am pleased to announce that my new book, Skills & Values: Lawyering Process - Legal Writing and Advocacy will be published by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender later this week. Sample copies will be available for review at the ALWD Conference…
  • Mar 22

    Presentation at Rocky Mountain LW Conference

    Presentation at Rocky Mountain LW Conference
    This weekend I will be attending and participating in the Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, which will be hosted by our friends at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. I had the privilege of working on the program...
  • Jan 14

    Visiting Scholar at IAALS

    Visiting Scholar at IAALS
    After 10 years of full-time teaching at the DU Law School, I am on sabbatical leave (my first) until July. I have been preparing for this leave for a year, since I learned that my leave application was accepted last...
Rank this Week: 1464

Patent Arcade

Patent Arcade

Covers video game IP law. By Ross Dannenberg.

http://www.patentarcade.com/
Rank this Week: 426

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/
Rank this Week: 32

Socially Aware Blog

Socially Aware Blog

Covers the law and business of social media. By Morrison Foerster.

http://www.sociallyawareblog.com/
  • Jun 17

    German Court Holds Google Responsible for Its Search Suggestion

    German Court Holds Google Responsible for Its Search Suggestion
    On May 15, 2013, in a case filed against Google by an entrepreneur selling dietary supplements and cosmetics (the “Plaintiff”), the German Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe (Bundesgerichtshof, the “Federal Court”)…
  • Jun 12

    The Diet Has Spoken: Japanese Lawmakers Approve Internet-Enabled Campaigning

    The Diet Has Spoken: Japanese Lawmakers Approve Internet-Enabled Campaigning
    In February 2013, we reported on legislative momentum in the Japanese Diet to bring Japan’s sixty-year-old election laws into the brave new world of Web 2.0. On April 19, 2013, that reform effort came to fruition, when a bill permitting…
  • Jun 11

    Stop Insider Tweeting!—Feds Eye Social Media for Securities Shenanigan

    Stop Insider Tweeting!—Feds Eye Social Media for Securities Shenanigan
    Article courtesy of Morrison & Foerster’s MoFo Tech As financial institutions and investors turn to social media to instantly share snippets of news and potential clues about market trends, the FBI and SEC are monitoring such…
Rank this Week: 996

Instructional Technology

Instructional Technology

A blawg by Darlene Cardillo, an Instructional Technologist at Albany Law School, dedicated to issues related to instructional technology in general and especially as it relates to legal education.

http://albanylawtech.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 17

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance will not so…?

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance will not so…?
    All law schools have been notified that as of June 30, 2013, WestLaw will no longer offer FREE printing to students. Therefore, in a course’s TWEN site, if a professor links to Westlaw or WestLawNext, students who want to print a…
  • Jun 17

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance does not so what now?

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance does not so what now?
    All law schools have been notified that as of June 30, 2013, WestLaw will no longer offer FREE printing to students. Therefore, in a course’s TWEN site, if a professor links to Westlaw or WestLawNext, students who want to print a…
  • Jun 14

    Virtual Live Blogging from the CALI Conference – Day 2

    Virtual Live Blogging from the CALI Conference – Day 2
    Again I am watching the sessions via YouTube. Keynote – Prof. William D. Henderson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwTEyrgnQY quoted Richard Susskind – author of Tomorrow’s Lawyers, End of Lawyers? advice: start a…
Rank this Week: 23

Lawyers Get Social

Lawyers Get Social

Covers trends and ethical issues for lawyers engaging in social networking. By Randy Wilson.

http://lawyersgetsocial.com/
  • Jun 17

    Importance of Attorney Review

    Importance of Attorney Review
    This post creates a strawman argument about attorney reviews, stating that some people doubt the value of reviews for attorneys looking for new business.  I don’t think anyone questions the power of Yelp and its progeny for…
  • Jun 14

    Tip of the Week: Sign up for Google+ Profile

    Tip of the Week: Sign up for Google+ Profile
    Here is another reason why a Google+ profile is important.  This is about authorship and visibility.  Since Google is still the big player in search – 67% of all searches in the US are performed on Google, it makes sense…
  • Jun 13

    What to Do Without Google Reader?

    What to Do Without Google Reader?
    I have been focused on Google taking away iGoogle which has been my focus for developing ideas about new content.  I thought it was a great tool to easily aggregate lots of subject related content and view it at a … Continue…
Rank this Week: 959

Inside Privacy

Inside Privacy

Covers global privacy and data security. By Covington & Burling LLP.

http://www.insideprivacy.com
  • Jun 17

    HHS Releases Unofficial Set of Combined HIPAA Regulation

    HHS Releases Unofficial Set of Combined HIPAA Regulation
    On June 11, the Department of Health and Human Services released an unofficial version of all of the HIPAA regulatory standards in one document.  The combined regulation text includes the following HIPAA standards: Transactions and Code…
  • Jun 17

    HHS Settles HIPAA Privacy Case With California Medical Center

    HHS Settles HIPAA Privacy Case With California Medical Center
    By Rachel Grunberger and Anna Kraus The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on June 14 that it reached a settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in California over potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy…
  • Jun 7

    FCC to Consider Ruling on Carriers' Use of Data Collected on Mobile Device

    FCC to Consider Ruling on Carriers' Use of Data Collected on Mobile Device
    The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote this month on a declaratory ruling stating that existing rules governing telephone carriers’ use of subscribers’ personal information also apply to data collected on…
Rank this Week: 219

Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Tracking new and intriguing Web sites for the legal profession.

http://www.legaline.com/lawsites.html
  • Jun 17

    LawSauce App Helps You Locate Legal Materials Worldwide

    LawSauce App Helps You Locate Legal Materials Worldwide
    Two experts in legal research have developed an app for iOS and Android devices that they describe as like an international GPS for lawyers, helping you quickly locate the right web resource for a variety of legal research tasks. After trying…
  • Jun 13

    Dwight Opperman Dies, Former West CEO

    Dwight Opperman Dies, Former West CEO
    Dwight Opperman, the former CEO of West Publishing Co., died yesterday. Opperman became an editor at West shortly after his graduation from law school in 1951 and eventually rose to the top position. He was instrumental in the…
  • Jun 10

    Time Tracking Made Simple, Flexible and Free

    Time Tracking Made Simple, Flexible and Free
    In a recent post here, I reviewed Attorney Timekeeper, a cloud-based timekeeping application designed specifically for attorneys. Although I liked a lot about it, the one downside I saw was its price, a monthly subscription of $49.95. My post…
Rank this Week: 900

Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Covers emerging legal issues in IP, technology, commerce, and the arts. From the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

http://wjlta.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 17

    A Little White Lie? How Parents Willingly Give Up COPPA Protection

    A Little White Lie? How Parents Willingly Give Up COPPA Protection
    By Matthew Fredrickson The Federal Trade Commission’s recent amendments to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule will take effect on July 1, 2013, but the changes might ultimately exacerbate a fundamental problem that…
  • Jun 10

    Big Brother is Watching… But not in Iowa City?

    Big Brother is Watching… But not in Iowa City?
    By Megan Fensterman In an unprecedented move to protect citizen privacy, Iowa City residents presented the city council with a bill last week which, if passed, would ban the use of all red-light cameras, license plate readers, and traffic…
  • Jun 3

    Texas legislature passes private drone ban, but promises many politically-charged exception

    Texas legislature passes private drone ban, but promises many politically-charged exception
    By Chelsey Heindel This week, the Texas legislature passed the “Texas Privacy Act,” a bill that would prohibit private drone usage within the state. Passing the state Senate 26-5 and House of Representatives 140-4, House Bill 912…
Rank this Week: 113

CYB3RCRIM3

CYB3RCRIM3

Features observations on technology, law and lawlessness. By University of Dayton Susan Brenner.

http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 17

    The Subpoenas, the Motion to Quash and the Source Code

    The Subpoenas, the Motion to Quash and the Source Code
    --> Angel Ocasio is apparently a defendant in a federal criminal prosecution pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas: U.S. v. Ocasio, 2013 WL 2458617 (2013). This opinion concerns two subpoenas he had…
  • Jun 14

    The Inventory Search, the Cell Phones and the Faraday Bag

    The Inventory Search, the Cell Phones and the Faraday Bag
    After the federal district court judge who had his case denied his motion to suppress, Mario Darnell Smith “entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S. Code §1344, three counts of…
  • Jun 12

    Possession, “Matter” Harmful to Minors and the Webcam

    Possession, “Matter” Harmful to Minors and the Webcam
    After a jury convicted him of “three counts of attempting to disseminate matter harmful to minors and possession of matter harmful to minors with the intent to disseminate it” in violation of Massachusetts General Laws 272 §…
Rank this Week: 608

Technology & Marketing Law…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Covers Internet, technology and online marketing legal issues. Published by Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/
Rank this Week: 294

Easy Soft Blog

Easy Soft Blog

Covers practice management issues such as law office billing and accounting, IOLTA bookkeeping, family law, and 2010 RESPA Rules.

http://blog.easysoft-usa.com/
  • Jun 17

    Is Your Real Estate Practice Unintentionally Mismanaging Client Funds?

    Is Your Real Estate Practice Unintentionally Mismanaging Client Funds?
    When real estate agents receive funds to be distributed to other parties, they put these funds into a trust account. Unfortunately what often happens is the agents don’t appreciate the difficulty of managing funds from multiple clients…
  • Jun 14

    How To Fight Resistance To Technology In The Workplace

    How To Fight Resistance To Technology In The Workplace
    You find some great new technology that is going to save time, save money, and generally make your legal practice more successful across the board. You enthusiastically roll out new legal billing and accounting software and are disappointed…
  • Jun 11

    The Secret To A More Efficient Real Estate Practice

    The Secret To A More Efficient Real Estate Practice
    Time is what we want most, but what, alas! we use worst — William Penn, 1693 Time is money — Benjamin Franklin, 1748 Four centuries later, those statements are as true as they were in their day. We feel like we don’t have…
Rank this Week: 5258

Lex Ferenda

Lex Ferenda

Cover cyberlaw, libraries, media and higher education. By Daithí Mac Síthigh.

http://www.lexferenda.com
  • Jun 17

    Preview: media & communications at SLS 2013

    Preview: media & communications at SLS 2013
    The 2013 conference of the Society of Legal Scholars takes place here in Edinburgh this September. I continue as convenor of the Media & Communications section, and we have a particularly exciting (and packed) programme this year. An EU…
  • Jun 16

    (Free) access to articles on apps and on intermediarie

    (Free) access to articles on apps and on intermediarie
    This month, the final versions of two of my articles have been published by Oxford University Press. OUP’s approach to copyright allows pre-prints to be posted on sites like SSRN, but for final versions, the author is supplied with a…
  • Apr 17

    The European Commission should ask for a refund

    The European Commission should ask for a refund
    I was surprised to see discussion of the Mediadem project in the Telegraph this week (picked up elsewhere although without additional information), which some of my Edinburgh colleagues have been involved in.  I should say at the outset…
Rank this Week: 401

Droit et Nouvelles Technologies

Droit et Nouvelles Technologies

Swiss blog about law and information technologies.

http://ntdroit.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 3715

CyberInquirer

CyberInquirer

Covers developments in cyber law and insurance. By Richard J. Bortnick and Pamela D. Pengelley of Cozen O'Connor.

http://cyberinquirer.com
  • Jun 16

    Protecting Our Children from Internet Predators, Marketers and Information Aggregators: The Need for Aggressive Government Intervention

    Protecting Our Children from Internet Predators, Marketers and Information Aggregators: The Need for Aggressive Government Intervention
    As everyone knows, the Internet has dramatically altered (read: simplified) the way we communicate, do business and satisfy our intellectual and social curiosities. Indeed, Internet-based sales topped the trillion dollar mark for the first…
  • Jun 13

    Canadians More Exposed Than One Would Think

    Canadians More Exposed Than One Would Think
    Okay. Let’s start with the obvious. No, this has nothing to do with Canadian citizens and immigrants behaving badly, although that may be a topic for a future post. What we’re talking about is the prevalence of cyber-related…
  • Jun 3

    The Insurance Industry: In Regulators’ Sight

    The Insurance Industry: In Regulators’ Sight
    If  you’re an insurance company, it may be time to open your cyber-related checkbooks if you haven’t done so already. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Department of Financial Services (“NYSDF”) soon may be…
Rank this Week: 5130

Software Intellectual Property…

Software Intellectual Property Report

Covers the places where software intersects the law of intellectual property. By Charles A. Bieneman.

http://swipreport.com/
  • Jun 16

    Modifying a Patent Infringement Injunction After Remand

    Modifying a Patent Infringement Injunction After Remand
    Method claims can be the basis for enjoining a defendant from selling certain software, even if the software does not directly infringe asserted patent claims without a customer’s use. Therefore, following the Federal Circuit’s…
  • Jun 4

    Parsing Data Packets Held Not Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

    Parsing Data Packets Held Not Patent-Eligible Subject Matter
    Patent claims covering parsing and classifying data packets are not patent-eligible, according to the court in Compression Technology Solutions, LLC v. EMC Corp., No. C-12-01746 RMW (N.D. Cal. May 29, 2013). Claim 9 of U.S. Patent No.…
  • Jun 1

    Patent Infringement, Summary Judgment, and Infringement Contention

    Patent Infringement, Summary Judgment, and Infringement Contention
    A patent infringement defendant’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement was denied where there were questions of fact concerning whether the defendant directly infringed asserted claims when it tested the accused system, even…
Rank this Week: 3393

GrokLaw

GrokLaw

Covers the SCO v. IBM and Linux case.

http://www.groklaw.net
Rank this Week: 1536