Inside <i>Grokster</i>
The Internet industry has had a little time to sit back and examine the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the <i>Grokster</i> case, pondering its true meaning and its impact on technology and software developers as well as the entertainment industry. In this virtual roundtable discussion, members of <i>Internet Law & Strategy</i>'s Board of Editors and other Internet law experts chime in with their thoughts. I think you'll find these comments insightful and raise the issues that the industry faces in the wake of <i>Grokster</i>.
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e-Discovery Docket Sheet
The latest cases and developments in e-discovery.
Steering e-Discovery's Course
A group of vendors, attorneys and other electronic-discovery services "consumers" hopes to use public input to develop a reference model that would help set e-discovery standards and guidelines.
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Examining e-Discovery Solutions Questions To Ask, Things To Look For
Chris Getner of Aaxis Technologies answers some key e-discovery partnering and solution-seeking questions.
How To Choose An EDD Trainer
Even the most seasoned litigator may be puzzled by such arcane terminology as deduplication, metatags, blowbacks and concept querying. To make sense of the electronic-data discovery (EDD) process in general, and to further ensure that the litigator is adept in using the selected litigation review and production tools, selecting a trainer with the appropriate skills and pedagogical technique, combined with "real world" experience in setting up review workflows and meeting production deadlines, is nothing short of critical.
e-Discovery And Inevitable Litigation
Electronic discovery in today's quickly changing litigation environment presents many new demands and dangers for counsel and risk management executives. Dire warnings are being issued about the consequences of e-discovery, and with good reason. In cases such as <i>Zubulake</i>, companies have been punished for failing, in the court's eyes, to preserve electronic evidence properly. The penalties range from the severe ' attorneys' fees ' to the extreme ' the entry of default judgment. <br>There are, however, steps you can take now ' before a lawsuit is filed ' that may improve your company's ability to preserve electronic evidence without unduly burdening day-to-day operations.
Preparing Temporary Attorneys For An Online Repository Review
Training large document-review teams to consistently apply specified review criteria to millions of pages of often mind-numbingly dull documents has long been a challenge for counsel. The time- and cost-savings offered by online review tools, along with the enhanced automated quality control features of such tools, have made electronic review an increasingly compelling option for large-scale, time-pressured document reviews. While electronic-document review projects have become more common in the last few years, setting up the project and training attorneys in preparation for review remains challenging.
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The Taxman Comes: Bracing for the End of Bonus Depreciation
Imagine a very successful equipment leasing company that showed little or no profit for the last 4 years, and so, paid little or no federal taxes. This year, that same company could show a $5 million profit and face a federal tax bill that could easily total $2 million.
In the Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
SEC Issues Staff Report On Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Special Purpose Entities and Related Issues
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the release of a staff report on June 15th prepared by the Office of the Chief Accountant, the Office of Economic Analysis and the Division of Corporation Finance on off-balance sheet arrangements, special purpose entities and related issues. The report was prepared pursuant to Section 401(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As required by that Act, the report has been submitted to the president, the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. The staff report includes an analysis of the filings of issuers as well as an analysis of pertinent U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and Commission disclosure rules. The report describes the staff's study, details its findings, and provides recommendations. Notably, the report prominently identifies leasing as a key focus and a high priority for an FASB project.
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