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<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br> In First-of-Its-Kind Ruling, SCOTUS Strikes Down Law Barring Social Media Use by Sex Offenders Image

<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br> In First-of-Its-Kind Ruling, SCOTUS Strikes Down Law Barring Social Media Use by Sex Offenders

Tony Mauro

Social media gained a new level of First Amendment respect on June 19 as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina law that barred registered sex offenders from posting on social networking sites.

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Ransomware Attack on DLA Piper Puts Law Firms, Clients on Red Alert Image

Ransomware Attack on DLA Piper Puts Law Firms, Clients on Red Alert

Roy Strom

The ransomware attack on June 27 on DLA Piper sounded an alarm for Big Law. The world's biggest firms are just as prone to ransomware attacks as any other company, and the potential ramifications of a network-crippling malware infection are wide-ranging for a service industry that holds the legal fate of corporations in its palm.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> 9th Circuit 'Dancing Baby' Decision Will Stand Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> 9th Circuit 'Dancing Baby' Decision Will Stand

Scott Graham

The Supreme Court let stand a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision that said issuers of takedown notices aren't liable under the DMCA unless they actually knew that the material did not infringe their copyright, or were willfully blind to that knowledge.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Snap Accused of Infringing Patents With Snapchat Tech Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Snap Accused of Infringing Patents With Snapchat Tech

Tom McParland

A Texas company has accused Snap Inc. of infringing four patents with systems that allow Snapchat users to scan "Snapcodes" and add friends on the popular social networking app.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firm Apps Designed to Impress Clients — and to Win Them Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Law Firm Apps Designed to Impress Clients — and to Win Them

Miriam Rozen

More firms are working to tailor their apps to the right audiences, and improving their use as client development tools in the process.

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Does the Auxiliary Aids Standard Apply To Websites? Image

Does the Auxiliary Aids Standard Apply To Websites?

Robert A. Naeve & Jaclyn B. Stahl

<b><i>Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.</b></i><p>After years of demand letters, complaints and settlements, a website accessibility lawsuit under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act finally went to trial. The case is remarkable not just because it is the first of its kind to go to trial, but also because the court's opinion does not consider whether a website owner can employ alternatives other than WCAG 2.0 to make website content "accessible."

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Ransomware Attack on DLA Piper Puts Law Firms, Clients on Red Alert Image

Ransomware Attack on DLA Piper Puts Law Firms, Clients on Red Alert

Roy Strom

By now, every managing partner has heard the warning: Law firms and their clients' sensitive information are a treasure trove for hackers.But the ransomware…

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5 Legal Consequences of Diving 'All In' on Social Media Image

5 Legal Consequences of Diving 'All In' on Social Media

Benjamin Znaty & Marc Schuler

<b><i>Companies and Lawyers Should Begin to Learn the Laws of Individual Platforms Before Trying to Apply National and Local Legal Concepts</b></i><p>Since the possibilities offered by social networks and their reach on consumers are unquestionable, companies must remember that important legal consequences exist between an online presence on social media and on a proprietary website. We look at a few key consequences of going "all in" with social platforms below.

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WannaCry Attack Is A Wake-Up Call for Cyber Preparedness Image

WannaCry Attack Is A Wake-Up Call for Cyber Preparedness

India E. Vincent

The scope of WannaCry changed our perceptions of ransomware attacks. It made it clear that ransomware could reach a broad cross-section of computers worldwide, at essentially the same time.

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Asserting Damages for Data Piracy Under the CFAA Image

Asserting Damages for Data Piracy Under the CFAA

Shari Claire Lewis

When a database is breached in one way or another, the results can be devastating. Many companies suffering this kind of loss turn to litigation, often under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which prohibits improperly accessing a protected computer. There is, however, a growing consensus in the Second Circuit that recovery of certain forms of damages under the CFAA simply is not permitted.

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