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SOPA and PIPA Put on Hold
Internet Law & Strategy
Fueled by Twitter and Facebook postings, the public became more aware of SOPA and its sibling Senate legislation, PIPA (Protect IP Act) and took to e-mail and old-fashioned telephones to let their Congresspersons know how they felt. Whether those who sent messages read the Bills or knew what they really said, the word was out: these Bills would kill the Internet as we know it.

Technology Can Cap Internet Facilitators’ Liability
e-Commerce Law & Strategy
Advances in Internet technology have increased facilitators’ capacity to ameliorate Internet bad acts automatically. Failure to employ such technology may result in more liability for Internet facilitators for preventing bad acts online.

Media & Communications Corner: It’s Not Social Media, It’s a Referral Generator
Marketing the Law Firm
In deciding whether to reap the benefits of today’s social-media platforms, the question for lawyers is not, "Would you like to get involved with social media?" The question is, "Would you like to get more referrals?"

Leveraging the Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Principles to Contain Litigation Costs
The Corporate Counselor
ESI discovery disputes have become protracted for one common reason: The parties do not sufficiently prepare for ESI discovery. Enter the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program.

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Geotracking and e-Discovery
This article explores the ways in which geotracking data can be created, potential issues associated with this information, and how it might all relate to e-discovery, including how long the information is stored, whether it is discoverable and how or whether it can be used in a case.

Document Renovation
Documents are the currency of law firms. Attorneys author, edit and submit thousands of documents daily. While content is the most important aspect of legal documents, and the majority of time should be spent on this, the formatting of a document can often create issues and burn up precious billable hours. The time spent reformatting and cleaning up documents can be reduced significantly if firms have a process in place for creating and fixing documents based on Microsoft Word’s best practices.

Product Review:
Making the Transition from e-Discovery to Information Management with C2C

e-Mail is still the number one source of relevant information for litigation, so it’s no surprise that it’s the starting line for corporations seeking to implement information management policies. One of the more straightforward methods is with an e-mail archiving platform.

Nixon & Vanderhye Transforms IP Data Workflow with First To File
As our practice and the number of files we handled both grew, we continually needed to manage and expand our file room space. However, since the file room space could not be used productively to accommodate fee billers, maintaining a large file room amounted to a negative ongoing overhead cost for the firm.

NY Bar Releases Ethics Opinions App
The New York State Bar Association announced the release of its free Mobile Ethics App that allows judges, lawyers and law students to access instant ethics advice from portable devices.

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