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CS-SIS

From the Computing Services Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries.

http://cssis.org

May 22
Be a Greeter at the Joint Reception

Be a Greeter at the Joint Reception

We are looking for CS volunteers to be greeters at the Joint (aka "Alphabet Soup") Reception of the TS/OBS/RIPS/CS SISsYou only have to cover a half-hour and it is a great way to meet colleagues, especially if you are a new…
May 17
SAVE THE DATE! Annual Meeting Joint Reception

SAVE THE DATE! Annual Meeting Joint Reception

Joint (aka "Alphabet Soup") Reception of the TS/OBS/RIPS/CS SISsWHEN: Saturday, July 13th from 7 - 9 PMWHERE: Sheraton-Metropolitan Ballroom BWHAT: Drinks and desserts with your colleaguesSpecial thanks to Innovative Interfaces for their…
May 9
Innovation and Failing Up - An Experiment in Crowdsourcing at the Annual Meeting

Innovation and Failing Up - An Experiment in Crowdsourcing at the Annual Meeting

CS-SIS is a haven for the curious. For those librarians looking a bit to the west to see what else is out there. Sometimes we strike gold and sometimes we strike out. Unfortunately, there are no treasure maps, only fellow travelers to share…

Rank this Week: 699

Chronicle of Data Protection

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

http://www.hldataprotection.com

May 21
Hogan Lovells White Paper Examines National Security Access to Personal Data in the Cloud Around the World

Hogan Lovells White Paper Examines National Security Access to Personal Data in the Cloud Around the World

Hogan Lovells has published a White Paper demonstrating that, contrary to recent reports, the limitations applied to U.S. law enforcement access to data stored in the Cloud during national security and foreign intelligence investigation…
May 14
New York Times and Hogan Lovells Report from Berlin on Data Protection

New York Times and Hogan Lovells Report from Berlin on Data Protection

The New York Times reported on May 13 that U.S. companies showed up in force at the International Data Protection Day conference that day in Berlin. The Times article also mentioned the presence of Hogan Lovells at the conference. In…
May 9
Cybersecurity Remains A Top Concern Facing Corporate Directors and General Counsel

Cybersecurity Remains A Top Concern Facing Corporate Directors and General Counsel

For the second year in a row, corporate directors and general counsel have ranked cybersecurity as a top-of-mind concern. On May 8, Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting released the results of their 2013 Law in the Boardroom survey of…

Rank this Week: 780

iPhone J.D.

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

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

May 21
Review: SuperTooth DISCO 2 -- portable Bluetooth speaker

Review: SuperTooth DISCO 2 -- portable Bluetooth speaker

There are more portable Bluetooth speakers for the iPhone (and iPad) then you can shake a stick at, but a few of them have caught my attention over the years because of their features, design and good reviews. One such...
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...

Rank this Week: 792

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: 787

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: 700

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: 784

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: 739

IP Law Chat

Covers IP, technology and media news. By Stacia Lay of Hendricks & Lewis PLLC.

http://iplaw.hllaw.com/

May 22
SDNY Refuses to Dismiss Dental Patient's Claims Regarding Confidentiality Agreement and Copyright Assignment Required as Precondition to Treatment

SDNY Refuses to Dismiss Dental Patient's Claims Regarding Confidentiality Agreement and Copyright Assignment Required as Precondition to Treatment

In October 2010, Robert Allen Lee had a severe toothache and chose to visit Aster Dental because his insurance company listed it as a preferred provider. According to Lee, Aster Dental told him he would have to pay it directly and then…
May 9
Ninth Circuit: Righthaven and the Mythical Calf With Five Leg

Ninth Circuit: Righthaven and the Mythical Calf With Five Leg

I have much to catch up on after my blogging hiatus due to a very busy few months but the Ninth Circuit opinion today confirming the demise of Righthaven is short and to the point and worthy of a quick mention. The gist of the case is that…
Feb 21
Seventh Circuit: "Phifty-50" Rap Duo Had Zero Chance of Success on Trademark Claim Over "50/50" Movie Title

Seventh Circuit: "Phifty-50" Rap Duo Had Zero Chance of Success on Trademark Claim Over "50/50" Movie Title

Eastland Music Group, the "proprietor" of the rap duo Phifty-50 (which according to the Seventh Circuit "has to its credit one album (2003) and a T-shirt"), successfully registered the trademark "PHIFTY-50" and also claimed a trademark in…

Rank this Week: 966

Shear on Social Media Law

Covers legal issues involving social media websites. By Bradley S. Shear.

http://www.shearsocialmedia.com/

May 22
Will Anthony Weiner's "Weiner" Tweets Derail His Candidacy For Mayor of New York City?

Will Anthony Weiner's "Weiner" Tweets Derail His Candidacy For Mayor of New York City?

New York City is the greatest city in the world. I lived in the City (NYC'ers call it the City) before and after 9/11. It is the city that is full of come back stories. As Frank Sinatra sang in New York New York, "if I can…
May 21
FTC Complaint Filed Against Snapchat

FTC Complaint Filed Against Snapchat

Consumer privacy advocate EPIC has recently filed an FTC complaint against Snapchat because it believes the service is misleading consumers regarding its ability to delete the content being sent across its platform. According to…
May 11
The Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013

The Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013

Congress has recently introduced the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013 (HR1913). This legislation would require mobile application developers to disclose what data they collect and how utilize, share, and archive…

Rank this Week: 885

Internet, Information Technology…

Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog

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

http://www.vogelitlawblog.com

May 22
Astroturfing in the EU by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo?

Astroturfing in the EU by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo?

Accusations are flying in the EU about astroturfing by members of the European Privacy Association (EPA) in spite of the EU requirement that "requires all signatories to disclose their interests, objectives or aims and, where applicable, the…
May 17
"Apple Picking" - Violent Crimes on the Rise

"Apple Picking" - Violent Crimes on the Rise

There is an epidemic of violent crime when stealing cells and tablets since the manufacturers apparently do little to protect these devices if stolen. On May 10, 2013 the New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman sent letters to…
May 14
50% of Wealthy Find Connections with Social Media

50% of Wealthy Find Connections with Social Media

LinkedIn reports that the wealthiest investors have adopted Social Media regularly with about 50% using LinkedIn, and “72% use Facebook and 27% use Twitter.” Forrester Research describes about “40 million” individual…

Rank this Week: 916

Life Sciences Legal Update

Analysis and commentary on trends and developments in life sciences and health care law. By Reed Smith.

http://www.lifescienceslegalupdate.com/

May 15
China Life Sciences and Health Industry Client Briefing - April 2013 (May 15, 2013)

China Life Sciences and Health Industry Client Briefing - April 2013 (May 15, 2013)

This post was written by Katherine Yang, Amy Yin, Vicki Lung, Gordon B. Schatz, Jay J. Yan, John J. Tan, Mao Rong and May Wong. Reed Smith’s China Life Sciences and Health Industry Client Briefing provides a summary of the monthly news…
May 6
HHS Considers Amending the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Encourage Reporting of Mental Health Information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

HHS Considers Amending the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Encourage Reporting of Mental Health Information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

This post was written by Jennifer L. Pike and Nancy E. Bonifant. The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) is seeking comments on a proposal to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rule to expressly permit covered entities to…
May 3
CMS Releases List of Teaching Hospitals; Educational Efforts and Requests for Additional Clarification Regarding the Physician Payment Sunshine Final Rule Continue

CMS Releases List of Teaching Hospitals; Educational Efforts and Requests for Additional Clarification Regarding the Physician Payment Sunshine Final Rule Continue

This post was written by Elizabeth Carder-Thompson, Katie C. Pawlitz and Nancy E. Bonifant. In preparation for data collection to begin under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule on August 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare &…

Rank this Week: 1049

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

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,…
May 1
Reporting Fail: The Reidentification of Personal Genome Project Participant

Reporting Fail: The Reidentification of Personal Genome Project Participant

Last week, a Forbes article by Adam Tanner announced that a research team led by Latanya Sweeney had re-identified “more than 40% of a sample of anonymous participants” in Harvard’s Personal Genome Project. Sweeney is a…
Apr 19
Smoke If You Got ‘Em

Smoke If You Got ‘Em

I’m here in rainy, lovely Eugene, Oregon watching the Oregon Law Review symposium, A Step Forward: Creating a Just Drug Policy for the United States. (You can watch it live.) Jane is presenting her paper Defending the Dog –…

Rank this Week: 948

Court Technology and Trial…

Court Technology and Trial Presentation Blawg

Covers court and trial technology, and trial presentation. By Ted Brooks.

http://trial-technology.blogspot.com/

Apr 9
Managing Exhibits in Trial

Managing Exhibits in Trial

Exhibits are the building blocks of litigation, and if you end up at the short end in the battle of admitted evidence, you lose the trial. Like many sports, coming in second place in trial is not really a good thing. While you may have to…
Mar 25
Using Deposition Video in Trial

Using Deposition Video in Trial

There are several ways in which deposition video designations may be used in trial. The first and perhaps most frequently used technique would be using it for impeachment purposes. When compared with reading back some testimony of a solid…
Feb 13
What’s Up with Trial Technology? CourtLogger, JuryPad, LinkedIn, LegalTech, MyLegal

What’s Up with Trial Technology? CourtLogger, JuryPad, LinkedIn, LegalTech, MyLegal

Here are several recent items of interest to attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. LegalTech 2013 has just wrapped up, and attendees say this year was as good as ever. The Law Technology Newssite is currently filled with…

Rank this Week: 830

Nanotechnology Law Report

Covers legal issues surrounding nanotechnology. By Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

http://www.nanolawreport.com/

Mar 7
Nanoforart

Nanoforart

"A thing of beauty" , as John Keats once wrote, may be "a joy forever", but works of art, whether they are sculptures, paintings, buildings, or books, do not last forever. Over time, delicate pigments fade, restoration or…
Feb 22
First-to-File Patent System Arrives March 16, 2013

First-to-File Patent System Arrives March 16, 2013

With significant changes to law governing how the U.S. grants patents taking effect next month, Porter Wright recommends that all clients consider filing any contemplated patent applications by March 15. This includes filing non-provisional…
Jan 14
New Chairman of House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

New Chairman of House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The 113th Congress has begun it's first session and, as is the usual procedure at the start of a new Congress, new chairpersons have been selected for most of the House and Senate Committees. Among these new chairs is Representive Lamar…

Rank this Week: 1023

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…

Rank this Week: 1036

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…

Rank this Week: 1019

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/

May 22
Technology That Helps You Help Your Divorce Client

Technology That Helps You Help Your Divorce Client

Family law is one of those legal specialties fraught with emotion. To the client, this is about as personal as it gets and the attorney needs to find ways to help while still making smart business decisions. Divorce settlement software helps…
May 20
Free Training Resources For Easy TimeBill User

Free Training Resources For Easy TimeBill User

We’ve designed Easy TimeBill to have a simple and intuitive interface, allowing you to start using it confidently within minutes of installation. However simple doesn’t mean simplistic and our legal billing and accounting software…
May 17
Are You Really Still Doing HUD Forms By Hand?

Are You Really Still Doing HUD Forms By Hand?

The 2010 RESPA Final Rule was designed to simplify HUD form processing as well as to ensure timely disclosure of full settlement costs. Simple is a relative term and real estate professionals should not be trying to complete the…

Rank this Week: 1541

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/

May 21
The FCC Asks: Should Government and Private Users Share Radio Facilities?

The FCC Asks: Should Government and Private Users Share Radio Facilities?

Proposals for satellite and space operations call for new commingling of spectrum operations. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) looks to alter the way in which certain spectrum is to be shared between the government and…
May 21
NCE On-Air Fund-Raising For Oklahoma Tornado Relief Effort

NCE On-Air Fund-Raising For Oklahoma Tornado Relief Effort

FCC announces procedures for waiver requests by noncommercial broadcasters. The time has come, yet again, for broadcasters to respond to a natural catastrophe with their characteristic humanity, offering help wherever and whenever…
May 15
FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

Rulemaking petition denied on grounds relating to auction, interference and frequency coordination. The Wireless and International Bureaus and the Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) have denied a 2008 petition by the Utilities…

Rank this Week: 1732

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…

Rank this Week: 1607

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/

May 20
New Employee Privacy Law in Virginia Goes Into Effect July 2013

New Employee Privacy Law in Virginia Goes Into Effect July 2013

By Thomas Flaherty and Rebecca Roche Virginia has enacted a new law that is intended to enhance employee protections, particularly during union organizing drives in the Commonwealth. Effective July 1, 2013, the law limits those…
May 20
Minnesota Enacts "Ban the Box Law"

Minnesota Enacts "Ban the Box Law"

Effective January 1, 2014, recent amendments to Minnesota law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by most private employers into a candidate’s criminal past. Employers who are not exempted from the law…
May 14
Colorado Becomes Tenth State to Pass Social Media Password Protection Legislation

Colorado Becomes Tenth State to Pass Social Media Password Protection Legislation

By Philip L. Gordon, Katherine (Katie) Dix, and Jordan Cornett The number of states enacting social media password protection laws has risen once again, as such legislation continues to gain traction across the country. On May 1,…

Rank this Week: 1388

Stockycat Blog

Focuses on the intersection between criminal law, the Fourth Amendment and emerging technology. By J. Adam Engel.

http://www.stockycat.com/

May 20
Government Can Read Credit Card Magnetic Strips Without A Warrant

Government Can Read Credit Card Magnetic Strips Without A Warrant

A federal court recently considered whether the warrantless reading of magnetic strips on the backs of credit and debit cards by United States Secret Service agents violates the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution’s…
Dec 10
Cell Phone Subscriber Information Is Not Protected by Fourth Amendment

Cell Phone Subscriber Information Is Not Protected by Fourth Amendment

The case is Upshur v. State, No. 1461, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (November 28, 2012). The defendant challenged the use of his name and address, which law enforcement officers obtained without a warrant from his cellular telephone…
Nov 14
Kansas Court Holds That Police Can Read Text Messages of an Arrested Person

Kansas Court Holds That Police Can Read Text Messages of an Arrested Person

The Kansas Court of Appeals has held that police may search the contents of a cell phone incident to an arrest without a warrant. The case is STATE OF KANSAS v. TOMMY RAY JAMES, No. 106,083 (November 9, 2012). The Defendant was convicted of…

Rank this Week: 1770

techblawg

Focuses primarily on issues involving the intersection of law, technology and finance. By David Ma.

http://techblawg.ca/

May 18
weekly tweet roundup

weekly tweet roundup

first wave of glassware is rather underwhelming. http://t.co/Jvvg4FqPkD 2013-05-16 fascinating use of crowdsourcing in new google maps. didn't ms do something similar with photos? http://t.co/Pc2ii5vOxC 2013-05-18 [Click on title above to…
May 11
weekly tweet roundup

weekly tweet roundup

ee? only 7 rules, it's just that easy to become a tech millionaire. http://t.co/xLJLpO0hlJ 2013-05-06 mixed feelings about the world's first open source, printable gun. and yes, it does fire. http://t.co/cOm1hlHSqu 2013-05-06 us senate passes…
May 4
weekly tweet roundup

weekly tweet roundup

thomson reuters patents method to rank lawyers. <sigh> http://t.co/BGuygOWn0T 2013-05-01 lots of love for the red planet – 20,000 folks apply to go to mars. wow. http://t.co/xobkSHgUFN 2013-05-01 founders sometime lose out on exit…

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Virtual Law Practice

Discusses practicing law in a web-based virtual law office (vlo). By Stephanie Kimbro.

http://virtuallawpractice.org

May 18
Gamification vs Games: Why the Difference Matters for Legal Service

Gamification vs Games: Why the Difference Matters for Legal Service

As I've started talking about the game I'm developing, I hear people throw out the phrase "gamification of legal services" to describe my project. That's actually not what I'm doing and the terminology does make a difference. There is…
May 16
Slides from Presentation to Chicago Bar Association

Slides from Presentation to Chicago Bar Association

Today I gave a presentation which was live but also webcast for the Chicago Bar Association.
May 14
Bitcoin as Payment for Legal Service

Bitcoin as Payment for Legal Service

One of my law students recently raised this question to me: Could a lawyer allow payment for legal services in Bitcoin? It's not a question I've ever gotten before and it's a good one. Bitcoin is digital currency and it's not managed by any…

Rank this Week: 1270

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,…

Rank this Week: 1151

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: 1593

eLawyering Blog

Covers online legal services, document automation, and virtual lawyering. By DirectLaw.

http://www.elawyeringredux.com/

May 6
13 Top Law Schools Teaching Law Practice Technology

13 Top Law Schools Teaching Law Practice Technology

The eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA was created in 2000 by then President of the ABA, William Paul. At that initial meeting Gary Munneke, a founding member of the Task Force and the leading law school…
May 6
12 Top Law Schools Teaching Law Practice Technology

12 Top Law Schools Teaching Law Practice Technology

The eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA was created in 2000 by then President of the ABA, William Paul. At that initial meeting Gary Munneke, a founding member of the Task Force and the leading law school…
May 6
11 Top Law Schools Teaching Law Practice Technology

11 Top Law Schools Teaching Law Practice Technology

The eLawyering Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA was created in 2000 by then President of the ABA, William Paul. At that initial meeting Gary Munneke, a founding member of the Task Force and the leading law school…

Rank this Week: 1271

panGloss

Covers cyberlaw. By Lilian Edwards

http://blogscript.blogspot.com/

May 5
REF and other dangerous animal

REF and other dangerous animal

Excellent comments , among many such, in piece on the harmful effects of REF in the Grauniad:"For my money, the real issue is managerialism. Senior administrators decide everything now - not academics. And, unsurprisingly, they favour simple…
Apr 24
Life, Death, Privacy, Action! Or, “Spring is Coming” and About Bleeding Time:-)

Life, Death, Privacy, Action! Or, “Spring is Coming” and About Bleeding Time:-)

Surliminal has been a busy little bee lately since the official CREATe launch at end January (and not just because she’s read the entirety of the first four Game of Thones novels since then.. beware I suspect a GikII paper on…
Feb 21
Vacancy in IT/IP law at Strathclyde!

Vacancy in IT/IP law at Strathclyde!

SCHOOL OF LAWLECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER IN IT AND/OR DIGITAL IP LAW(£33,230 - £53,233 PER ANNUM)The School is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or a Senior Lecturer to strengthen its portfolio in the broadareas of IT law, digital…

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E-Commerce Law

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

http://ecommercelaw.typepad.com/ecommerce_law/

May 1
Starting, Operating, and Exiting an Internet Business: Funding and Exiting an Internet Busine

Starting, Operating, and Exiting an Internet Business: Funding and Exiting an Internet Busine

Last week's episode of Power of Attorney has been posted to the show's website. Listen to Eric Koefoot, co-founder and Managing Partner of Public Relay, discuss funding and exiting an Internet company. Power of Attorney airs again on Saturday…
Apr 22
Starting, Operating, and Exiting an Internet Business: Common Mistakes and Internet Marketing

Starting, Operating, and Exiting an Internet Business: Common Mistakes and Internet Marketing

Last week's episode of Power of Attorney has been posted on the Power of Attorney website. In this episode, Eric Horvitz, Esq. and Daniel Ingersoll, Esq. discuss common mistakes made by Internet entrepreneurs. Then Zee Rahim stops by to…
Apr 19
Starting, Operating, and Exiting an Internet Business: Common Mistakes and Internet Marketing

Starting, Operating, and Exiting an Internet Business: Common Mistakes and Internet Marketing

Please join me tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. for Power of Attorney, which airs every Saturday on Federal News Radio (1500 AM and 820 AM in the D.C. Metro Area and everywhere at www.federalnewsradio.com). The next four episodes of the show…

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The Law Offices of Eli L. Pearlman

Covers internet and technology news and case law.

http://elplawfirm.com/blog/

Apr 30
We Are Hiring

We Are Hiring

COUNSEL (Corp., Securities, Investment Funds & Ent. Law) – sought by Law Offices of Eli L. Pearlman P.C. in Los Angeles, CA. Duties: Represent privately held and publicly-traded companies in complex business transactions matters of…
Apr 16
The Time Has Come to Update Your Jurisdiction Clause!

The Time Has Come to Update Your Jurisdiction Clause!

Most agreements contain a jurisdiction clause (sometimes referred to as a forum selection clause). A jurisdiction clause is often a contentious provision in an agreement. Frequently, the venue of the litigation (i.e., the court where the case…
Apr 12
Modern Family

Modern Family

I know I am not the only person that watched the television show Modern Family last week. However, I could be one of the few viewers that paid close attention to the show’s credits to see if/how ABC disclosed its arrangement with…

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Harvard Law & Policy Review Blog

Explores law and policy from new angles, and aims to make unique contributions to discussions unfolding in the national media, local news, and the blawgosphere. Bloggers are progressive law students and lawyers from around the country. The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society.

http://hlpronline.com

Apr 30
Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Follow me @jonathanwpeters on Twitter. A panel of Hawaii lawmakers approved last week a reporter’s shield bill that would eliminate all protections for free newspapers and magazines and for newspapers that distribute content…
Apr 6
Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

2:20 — Jacqui Bowman of Greater Boston Legal Services kicks off the final panel of the day with a picture of a day at GBLS. 2:24 — Bowman: GBLS makes difficult choices between serving people in dire circumstances, gives example of…
Apr 6
HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

1:50: Gene Nichol, setting a modest tone for his address: “If George Bush taught us anything, it’s the importance of diminished expectations.” 1:52: Nichol won’t be measuring things, “The bigger I get, the less…

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Internet For Lawyers

Covers free and low-cost investigative and background research resources on the Internet, as well as search engine search tips with a focus on Google and its features, functions and productivity tools.

http://www.netforlawyers.com/newsitems

Apr 29
New Google Gmail and Calendar in One Hour for Lawyers Book Helps Lawyers (from Solos to Large Firms) Use the Business Version of These Google Apps to Transform Their Practice

New Google Gmail and Calendar in One Hour for Lawyers Book Helps Lawyers (from Solos to Large Firms) Use the Business Version of These Google Apps to Transform Their Practice

The new book Google Gmail and Calendar in One Hour for Lawyers will help lawyers easily and quickly learn how to leverage the powerful collaboration tools of Google Apps for Business to transform their law practices. …
Apr 25
Fastcase Launches Bad Law Bot to Flag Negative Treatment in Case Law

Fastcase Launches Bad Law Bot to Flag Negative Treatment in Case Law

Today Fastcase announced a free enhancement to their case law identification algorithm that identifies overturned or reversed cases in its Authority Check system. Called "Bad Law Bot," the system uses "new algorithms to identify court cases…
Apr 12
Manage Your Gmail From the Grave | Google's Inactive Account manager

Manage Your Gmail From the Grave | Google's Inactive Account manager

Google has created a new account management tool that allows you to dictate who has access to your account if it becomes inactive - like in the event you die. The new Inactive Account Manager gives you the ability to decide what…

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Lex Ferenda

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

http://www.lexferenda.com

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…
Mar 21
26 March: ‘The future of press regulation in Scotland’

26 March: ‘The future of press regulation in Scotland’

Note: I will be speaking at this event on the post-Leveson debate and the regulation of content on the Internet. So if you want to know my views on the whole ‘news-related material’ and ‘OMG regulating tweets!’…
Feb 22
Recommended reading, 14-20 February 2013

Recommended reading, 14-20 February 2013

News, blog posts, etc Lisa Campbell, ‘Is Netflix just a novelty?‘ (Broadcast 14 February 2013). Given my interest in VOD (primarily how it is regulated but to get there requires understanding the market), the last few weeks…

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Cairns Blog

Covers the First Amendment, democracy and design in the digital age. By New York Law School Professor Beth Simone Noveck and members of the First Amendment in the Digital Age Course at Stanford University.

http://cairns.typepad.com/blog/

Mar 3
My Review: Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

My Review: Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

Reposted from the San Francisco Chronicle, March 1, 2013 Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government By Gavin Newsom with Lisa Dickey (The Penguin Press; 249 pages; $25.95) Beth Simone Noveck When I started work…
Mar 3
Riding on Exponentials: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Urban Informatics : Interview with Dr. Steven Koonin

Riding on Exponentials: Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Urban Informatics : Interview with Dr. Steven Koonin

It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities. President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, February 12, 2013 In this interview with Steve Koonin, Director of NYU's Center for Urban Science and...
Feb 8
Representative Democracy for Facebook

Representative Democracy for Facebook

In a new essay from pioneering cyberlaw scholars David R. Johnson, David Post, and Marc Rotenberg entitled Governing Online Spaces, they argue that Facebook would benefit from user participation albeit not from the system the company once…

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Blawg IT

Covers patent, copyright, trademark and Internet related legal issues. By Patent Attorney Brett Trout.

http://blawgit.com

Feb 1
What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

You see these symbols every day, but what do they mean? Here is a handy guide to help you understand the difference between ™, ®, and ©. ™ ™ stand for “trademark.” When you see a ™ next to a word,…
Jan 22
Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

What is a patent? A patent is a legal document. It defines the scope of your invention. A patent allows you to prevent others from making, using or selling your invention without paying you. You can see what a patent looks like here. Is…
Dec 10
Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

For the fourth year in a row, Brett J. Trout has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the annual edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. For 2013, Mr. Trout has been selected for inclusion in the specialties of both Information…

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Developing Concerns

Covers legal developments affecting the video game industry. By Reed Smith LLP.

http://www.developingconcerns.com

Dec 14
Mobile Games and Privacy - The FTC and California AG Are Taking This Seriously, So Should You

Mobile Games and Privacy - The FTC and California AG Are Taking This Seriously, So Should You

A lot has happened in the (cough) months since our last post, but privacy actions have to be right at the top of the list of recent occurrences that worry our clients. Take, for example, the FTC's new report on mobile application…
Oct 18
Turning Game Players into Game Developer

Turning Game Players into Game Developer

Gamasutra has a great article on why it makes good business sense to utilize players as developers of new content. It can be a new revenue stream for the publisher, it can build brand loyalty, it can increase the game's long tail, and it…
Oct 8
Legal Liability for Warcraft Massacre

Legal Liability for Warcraft Massacre

If you haven't already heard, over this last weekend a character in World of Warcraft went on a killing spree. A virtual killing spree, but a killing spree nonetheless. Video of the massacre can be found on the linked page (thanks to…

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BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences

By Jim Chen, Kristi L. Bowman, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Holly D. Doremus, Peter H. Huang, Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, Andrew Long, Barbara A. Noah, Jordan Paradise, J.B. Ruhl, Andrew W. Torrance, and Katherine Van Tassel.

http://biolaw.blogspot.com/

Nov 21
Jonathan Kahn, Race in a Bottle

Jonathan Kahn, Race in a Bottle

Recently received in the Jurisdynamics Network's mailbox: Jonathan Kahn, Race in a Bottle: The Story of BiDil and Racialized Medicine in a Post-Genomic Age (2011) (available at http://amzn.to/RaceBottle):
Oct 31
Synthesizing Law for Synthetic Biology

Synthesizing Law for Synthetic Biology

Earlier this year, I was commissioned by the National Academies to write a report on synthetic biology, standards setting, and intellectual property, which I co-authored with Linda Kahl, and presented at the National Academies in Washington,…
Oct 21
Bioprospect theory

Bioprospect theory

Jim Chen, Bioprospect Theory, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2164848 or http://bit.ly/BioprospectTheory. To be presented at the University of Akron School of Law's sixth annual Intellectual Property Scholars Forum.

Rank this Week: 1485

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…

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Panzer on Point

Covers the areas and intersections of technology and intellectual property law. By Doug Panzer.

http://law.96exposures.com/

Apr 3
Weird Al Says Sony Ripped Him Off (Like a Surgeon?)

Weird Al Says Sony Ripped Him Off (Like a Surgeon?)

I'm sure the record companies have been fleecing the artists for decades, but this is just flat out theft if it's true. Somebody's accountant should end up in maximum security. That would stop the trend.'Weird Al' Yankovic Sues Sony for $5M
Mar 26
Faceboook Acquires 750-Patent Porftolio

Faceboook Acquires 750-Patent Porftolio

See my comments in E-Commerce Times (article by Rachelle Dragani).
Jan 31
Will Politicians Never Learn?!

Will Politicians Never Learn?!

Newt Gingrich just got hit with a copyright infringement suit by the members of the band Survivor for his use of the song "Eye of the Tiger" on the campaign trail. This happens every four years. I know politicians are known for forgetting…

Rank this Week: 1578

practice management blog

From the law practice management (lpm) committee of the DuPage County Bar Association.

http://dcbalpm.wordpress.com

Jun 16
Groupon woes (and stuff)

Groupon woes (and stuff)

Revised Groupon merchant agreement This is a sample merchant agreement from coupon phenom Groupon. Complaints are beginning to surface about the terms of Groupon's contracts and the results it brings for merchants. The company's high…
Jul 14
Our New Digs: Practicehacker.com

Our New Digs: Practicehacker.com

Remember – we’re now at www.practicehacker.com Join us, won’t you? Posted in new addre
Jun 7
Law Clerk Connection – Legal Work Marketplace

Law Clerk Connection – Legal Work Marketplace

Recently I ran accross Law Clerk Connection – a marketplace in which “clerks” (and presumably paralegals and maybe lawyers) can connect with “lawyers” (and perhaps small law firms or small companies) that need work done. In other…

Rank this Week: 1174

Nanotechnology Law

Assesses the legal implications of nanoscale technologies. By Mohamad Mova Al Afghani.

http://nanotechlaw.blogspot.com/

Dec 28
Fwd: Your Paper Makes SSRN Top Ten List

Fwd: Your Paper Makes SSRN Top Ten List

Dear Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani: Your paper, "The Potential Role of the Human Right to Water in the Management of Indonesia's Water Resources", was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for Environment & Natural Resources…
May 17
Add your lawfirm to our Lawfirm Directory (and get featured!)

Add your lawfirm to our Lawfirm Directory (and get featured!)

In case you haven’t realize, the Nanotechnology Law blog adds a few links in the tabs: Lawfirm Directory and Add Lawfirm. Lawfirm directory is a new feature aimed at collecting information about lawfirms practising Nanotechnology…
Apr 13
Image via WikipediaNortheastern to host…

Image via WikipediaNortheastern to host Global Regulation of Nanotechnologies co

Rank this Week: 1314

Mediation Channel

Information, news, and commentary on mediation, negotiation, law, and conflict management. By Diane Levin.

http://mediationchannel.com

Jul 9
What did we know and when did we know it? The mutability of fact

What did we know and when did we know it? The mutability of fact

In 1770, in his historic defense of British soldiers accused of murdering five Bostonians, John Adams told the jury in his summation:
May 13
Resources online and beyond for the aspiring mediator

Resources online and beyond for the aspiring mediator

Greetings to regular readers, new visitors, and to the members of the Mediation Works Executive Mediation Training, with whom I have the pleasure of working this week.
May 9
Mediation and law, strange bedfellows: time for us to start seeing other people?

Mediation and law, strange bedfellows: time for us to start seeing other people?

In his recent Mediate.com essay, “Killing Mediation: The Specialized, Professionalized And Neutralized Mediator”, ADR personality Robert Benjamin pronounced mediation dead, naming the usual

Rank this Week: 1171

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,…

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Social Media Law Student

Covers the use of blawgs and social media. By Rex Gradeless.

http://socialmedialawstudent.com

May 13
ACLU Weighs in on Facebook’s Privacy Issue

ACLU Weighs in on Facebook’s Privacy Issue

According to news reports, Facebook has called an “all hands” meeting today to discuss its privacy policies. That’s because they are facing a brewing revolt among Facebook users alarmed by the company’s cavalier attitude toward…
May 13
How to Cite a Podcast in Legal Documents Addressed in 19th Edition of Bluebook

How to Cite a Podcast in Legal Documents Addressed in 19th Edition of Bluebook

How do you cite a Podcast in a legal document?
May 1
North Carolina Publishes Proposed Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing

North Carolina Publishes Proposed Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing

The North Carolina Bar Association published Proposed 2010 Formal Ethics Opinion 7, which concludes that: …a law firm may contract with a vendor of software as a service provided the risks that confidential client information may be…

Rank this Week: 1249

LawGeek

Covers intellectual property, free speech, privacy rights and other topics. By Jason Schultz.

http://lawgeek.typepad.com/lawgeek/

Jun 7
Facebook v. Power Ventures: Fair use, misuse, and the fight for access to user-generated data

Facebook v. Power Ventures: Fair use, misuse, and the fight for access to user-generated data

Early last month, federal Judge Jeremy Fogel issued an order in the case of Facebook v. Power Ventures, a lawsuit over a third-party platform that allegedly attempts to "scrape" content for and from users on different social network sites…
Dec 31
Lobbyist linked by Times to McCain sues paper, claims own denial evidence of defamation

Lobbyist linked by Times to McCain sues paper, claims own denial evidence of defamation

Lobbyist linked by Times to McCain sues paper.The article said that both McCain and Iseman denied any romantic relationship, but the lawsuit says most readers would find that obligatory.
Dec 31
Arkansas ACLU Asks Court To Strike Down Arkansas Parenting Ban

Arkansas ACLU Asks Court To Strike Down Arkansas Parenting Ban

Arkansas ACLU Asks Court To Strike Down Arkansas Parenting Ban.

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Law Library & Technology Blog

From the George Mason University School of Law.

http://blog.law.gmu.edu/library/

May 22
Bloomberg Law Seeks Student Representative

Bloomberg Law Seeks Student Representative

Here is information provided by Bloomberg Law: Bloomberg Law is seeking an energetic and highly-motivated Product Advocate to support Bloomberg Law at George Mason University School of Law. The successful candidate will be fully trained on…
May 8
Summer Access to Legal Database

Summer Access to Legal Database

During the Summer, GMUSL students have the following legal database access: Bloomberg Law: Unlimited, unrestricted access. Lexis: Unlimited access for work (paid or unpaid) and academic purposes using a Lexis Advance ID. Westlaw:…
May 1
Law Day 2013

Law Day 2013

In 1961, Congress officially designated May 1 as Law Day (36 U.S.C.113). Each year, the American Bar Association selects a theme for the Law Day celebration. This year’s theme is Realizing the…

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