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Ruling Keeps Glass Half Full for iMilk App Copyright Claim

Shannon P. Duffy

In a court battle over the rights to an iPhone app that converts a phone into a virtual glass of milk, a federal judge in Harrisburg, PA, has ruled that the creator of the iMilk app may pursue claims against Hershey for copyright infringement, trade dress and tortious interference.

John Does Under Fire for File Sharing

Ed Shanahan

A series of John Doe suits has been filed by U.S. Copyright Group in Virginia's Northern District against thousands of anonymous defendants who allegedly used so-called torrent technology to illegally share copyrighted content online.

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Viacom Appeal May Decide Future of the Web

Amanda Bronstad

A long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ' and the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every business on the Internet that posts infringing content.

NLRB Action in the Age of Facebook

Brian Herman

The National Labor Relations Board issued an administrative complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut, alleging that it violated the National Labor Relations Act by terminating an employee and for maintaining a policy in its handbook that trammels employees' rights under the NLRA. This particular complaint received nationwide media attention because the allegations centered on an employee's use of Facebook, and her employer's alleged reliance on her Facebook postings in terminating her employment.

Consortium Wins for Bridge Collapse Victims

Linda Banks

We all know that technological advances are enabling us to do things that wouldn't have been possible only a few years ago. The litigation resulting from the I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis is an example of how technology contributed to a speedy and successful conclusion for our clients. In litigation support, technology plays an especially crucial role when there are many data and document sources as well as many parties working together to review the data.

Bradford & Barthel's Evolution with Google Apps

Eric Hunter

Rapid growth at Bradford & Barthel in 2009 exposed a major firm challenge: finding an effective way to associate technology and knowledge management with firm strategy and business objectives.

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Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged -- Via Online Resources

Lisa Reisz & David Dilenschneider

The explosion of information about judges now available online has enabled researchers to uncover indications of possible bias, prejudice and other relevant tidbits.

The Hidden Liability in Legacy Data

Jim McGann

Organizations that face frequent litigation or regulatory oversight are quickly implementing information governance strategies. However, these strategies commonly focus on the current or online data assets, and often neglect the hidden data.

SWOT-ting Yourself ' and Your Competition

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

One tool used by for-profit and non-profit firms alike to plan to achieve specific goals is SWOT analysis. At its most basic level, a firm identifies its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats when decision-makers ' and others, if the process is planned that way ' thinking about how to achieve one goal, or more.

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Is Anyone Not a Foreign Official Under the FCPA?

Jacqueline C. Wolff & Nirav Shah

The DOJ has brought cases against companies and individuals in relation to their dealings with state-owned enterprises based on a broad reading of the term "instrumentality," a term not otherwise defined in the statute prohibiting corrupt payments to "foreign officials.

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