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Virtual Contacts and Personal JurisdictionThis article analyzes how courts are handling jurisdictional questions attendant to the next generation of technology, such as forms of "cloud computing," including virtual data rooms and social networks. As these technologies continue to develop and opportunities arise to increase revenue, companies risk having to defend themselves in far-off jurisdictions never before contemplated.
Ninth Circuit Finds No First Amendment Violation in Teacher’s Demotion over Blog CommentsDelivering a blow to bloggers’ rights, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Washington state teacher’s blog attacking co-workers, the union and the school district was not protected speech, and therefore she was not unlawfully demoted over it.
Internet Child Porn Search Is ‘Knowing Possession’ in PASearching for child pornography on the Internet and following links to make such images appear on a computer screen constitutes knowing possession or control of that material, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
Hoping to Write a Happy Ending On Google BooksIn April, when the federal judge overseeing the settlement involving Google’s online book search service gave authors four more months to opt in to, or out of, the deal, many copyright insiders were surprised. Not Allan Adler. For Adler, vice president for legal affairs at the Association of American Publishers ("AAP"), U.S. District Court judge Denny Chin’s decision to delay what was a May deadline until September marked just another twist on a long, bumpy road.
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