Locks, the saying goes, keep honest people honest. But no lock is perfect and the determined thief will always find a way in. In recent years, it has become obvious that the same is true of the Internet.
October 02, 2015Stephen M. Kramarsky
Using Relativity to gather, review and produce documents in response to discovery requests has historically been its core use. However, one of the most effective ways in which Relativity can be creatively used by competent operators is as an Information Governance (IG) application.
October 02, 2015Richard Lutkus and Tushar VaidyaThe tasks involved in managing legal, risk and compliance functions aren't simple. But when they take place with the support of a comprehensive Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) solution with a well-designed and holistic user experience, it can all be executed with confidence and efficiency.
October 02, 2015Linda HovanecTwitter Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action alleging that the company's handling of direct messages between users violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).
October 02, 2015David RuizThe UK's Court of Appeal gave a very important judgment earlier this year in the so-called Vidal-Hall case concerning Google's Internet behavior tracking through a browser. The court found that: first, misuse of private information is now classified as a tort; and, second, financial compensation for distress caused by breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 may now be claimed, despite there being no monetary loss.
October 02, 2015Andre Bywater and Gayle McFarlaneWhat happens when a party wants to use a photograph, image, writing or other work that may be subject to copyright protection, but cannot identify or locate the original author to secure permission? The dilemma these "orphan works" poses was the subject of a recent 106-page report by the U.S. Copyright Office. The report has left the creative world abuzz and, in many cases, aghast at the implications of proposed legislation some believe would effectively overhaul the U.S. Copyright Act.
October 02, 2015David M. Kohane and David S. GoldAttorney Fees Award to Victor Willis in Song Termination-Rights Litigation
New York Federal Court Supports Descendibility of Lanham Act False Endorsement ClaimsOctober 02, 2015Stan SoocherThe long-awaited decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Browning-Ferris Industries of California set forth new guidelines under which a company could be determined to be a joint employer so that it would be subject to collective bargaining.
October 02, 2015Charles G. MillerA Bridgeport, CT, restaurant's use of a logo with the letters BBQ against a flame backdrop has an out-of-state restaurant chain fired up.
October 02, 2015Michelle Tuccitto Sullo"A corporate insider who personally guaranteed" the debtor's loan was not liable on a bankruptcy trustee's preference claim when the corporate debtor repaid its lender, held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 6, 2015. Here's an in-depth analysis of the ruling.
October 02, 2015Michael L. Cook