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BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Puts Internet Publisher Case Back in PlayAn $18 million settlement of a copyright infringement suit between Internet publishers and freelance writers is back on track because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on March 2.
Web Searches As a Litigation ToolIn any lawsuit, the collection of information on a party or witness is of paramount importance. What seems to someone like innocuous information — such as photographs of vacations and daily activities and postings to special interest Web sites — can materially affect the outcome of a case.
Three’s a Crowd?Is there room in the legal market for a third high-end legal research service? That is the question as Bloomberg, a company known for its financial news, attempts to muscle in on the turf now occupied by Westlaw and LexisNexis. In December, it officially launched Bloomberg Law.
Negotiating Cloud Computing AgreementsCloud computing has been characterized as a paradigm-shifting phenomenon that will change how we purchase IT resources. Though given different names, cloud computing has been around for some time, and the legal lessons learned from experience with traditional software licensing and outsourcing agreements can and should be applied to cloud agreements, but there are new issues which will need new solutions.
Master of Your Domain NameIt’s been a long time since the Internet was considered to be the sole province of computer technicians and young people. Today, it seems just about everyone is not only connected to the Internet but is using it to blog, to network or to host their own Web site. And that includes most law firms.
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