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Concurring Opinions

Covers a broad range of legal topics. By Professors Daniel J. Solove, Kaimipono Wenger, Dave Hoffman, Nate Oman, Frank Pasquale, Deven Desai, Danielle Citron, Lawrence Cunningham, Sarah Waldeck, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Solangel Maldonado, Gerard Magliocca

http://www.concurringopinions.com

Nov 26
When is it ok to be "descriptive"

When is it ok to be "descriptive"

I presented a taxonomy of federal litigation today to a terrific audience at Rutgers-Camden. As I’ve covered in exhausting detail, the paper sets out to describe how lawyers organize causes of action together into complaints. It uses a…
Nov 26
Majoring in college sport

Majoring in college sport

Last year, I wrote about a proposal by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post to allow college athletes to major in their sport, building a (hopefully) rigorous curriculum around participation on the team.
Nov 26
Cloture Reform-One Further Thought

Cloture Reform-One Further Thought

Both parties in the Senate appear to be gearing up for a showdown in January over the rules governing filibusters.

Rank this Week: 32

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/

May 20
UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy

UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy

New Policy: "UNESCO will make its digital publications available to millions of people around the world free-of-charge with an open...
May 20
Kaiser - A State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Senior

Kaiser - A State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Senior

A State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Seniors: Findings From Analysis of the Supplemental Poverty Measure. May 20, 2013 | Zachary...
May 20
DOJ IG Report of Investigation Concerning the Improper Disclosure of DOJ Information to a Member of the Media

DOJ IG Report of Investigation Concerning the Improper Disclosure of DOJ Information to a Member of the Media

U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Report of Investigation Concerning the Improper Disclosure of U.S. Department of...

Rank this Week: 33

Michael Geist's Blog

Covers technology and DRM. By Michael Geist.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca

May 21
Canadian Library Association on Access Copyright Lawsuit

Canadian Library Association on Access Copyright Lawsuit

The Canadian Library Association issued a statement late last week on the Access Copyright lawsuit filed against York University, urging it to abandon the lawsuit and pointing to several legal concerns.
May 21
Competition Bureau To Investigate Google Canada

Competition Bureau To Investigate Google Canada

The National Post reports that the Competition Bureau of Canada plans to launch an investigation into Google Canada. The scope of the investigation is unknown.
May 21
Next on the Canadian Copyright Reform Agenda: Clean Up the Mess at the Copyright Board

Next on the Canadian Copyright Reform Agenda: Clean Up the Mess at the Copyright Board

With the latest phase of Canadian copyright reform now complete, the government may soon turn to the question of what comes next. Given last year's major legislative overhaul and the landmark series of copyright decisions from the Supreme…

Rank this Week: 34

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/

May 20
Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Nice profile of Susan Crawford, highlighting her campaign against telco internet monopolies, by David Carr in today’s NYT. A taste of Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future: Susan Crawford, a professor at [Cardozo School of…
May 17
EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…
May 15
The Red Lionfish of Politic

The Red Lionfish of Politic

How can this be? Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce…

Rank this Week: 60

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/

May 21
Reporters use Google, find breach, get branded as “hackers”

Reporters use Google, find breach, get branded as “hackers”

Scripps reporters uncover mishandling of customer data; companies threaten to sue.
May 21
Tim Cook tells Congress why Apple won’t move $100 billion back home

Tim Cook tells Congress why Apple won’t move $100 billion back home

Senators ask why Apple moves profits into an Irish company that pays no taxes.
May 21
Airbnb host gets fined $2,400 for breaking hotel law

Airbnb host gets fined $2,400 for breaking hotel law

New York hunts for violations of hotel laws; will other cities follow?

Rank this Week: 93

Freedom To Differ

A blog that speaks freely about legal and policy issues facing the media and the internet. By Peter Black.

http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/

May 9
Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Ranking

Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Ranking

The QS World University Rankings 2013 for Law have been released. The QS World University Rankings is one of the few international rankings that also provide subject rankings, including for law. While these rankings are always somewhat…
Apr 14
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013

Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a great read about a gmail account that had been ignored for 9 years: "Eighteen and Abandoned" http://pjblack.me/YMgGvt These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Gillard to…
Apr 10
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013

Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a good, balanced piece on the NBN from @stilgherrian: "Broadband battle: hard numbers, ideology and gut feel" http://pjblack.me/Yi8TpU #auspol These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about…

Rank this Week: 95

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/

May 21
Google Crushes Home Decor Center’s Trademark Challenge to AdWord

Google Crushes Home Decor Center’s Trademark Challenge to AdWord

By Eric Goldman Home Decor Center, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 2:12-cv-05706-GW-SH (C.D. Cal. May 9, 2013) Home Decor Center sued...
May 20
Suing Over Keyword Advertising Is A Bad Business Decision For Trademark Owners--General Steel v. Chumley (Forbes Cross-Post)

Suing Over Keyword Advertising Is A Bad Business Decision For Trademark Owners--General Steel v. Chumley (Forbes Cross-Post)

By Eric Goldman General Steel Domestic Sales, LLC v. Chumley, 2013 WL 1900562 (D. Colo. May 7, 2013) Trademark owners...
May 17
Judge’s Facebook Friendship With Victim’s Parent Does not Taint Proceeding -- Youkers v. Texa

Judge’s Facebook Friendship With Victim’s Parent Does not Taint Proceeding -- Youkers v. Texa

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Youkers v . Texas, No. 05-11-01407-CR (Tx. Ct. App. May 15, 2013) [pdf] Youkers was convicted...

Rank this Week: 100

MediaBerkman

Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society Podcast.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mediaberkman

May 14
Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom

Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom

What does talk of cyber war mean for our liberties? The United States has a new military command for cyberspace, with the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) as its commander. At the same time, the Secretary of State has announced…
May 14
Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom [AUDIO]

Timothy H. Edgar on Addressing Cyber Conflict While Protecting Privacy and Internet Freedom [AUDIO]

What does talk of cyber war mean for our liberties? The United States has a new military command for cyberspace, with the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) as its commander. At the same time, the Secretary of State has announced…
May 7
Justin Reich on Personalized Learning, Backpacks Full of Cash, Rockstar Teachers, and MOOC Madne

Justin Reich on Personalized Learning, Backpacks Full of Cash, Rockstar Teachers, and MOOC Madne

For decades, policymakers and futurists have heralded digital tools as essential to the the future of learning. Has the moment of disruptive transformational revolution finally arrived? If we are at a watershed moment, what futures are…

Rank this Week: 117

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/

May 21
Boldly embracing one's vowel-deficient way

Boldly embracing one's vowel-deficient way

I saw somebody on Twitter quote the comedian Albert Brooks, to the effect that Yahoo should next spend some money to buy a vowel (Tumblr being a second, prominent acquisition of a company that lacked the letter "e" in its...
May 20
House bill to impose a deadline on SEC JOBS Act rulemaking is narrower than you might think

House bill to impose a deadline on SEC JOBS Act rulemaking is narrower than you might think

The new bill speaks only to the new Reg A authorized by the JOBS Act, and not the other rulemaking required by the JOBS Act before other reforms go into effect.
May 19
Short videos from Maker Faire 2013

Short videos from Maker Faire 2013

I put about a dozen #makerfaire videos into a YouTube playlist.

Rank this Week: 118

ICT for Peacebuilding

Exploring the use of technology for conflict transformation, focusing on the use of information communications technology (ICT) for peacebuilding. From Sanjana Hattotuwa.

http://ict4peace.wordpress.com

May 9
Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

Given the vituperative pushback of the BBS online against those who participated in the vigil in Colombo a few weeks ago, immediate measures to secure content posted on to web based social media platforms are essential to protect one’s…
May 9
New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

Presented the work I had done with Groundviews to a group of activists from South Asia recently, noting that using social media platforms on the web, combined with mobiles, it is increasingly possible to bear witness to and report on…
Mar 16
Pitfalls of privacy online

Pitfalls of privacy online

The Ceylon Today newspaper quotes me in what is becoming a familiar story – identity theft and the unauthorised use of photos posted to various online social media fora for nefarious activities. Women and Media Collective‘s Sepali…

Rank this Week: 126

Futurelawyer

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

http://futurelawyer.typepad.com/futurelawyer/

May 21
Finally, A Magazine About Caffeine

Finally, A Magazine About Caffeine

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May 21
The New Google Hangouts - No More Text Or Phone App

The New Google Hangouts - No More Text Or Phone App

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.
May 21
My Life With Technology - Chapter 2.1

My Life With Technology - Chapter 2.1

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: 131

Information Governance Engagement…

Information Governance Engagement Area

Established with the goal of aggregating key compliance and electronic discovery news for further review, study, and consideration by legal and corporate professionals. Published by Rob Robinson.

http://infogovernance.blogspot.com/

May 8
Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 8, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 8, 2013

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and…
May 1
Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 1, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 1, 2013

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements. Follow…
Apr 24
Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - April 24, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - April 24, 2013

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements. Follow…

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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/

May 21
Social Media & The Strange Combination of Empowerment and Helplessness During a Tragedy

Social Media & The Strange Combination of Empowerment and Helplessness During a Tragedy

As I was riding back from Austin, Texas yesterday afternoon, looking out the windows at the remains of the Bastrop fire from two years ago, I got the first news of the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma. It brought back the thoughts of me…
May 21
THE Knowledge System

THE Knowledge System

By Jon Pallbo (Jon.Pallbo@gmail.com) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsI recently watched a TED talk by Michael Idinopulos, called Mr. Manager, tear down these (digital) walls! It's a great talk and is well…
May 14
Bloomberg, Terminals, Reporting, Intelligence, and Ethic

Bloomberg, Terminals, Reporting, Intelligence, and Ethic

One of the very first things you hear when you attend a Competitive Intelligence (CI) seminar is that CI is the ethical gathering of intelligence. The reason that ethics is stressed so highly when discussion CI, is that if your CI…

Rank this Week: 134

DNT - O Direito e as novas…

DNT - O Direito e as novas tecnologias

Covers Brazilian IT law. In Portuguese. By Alexandre Atheniense.

http://www.dnt.adv.br

Aug 17
Processos sobre fraudes de Homebanking serão afetados por Súmula do STJ

Processos sobre fraudes de Homebanking serão afetados por Súmula do STJ

Uma orientação recente do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) determinou que os bancos, para não terem que arcar com prejuízos por fraudes ou delitos praticados por terceiros em operações financeiras, deverão comprovar que a culpa foi…
Aug 7
Quais os limites de uso das imagens captadas nas webcams em locais públicos ?

Quais os limites de uso das imagens captadas nas webcams em locais públicos ?

Por volta das 16h de 23 de julho, o profissional que tomava conta da câmera 51 (situada na Avenida dos Andradas, perto da Praça da Estação) verificou que dois rapazes sentados perto de um ponto de ônibus pareciam estar enrolando um…
Jul 9
Brasil é quem mais pede remoção de conteúdo ao Google. Você sabe por que ?

Brasil é quem mais pede remoção de conteúdo ao Google. Você sabe por que ?

O Google divulgou esta semana, em seu relatório de transparência, o número de pedidos de remoção de conteúdo recebidos entre julho e dezembro de 2011. O documento, o quinto do tipo, separa as solicitações por país de onde vieram. O…

Rank this Week: 155

Criminal Law Library Blog

This blog covers legal topics such as commentary and opinion, criminal law and justice, information technology, library organization and planning, news from organizations, publication announcement and reviews. By New York Law Librarian, David Badertscher

http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/

Aug 12
State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

Included below are my introductory remarks delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries on July 23, 2012 as part Program E-1 State Advocacy Strategies: Learning to Connect, Grow and Survive. The material below…
Mar 26
The Jury Expert Has a New Look

The Jury Expert Has a New Look

The people at The Jury Expert are excited about moving to a new platrorm, Wordpress, where they can incorporate a new look and possibly some new features as well. Below is their e-mail announcing the change and providing links so you can see…
Mar 26
Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure March 21-25, 2011

Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure March 21-25, 2011

To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw March 21-25, 2011.

Rank this Week: 212

GigaLaw.com Daily News

Covers legal news about the Internet and high technology. By Doug Isenberg.

http://www.gigalaw.com/news/index.html

Nov 24
Lawmakers Want Twitter to Shut Hamas Account

Lawmakers Want Twitter to Shut Hamas Account

The past week’s violence in Gaza has rekindled calls for Twitter to shutter the accounts of U.S.-labeled terror groups such as Hamas. Seven House Republicans asked the FBI in September to demand that Twitter take down the accounts of…
Nov 24
ICANN Committee Issues Early Warnings on Application

ICANN Committee Issues Early Warnings on Application

A panel representing about 50 of the world’s national governments has revealed a list of the proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) names to which there have been objections. The Government Advisory Committee (GAC), which provides advice…
Nov 24
Turkish Hackers Blamed for Attack on .pk Domain

Turkish Hackers Blamed for Attack on .pk Domain

More than 280 popular “.pk” domain names, including that of the Pakistani Google homepage, have reportedly been hijacked by a Turkish hacking crew known as “eboz.” Addresses including Apple.pk, Microsoft.pk, and Google.com.pk had…

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Freedom to Tinker

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com

May 21
Open-Source 3D Printing and Copyright Reform: It’s Time to Revisit Personal Use Copying

Open-Source 3D Printing and Copyright Reform: It’s Time to Revisit Personal Use Copying

Last week, I attended MSU’s Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law, where I saw a wonderful presentation by Joshua Pearce, an engineering and material sciences professor from Michigan Tech, on “distributed…
May 17
Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Earlier this week, online news sites started reporting the apparent blocking of Google’s Google+ Hangout video-chat application on Android over AT&T’s cellular network [SlashGear, Time, ArsTechnica]. Several of the articles…
May 16
CALEA II: Risks of wiretap modifications to endpoint

CALEA II: Risks of wiretap modifications to endpoint

Today I joined a group of twenty computer scientists in issuing a report criticizing an FBI plan to require makers of secure communication tools to redesign their systems to make wiretapping easy. We argue that the plan would endanger the…

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Technology Liberation Front

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

http://techliberation.com

May 21
Cato’s “Deepbills” Project Advances Government Transparency

Cato’s “Deepbills” Project Advances Government Transparency

It’s not the culmination–that will come soon–but a major step in work I direct at the Cato Institute to improve government transparency has been achieved. I’ll be announcing and extolling it Wednesday at the House…
May 21
Gina Keating on netflix

Gina Keating on netflix

Gina Keating, author of Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs, discusses the startup of Netflix and their competition with Blockbuster. http://surprisinglyfree.com/wp-content/uploads/gina-keating-surprisingly-free.png
May 17
EFF Reverses Course on Bitcoin

EFF Reverses Course on Bitcoin

Tim Lee is right. The Electronic Frontier Foundation post announcing its decision to accept Bitcoin is strange. “While we are accepting Bitcoin donations,” the post says, “EFF is not endorsing Bitcoin.” (emphasis in…

Rank this Week: 234

TechnoLawyer Blog

Covers legal technology and practice management news.

http://blog.technolawyer.com/

May 21
Review of Three iPad Word Processors Plus 123 More Must-Read

Review of Three iPad Word Processors Plus 123 More Must-Read

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 124 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the...
May 20
Sell the Sizzle: How to Write the Opening Section of Your Briefs Plus Tips From Judge

Sell the Sizzle: How to Write the Opening Section of Your Briefs Plus Tips From Judge

Coming today to LitigationWorld: If your briefs don't open with sizzle, judges and their clerks may never get to the steak of your arguments. In this issue of LitigationWorld, lawyer and legal writing expert Ed Good discusses four proven…
May 17
How to Fix Law Schools and Word-WordPerfect Compatibility; Repairability Rant; Review of ScanSnap S1500

How to Fix Law Schools and Word-WordPerfect Compatibility; Repairability Rant; Review of ScanSnap S1500

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles: Tim Callins, How to Fix Law Schools Timothy Morgan, How to Fix the Word-WordPerfect Compatibility Problem Stephen Seldin, The Problem With Apple Products and Microsoft Surface Frances Ruiz,…

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LawPundit

Covers law, information technology, intellectual property and new media. By Andis Kaulins.

http://lawpunditblog.blogspot.com/

Nov 25
BBC Libel Case Expands to Twitter Tweet

BBC Libel Case Expands to Twitter Tweet

Eric Pfanner has the Story at the New York Times in Libel Case That Snared BBC Widens to Twitter. There is substantial need in society to go after online libelers. The Internet is not a law-free zone.
Nov 25
Law Enforcement and Digital Devices: Cellphone Law Lacks Court Consensus As Congress Legislates Years Behind the Times and Every Judge Hacks Out Algorithmic-Like Solutions in His or Her Judicial Lab

Law Enforcement and Digital Devices: Cellphone Law Lacks Court Consensus As Congress Legislates Years Behind the Times and Every Judge Hacks Out Algorithmic-Like Solutions in His or Her Judicial Lab

Is modern law and jurisprudence failing in fulfilling its obligation to provide society with clear and understandable norms? Take a look at Legal Consensus of Warrantless Cellphone Searches Is Elusive at the New York Times by Somini…
Nov 23
Patent Conference Recap of Santa Clara University SCU Solutions to the Software Patent Problem -- at Written Description

Patent Conference Recap of Santa Clara University SCU Solutions to the Software Patent Problem -- at Written Description

A Software Patent Conference Recap of the Friday Santa Clara SCU conference on Solutions to the Software Patent Problem is found at Written Description. See also links and comments on Twitter at #htli and #patentprom.

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CYB3RCRIM3

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

http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/

May 20
Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

In 2011, Paul Michael Glaser obtained a six-month civil harassment restraining order under California Code of Civil Procedure § 527.6 against Pamela Meserve. Glaser v. Meserve, 2013 WL 1460339 (California Court of Appeals 2013). When…
May 17
Bestiality, Encryption and Probation

Bestiality, Encryption and Probation

According to this and other news stories, in mid-April of 2010 Douglas Spink was arrested “for running what authorities say appears to be a bestiality farm in Washington state in which visitors could engage in all sorts of twisted sex…
May 15
Emails as Property of Decedent’s Estate . . .

Emails as Property of Decedent’s Estate . . .

After their brother John died, the co-administrators of his estate – his sister Marianne Ajemian and his brother Robert Ajemian – brought a “declaratory judgment action in the Probate and Family Court, seeking a declaration…

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this WEEK in LAW

Denise Howell and guests discuss technology law. From the TWiT netcast network.

http://twit.tv/twil

May 17
This WEEK in Law 211: Blame it on the Bean

This WEEK in Law 211: Blame it on the Bean

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan BrownSoybeans and their patentability, 3D printing and making your own Glass in China, privacy, and more.Guests: Larry Downes and Kevin Thompson .Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil.Talking points…
May 10
This WEEK in Law 210: Into the Prenda Darkne

This WEEK in Law 210: Into the Prenda Darkne

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan BrownPrenda, Paramount product placement, technology legislation, and more.Guests: Polk Wagner and Julie Ahrens .Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil.Talking points on DeliciousWe invite you to…
May 3
This WEEK in Law 209: Cat Meme Fever

This WEEK in Law 209: Cat Meme Fever

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan BrownBitcoin, PadMapper, Instagram can tag you now, and more.Guests: Venkat Balasubramani and Sara Hawkins .Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twil.Talking points on DeliciousWe invite you to read,…

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Teknoids - Supporting the…

Teknoids - Supporting the Unsupported

Teknoids are in legal academia, non-profits, the judiciary, and law firms plus others with interests in this area.

http://www.teknoids.net

Dec 7
The Social Dynamics of the R Core Team

The Social Dynamics of the R Core Team

Recently a few members of R Core have indicated that part of what slows down the development of R as a language is that it has become increasingly difficult over the years to achieve consensus among the core developers of the language.…
Nov 29
Chill Pivots — Again!! — This Time To Help Creators Sell Videos Directly To Their Fan

Chill Pivots — Again!! — This Time To Help Creators Sell Videos Directly To Their Fan

Turntable for video, err, Pinterest for video, uhhh, video startup Chill is coming out with a new product that it hopes will provide a new channel for independent content creators to sell their videos directly to fans. After the success of…
Nov 29
Intel Capital Leads $5M Round In Spain’s Indisys: Maker Of Machine-Human Interaction Natural Language Virtual Assistant

Intel Capital Leads $5M Round In Spain’s Indisys: Maker Of Machine-Human Interaction Natural Language Virtual Assistant

Indisys, a Spanish company founded in 2005 which makes natural language virtual assistants and telephone operators to power 24/7 customer services, has raised a new funding round of $5 million, led by Intel Capital. Inveready Technology…

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Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Tracking new and intriguing Web sites for the legal profession.

http://www.legaline.com/lawsites.html

May 21
Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio to Host Cloud Conference in Chicago in September

Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management platform, announced today that it will host the inaugural Clio Cloud Conference Sept. 23 and 24 in Chicago. I am proud to have been invited to speak at the conference, which will feature various…
May 20
On Lawyer2Lawyer: Private Prisons and Prisoners’ Right

On Lawyer2Lawyer: Private Prisons and Prisoners’ Right

This week on our legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look at the debate over the growing use of private prisons. Joining us to discuss the issue are Susan Herman, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),…
May 20
Do LinkedIn Endorsements Violate Legal Ethics?

Do LinkedIn Endorsements Violate Legal Ethics?

An update from LinkedIn this morning indicated that a connection of mine had endorsed me as being skilled in litigation. The person who endorsed me is someone I know only through the Internet. We have never met or spoken, that I can recall.…

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TechnoLlama

Covers copyrights, creative commons, DRM, open source and more. By Andres Guadamuz.

http://www.technollama.co.uk

May 14
3D printed gun poses awkward regulatory question

3D printed gun poses awkward regulatory question

The Liberator gun The world is finally waking up to the promises and threats of 3D printing, when a group of people calling themselves Defense Distributed published the plans online to make a 3D printed gun make almost entirely out of…
May 3
Has the UK abolished copyright? Analysis of new orphan work legislation

Has the UK abolished copyright? Analysis of new orphan work legislation

Please, sir, I want some more copyright protection Has the UK abolished copyright law with the passing of orphan works legislation? I’ll answer quickly with Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: NO. However, if you listen to some…
May 2
Building privacy filters against constant surveillance

Building privacy filters against constant surveillance

Do you remember the time when important events were described by journalists, re-enacted by actors, or retold by witnesses? Lucky snapshots were rare, and viral videos and citizen journalism were alien concepts. Now we are increasingly…

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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/

May 21
Irish ODPC Publishes 2012 Annual Report

Irish ODPC Publishes 2012 Annual Report

On May 20, 2013, the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner published its annual report for 2012, which summarizes the activities of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner during 2012, including its investigations and…
May 21
Sotto Continues as Chair of DHS’ Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

Sotto Continues as Chair of DHS’ Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

Lisa Sotto, head of Hunton’s Privacy and Data Security practice and managing partner of the New York office, was recently re-appointed as Chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory…
May 16
China Proposes Amendments to Consumer Protection Law

China Proposes Amendments to Consumer Protection Law

In April 2013, the People’s Republic of China’s General Office of the National People’s Congress published a draft amendment to the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests. The Amendment is open for public…

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Internet Cases

Legal developments involving the Internet and new technologies. By Evan Brown.

http://blog.internetcases.com

May 20
Can an LLC member violate the Stored Communications Act by accessing other members’ email?

Can an LLC member violate the Stored Communications Act by accessing other members’ email?

Joseph v. Carnes, 2013 WL 2112217 (N.D.Ill. May 14, 2013) Two members of an LLC sued another member and the company’s manager of information services alleging violation of the Stored Communications Act, 28 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. Defendants…
May 9
Ninth Circuit affirms that Righthaven had no standing to sue as a copyright owner

Ninth Circuit affirms that Righthaven had no standing to sue as a copyright owner

Righthaven LLC v. Hoehn, No. 22-16751 (9th Cir. May 9, 2013) The copyright holder in certain newspaper articles granted to Righthaven the awkwardly-articulated rights “requisite to have Righthaven recognized as the copyright owner of…
May 8
Are courts wising up to BitTorrent copyright trolls’ tactics?

Are courts wising up to BitTorrent copyright trolls’ tactics?

BitTorrent copyright trolling continues despite Prenda Law’s self-implosion. But there is hope that courts are coming to their senses. Earlier this week Judge Wright issued a Hulk smash order lambasting the tactics of notorious…

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Erik J. Heels

Covers technology, law, baseball, and rock 'n' roll. By Erik J. Heels.

http://erikjheels.com

Dec 18
HTML/CSS Test Page For Web Designer

HTML/CSS Test Page For Web Designer

Erik’s Clueful HTML Brain Dump. Below is just about everything you’ll need to style a WordPress theme (or any other CSS-based web design). Check the source code (i.e. view source) to see the many embedded elements within…
Oct 3
Time For A Patent Bar Oath

Time For A Patent Bar Oath

Proposed Patent Attorney's Oath.
Oct 2
Drawing That Explains This Blog

Drawing That Explains This Blog

Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock 'n' Roll. Why do I write about more than one thing? Because I think single-subject blogs are, for the most part, boring. Do you like musicians who play only one note? Artists who use only one color? OK…

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GrokLaw

Covers the SCO v. IBM and Linux case.

http://www.groklaw.net

May 21
Microsoft v. Motorola, Part 2, Will Be a Jury Trial, Aug. 26 ~pj

Microsoft v. Motorola, Part 2, Will Be a Jury Trial, Aug. 26 ~pj

The next phase of the Microsoft v. Motorola litigation in Seattle will begin on August 26th. It will be a jury trial, as Motorola requested. I hope some of you are nearby and can attend. This will be the part about Microsoft's claims of …
May 19
SIIA Tells the FTC What Patent Trolls Are Doing to the Software Industry ~pj

SIIA Tells the FTC What Patent Trolls Are Doing to the Software Industry ~pj

There are now 68 public comments listed on the FTC's website on the topic of patent trolls. Patent Progress's David Balko's article, The End-Users Strike Back, notes that a surprising number are from end users, defined as "retailers,…
May 17
Motorola Files Reply Brief in Appeal of Judge Posner's FRAND Decision in Apple v. Motorola-~pj

Motorola Files Reply Brief in Appeal of Judge Posner's FRAND Decision in Apple v. Motorola-~pj

The beat goes on in the Apple v. Motorola appeal of Judge Richard Posner's ruling dismissing both parties' claims with prejudice, saying neither was entitled to damages or an injunction. Both are appealing, but for different reasons. …

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Furd Log

Covers intellectual property, technology, culture and policy. By Frank Field.

http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog

Mar 27
A Nice Bit on the Impact of “First Sale”

A Nice Bit on the Impact of “First Sale”

In a Copyright Ruling, the Legacy of the Betamax [pdf] (See Justices Permit Resale of Copyrighted Imports [pdf]) Before Napster and LimeWire, before Megauploads and the Pirate Bay, media companies’ epic struggle against copying,…
Mar 15
Nothing New Here, But Nice To See It’s Getting Attention Again

Nothing New Here, But Nice To See It’s Getting Attention Again

From “The Copyright Rule We Need to Repeal If We Want to Preserve Our Cultural Heritage” [pdf] — critiques familiar to those who complained about the DMCA when it was first proposed. Opponents of the DMCA…
Feb 26
Surveillance Forever!

Surveillance Forever!

Clapper v. Amnesty International — apparently, “chilling effects” are not sufficient to give standing when seeking an injunction against sweeping surveillance. [...] Respondents — attorneys and human rights, labor,…

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FOSS Patents

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

http://www.fosspatents.com

May 21
Federal judge bars holder of standard-essential patents from enforcing ITC exclusion order

Federal judge bars holder of standard-essential patents from enforcing ITC exclusion order

An unprecedented decision came down yesterday in the Northern District of California, where a federal judge granted an implementer of the IEEE 802.11 (WiFi, or WLAN) standard a preliminary injunction against enforcement of a potential…
May 20
Judge confirms Google's right to jury trial on Microsoft's breach-of-FRAND-contract claim

Judge confirms Google's right to jury trial on Microsoft's breach-of-FRAND-contract claim

The breach-of-contract and related damages issues in the Microsoft v. Motorola FRAND contract case in the Western District of Washington will be put before a jury when the second trial in this litigation takes place (starting August 26,…
May 18
Google's FRAND-zero patent license for VP8 threatens to divide Web and FOSS communitie

Google's FRAND-zero patent license for VP8 threatens to divide Web and FOSS communitie

Google is already promoting the VP9 video codec, which may very well raise new patent issues, while pushing for adoption of VP8 as an Internet standard. But the patent license it has drafted for VP8 and just published doesn't meet the…

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Hearsay Culture

KZSU-FM (Stanford) Tech/Law Talk Show. Hosted by Dave Levine.

http://www.hearsayculture.com

Mar 28
hows 178-181 — Eran Kahana, Prof. Gabriella Coleman, Dean Anne Balsamo and David Seubert — posted

hows 178-181 — Eran Kahana, Prof. Gabriella Coleman, Dean Anne Balsamo and David Seubert — posted

At long last, I’m posting four new shows. Thanks for your patience — teaching nine credits (for a law professor, that’s a lot) on top of writing, advocacy and administrative duties = slow to post shows! The good news: I…
Dec 22
Shows #175-177 — Amardeep Singh, Stefan Larsson, Marcin de Kaminski and Prof. Tom Streeter — posted

Shows #175-177 — Amardeep Singh, Stefan Larsson, Marcin de Kaminski and Prof. Tom Streeter — posted

A semester of much administrative and other work left little time for posting new shows, even though they were “in the can” and even aired on KZSU-FM, Hearsay Culture’s home station. So, as a holiday gift, I’m now…
Oct 20
hows 170-174 — Profs. Woodrow Hartzog, Fred Stutzman, Dr. Deborah Peel, Profs. Madhavi Sunder, Chris Sprigman and Shubha Ghosh — posted

hows 170-174 — Profs. Woodrow Hartzog, Fred Stutzman, Dr. Deborah Peel, Profs. Madhavi Sunder, Chris Sprigman and Shubha Ghosh — posted

At long last, I am posting several new shows from the end of last quarter and the beginning of this quarter.

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California Stem Cell Report

Covers public policy and business issues involving he California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

http://californiastemcellreport.blogspot.com/

May 21
Grant Reviewer Conflict in $40 Million Round at California Stem Cell Agency

Grant Reviewer Conflict in $40 Million Round at California Stem Cell Agency

Internationally renown scientist Lee Hood, winner of a National Medal of Science, violated the conflict of interest policies of the California stem cell agency earlier this year when he was involved in reviewing applications in a $40 million…
May 21
Text of CIRM Comments on Lee Hood Question

Text of CIRM Comments on Lee Hood Question

Here is the full text of the statement today by Kevin McCormack, senior director for public communications at the California stem cell agency, in connection with the conflict of interest issue involving Lee Hood, president of Institute…
May 17
Replicating Oregon Cloning in California: Views on the Legality

Replicating Oregon Cloning in California: Views on the Legality

Oregon's stem cell cloning achievement has triggered some discussion about whether it could be replicated legally in California, which bans paying for eggs as was done in Oregon. Stanford researcher Irv Weissman said it is “not…

Rank this Week: 416

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/

May 17
You Reap What You Patent – Justia Weekly Writers’ Pick

You Reap What You Patent – Justia Weekly Writers’ Pick

Bowman v. Monsanto, United States Supreme Court (5/13/13) Agriculture Law, Patents Monsanto invented and patented Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which contain a genetic alteration that allows them to survive exposure to the herbicide…
May 15
Four States and D.C. Take Action On Transgender Inclusive Health Insurance

Four States and D.C. Take Action On Transgender Inclusive Health Insurance

This year has seen some definitive advances in how certain states address the issue of insurance discrimination against transgender people. California, Colorado, Oregon, and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia, have issued…
May 13
Justia Writers’ Round Up – Supreme Court Opinions Issued May 13, 2013

Justia Writers’ Round Up – Supreme Court Opinions Issued May 13, 2013

Sign Up to Receive FREE Supreme Court Summaries by Email Bowman v. Monsanto Co. Agriculture Law, Patents Monsanto invented and patented Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which contain a genetic alteration that allows them to survive exposure to…

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Patent Arcade

Covers video game IP law. By Ross Dannenberg.

http://www.patentarcade.com/

May 20
U.S. Patent No. 7,090,582: Use of multiple player real-time voice communications on a gaming device

U.S. Patent No. 7,090,582: Use of multiple player real-time voice communications on a gaming device

U.S. Patent No. 7,090,582: Use of multiple player real-time voice communications on a gaming deviceIssued Aug. 15, 2006, to MicrosoftSummary:The ‘582 patent provides a way for players, during online gaming, to communicate with other…
May 17
Copyright Reform: And so it begins...

Copyright Reform: And so it begins...

It will be interesting to watch as Congress begins to hold hearings to reform copyright law. The Verge recently posted a couple informative articles on the topic. There will likely be much debate over a wide range of topics.…
May 13
U.S. Patent No. 7,094,153: Virtual space control method

U.S. Patent No. 7,094,153: Virtual space control method

U.S. Patent No. 7,094,153: Virtual space control methodIssued Aug. 22, 2006, to SonySummary:The ‘153 patent describes a video game system where the camera viewpoint is changed depending on the character’s movement. Under this…

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Trading Secrets

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

http://www.tradesecretslaw.com/

May 21
Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry Webinar

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry Webinar

Please join us for a complimentary webinar entitled Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry on May 23rd at 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. c.s.t. The fourth webinar of the 2012…
May 20
New Jersey Assembly Passes Revised Employee Social Media Privacy Bill

New Jersey Assembly Passes Revised Employee Social Media Privacy Bill

By Carlos Lopez, Caroline Keller and Chris Lowe The New Jersey General Assembly voted today on a new version of an employee social media privacy bill which incorporates revisions suggested by Governor Chris Christie when he conditionally…
May 13
No Damages? Illinois Federal Court Tosses Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Claim Alleging Hacking of Law Firm Network

No Damages? Illinois Federal Court Tosses Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Claim Alleging Hacking of Law Firm Network

An Illinois federal court recently found in the favor of the defendant on a plaintiff’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim because the plaintiff allegedly failed to satisfy the statute’s $5,000 damages threshold. The…

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The Privacy Law Site

Covers privacy laws and regulations.

http://privacy-law.blogspot.com/

Jan 28
Identifying Individuals Through Anonymous DNA

Identifying Individuals Through Anonymous DNA

The New York Times has an interesting story about researchers who were able to associate specific individuals with DNA submitted anonymously and made publicly available for medical research purposes.Now for the big test. On the Web and…
Jan 25
Google Releases Transparency Report, Over 15,000 Requests For User Data in U.S.

Google Releases Transparency Report, Over 15,000 Requests For User Data in U.S.

Google has released its latest Transparency Report.Google received more than 42,000 requests for user data from governments around the world in 2012.In the United States, Google received 5,784 requests by subpoena from July through December…
Dec 18
Facebook's Instagram Posts Controversial New Usage Policy

Facebook's Instagram Posts Controversial New Usage Policy

Instagram:"To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take,…

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iPhone J.D.

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

http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/

May 19
Your iPhone as an assistant: Siri and Google Now

Your iPhone as an assistant: Siri and Google Now

I suspect that the top app that I use on my iPhone is the Mail app, but if you ask me about my favorite use of my iPhone, you'll get a different answer. I love using my iPhone to act...
May 16
In the new

In the new

On Wednesday, May 15, Brandon Ashmore of Mentor, Ohio decided to download a free word game for his iPhone called Say the Same Thing. That happened to be the 50 billionth download from the App Store, and so Brandon was...
May 15
Review: LightLinez -- short Lightning cable for iPhone and iPad

Review: LightLinez -- short Lightning cable for iPhone and iPad

The iPhone and iPad come with a USB to Lightning cable that is 1 meter long, almost 40 inches. When you are far from an outlet, that is a good length, and sometimes I even wish it were longer. But...

Rank this Week: 485

Socha Consulting LLC

Covers electronic discovery.

http://sochaconsulting.com/

Jun 10
Draft EDRM Production Standards Available for Comment

Draft EDRM Production Standards Available for Comment

Draft EDRM Production Standards are available for review and comment, at edrm.net/5920. Prepared by Julie Brown of Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP and reviewed by additional EDRM members, the draft EDRM Production Standards document is…
Jun 3
2010 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey

2010 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey

It is not too late to participate in the 2010 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey. We want your input (if we don’t have it already). You can tell us about your organization’s electronic discovery activities. And give us your…
Jan 12
EMC Kazeon Best Practices Webinar: George Socha, Esq. Debunks the Top Five eDiscovery Myth

EMC Kazeon Best Practices Webinar: George Socha, Esq. Debunks the Top Five eDiscovery Myth

Noon – 1:00 pm Central EMC SourceOne eDiscovery – Kazeon presents George Socha, Esq. to Debunk the Top Five eDiscovery Myths. Don’t miss this insightful Best Practices Webinar! Learn how to gain more control of your litigation process,…

Rank this Week: 498

MBBP's Good Company

Covers news, events and developments in business, intellectual property, employment law. By Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton.

http://blogmbbp.wordpress.com

May 7
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Scientists Discover Powerful Gene Regulator

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Scientists Discover Powerful Gene Regulator

On April 11 MBBP client Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research announced its scientists have discovered a set of powerful gene regulators that control cell state and identity which they named “super-enhancers”. They found…
May 6
The Webby Awards Honors Flud

The Webby Awards Honors Flud

On April 9, MBBP client Made by Rabbit, Inc. announced it’s product, Flud, has received two Official Honoree awards at the 17th Annual Webby Awards. Flud, one of the leading personalized news apps available for the iPhone, was…
Apr 30
Track180 Announces the Launch of its News App for iPad

Track180 Announces the Launch of its News App for iPad

MBBP client Track180, Inc. announced today the launch of its debut news app Track180 on the iTunes store. Track 180 offers news in a different format from other apps by offering news from differing perspectives and inspiring reader…

Rank this Week: 516

eLegal Canton

Technology law blog covering software, copyright, privacy, the Internet, electronic commerce, and computers. By David Canton.

http://canton.elegal.ca

Nov 26
New law accepts everyday activitie

New law accepts everyday activitie

For the London Free Press – November 26, 2012 Read this on Canoe You’re no longer breaking the law when you use your PVR to record your favourite TV show for later viewing. Teachers are no longer infringing copyright when they print…
Nov 21
Bill Nye the Science Guy on lawyer

Bill Nye the Science Guy on lawyer

Today’s Slaw post. I had the pleasure of seeing Bill Nye speak last night at Western with my son. It was gratifying to see a scientist treated like a rock star in a sold out hall of more than 2000 people – mostly Western students. People…
Nov 14
Lessons from DIG

Lessons from DIG

Today’s Slaw post I spent today at London’s 5th annual DIG (Digital Interactive & Gaming) Conference along with about 1500 others. The conference is divided into 3 tracks. One for game developers, another for web developers, and another…

Rank this Week: 519

Anupam Chander Blog

Globalization and digitization through the eyes of UC Davis School of Law Professor Anupam Chander.

http://www.chander.com/

Mar 4
Preorder my new book: The Electronic Silk Road

Preorder my new book: The Electronic Silk Road

My new book, The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World Together in Commerce, will appear in little more than a month from Yale University Press. Amazon is offering the cloth edition for an amazing $18.48! Here are...
May 30
The next generation, smarter than our

The next generation, smarter than our

USA Today reports on the winning words in the National Spelling Bee over the last 8 decades. It's clear that the last decade's students would have found many of the earlier winning words to be child's play. Here is the list, as compiled by…
May 17
My New Paper, Just in Time for IPO: Facebookistan

My New Paper, Just in Time for IPO: Facebookistan

Most of Facebook's users lie outside the United States, its home jurisdiction. In a new paper published this week, I examine how Facebook has been regulated across the world. Download here. Here is the abstract:

Rank this Week: 536

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/

May 20
Phishing, Vishing & Smishing | How to Avoid These Common Scam

Phishing, Vishing & Smishing | How to Avoid These Common Scam

This is the first part of a series by guest contributor Athina K. Powers, a California attorney and certified fraud examiner, explaining fraud scams and how to avoid them. Ms. Powers specializes in fraud, business law and international law.…
May 16
9 Tips for Drafting a Clear-Cut Contract

9 Tips for Drafting a Clear-Cut Contract

Many lawyers define themselves as being involved in either litigation or transactional law. In fact, I do this myself. And for many, the distinction may be somewhat warranted. But if you’re a solo practitioner or small-firm attorney,…
May 13
Pandas, Pies & Promotions | Mission Pony Tries a New Gait

Pandas, Pies & Promotions | Mission Pony Tries a New Gait

April Ellis is a medical social worker turned urban cowgirl. Like other California entrepreneurs, she started out puttering in her garage, inventing a motorized pony to enter into a neighborhood event. Her zero-emission mount—built on…

Rank this Week: 549

Stanford Center for Internet and…

Stanford Center for Internet and Society Blogs

Covers civil rights and technological innovation.

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog

May 20
No Trespa

No Trespa

When Florida v. Jardines, the case where an officer approached a house with a drug-sniffing dog, first came down, Orin Kerr and others noted that the Supreme Court majority never once used the word "trespass." The Jardines concurrence…
May 10
How to Fight Revenge Porn

How to Fight Revenge Porn

Cross-posted from The Atlantic Victims of non-consensual pornography, sometimes called "revenge porn," often receive little help from the law. Many who to try to fight the malicious and unconsented sharing of their explicit photos or videos…
Apr 30
Judge Posner’s Surveillance Argument Would Not Withstand An Economic Analysi

Judge Posner’s Surveillance Argument Would Not Withstand An Economic Analysi

Judge Richard Posner took the occasion of the Boston bombing to remind us of his view that privacy should lose out to other values. Privacy, argues Judge Posner, is largely about concealing truths “that, if known, would make it…

Rank this Week: 551

Canadian Privacy Law Blog

Covers developments in privacy law. By David T.S. Fraser.

http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/

May 14
The Canadian government is likely the greatest threat to the privacy of Canadian

The Canadian government is likely the greatest threat to the privacy of Canadian

In case there was any doubt, the Canadian government is likely the greatest threat to the privacy of Canadians. Michael Geist does a great job in summing up the issue in one of his latest columns. Michael Geist - Your Information is Not…
May 6
Nova Scotia anti-cyberbullying bill is on the fast track

Nova Scotia anti-cyberbullying bill is on the fast track

It really would appear that the new Nova Scotia anti-cyberbullying bill is on the fast-track (or is being jammed through the legislature). It was introduced on April 25, debated on April 26, then sent to committee. It's been on the Law…
May 3
Reddit revises its privacy policy and invites comments in reddit style

Reddit revises its privacy policy and invites comments in reddit style

The social news site, reddit.com, has revised its privacy policy. Though the new policy doesn't go into effect until May 15, 2013, the site has invited redditors to comment on it in true reddit style. Thousands of comments have been submitted…

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