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Knowledge Management and Portal Technologies
Part one of this discussion on KM and portal technologies focused primarily on a historical review and the emergence of the '2nd generation' of KM: Leveraging technology to define KM and utilizing the Microsoft SharePoint architecture to aggregate contextual and task related information into an easily accessible form. This article will continue the modern KM technology discussion by focusing on the relevance of existing search technologies and the potential and viability of SharePoint 2007 as a KM and portal platform.
In parallel with the evolution of portals in law firms was the evolution of search. At first primarily a facet of the document management system, this DMS search was poorly used for three broad reasons. First, the scarcity of the solutions themselves ' many firms disabled the functionality for that reason alone. Second, because of the 'signal-to-noise' ratio: unless the firm had the foresight to impose and enforce classification schemes, searches returned few useable results sets. Last, the complexity and number of search syntaxes meant that queries were often too broad. Also, in most cases, no context was captured during the process of saving to the DMS, so the documents returned were, at best, information not knowledge.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.