Internet Law

Certain Legal Functions Can Be Automated with the Use of Blockchains

The automation of certain attorney functions has given rise to a new form of contracting, known as "smart contracts." Consequently, a decrease in the demand for certain attorney functions that can now be performed by Internet applications is matched by an increase in demand for legal advisers who can prepare smart contracts and ensure these smart contracts accurately reflect a desired business transaction.

You don't need a separate policy governing how your firm's staff will represent you on social media. You already have one.

The recent takedown of dark Web marketplace AlphaBay represented a major success for law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and around the world. However, experts caution that its effect on mitigating the overall level of cyberthreat faced by corporations and law firms alike, while significant, will likely be temporary at best.

The departure of eight members of the council could signal a strained relationship between the business sector and the government around cybersecurity policy.

A federal judge in San Jose, CA, has signed off on a $22.5 million deal Google Inc. reached in a long-running class action accusing the company of overcharging certain customers using its AdWords keyword advertising program.

The Disney Princess Palace Pets app allows children to play with, bathe and accessorize about 10 different virtual pets. Sounds innocent enough. But according to a new lawsuit, The Walt Disney Co. and its software partners are illegally using the app — and dozens of others aimed at kids — to track the online activity of youngsters to serve them targeted ads.

Uber made it clear that users were agreeing to terms and conditions, including the waiving of a jury trial in favor of arbitration, when they downloaded and used the app, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled.

Many businesses have never thought to ask whether their customer-facing websites are accessible to people with disabilities, and only become aware of the issue when they are sent a demand letter or served with a lawsuit alleging that their site violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although an ever-increasing number of such demand letters and lawsuits are cropping up each year, the issue of website accessibility remains entirely foreign to many, perhaps most, business owners.