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Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

Federal Circuit: District Courts Must Address <i>Intel</i> Factors In Determining Whether to Modify A Protective Order In Foreign Proceedings <br>Federal Circuit Applies An 'Abuse of Discretion' Standard of Review for a PTO 'Special Circumstances' Determination

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Data Sharing in the Cloud

Gregory Mottla & L. Elise Dieterich

Storing and sharing data "in the cloud" has become, in many instances, a business necessity. The practical and economic advantages of cloud computing are clear ' it eliminates the need to send client data via traditional, costly methods, and is significantly less expensive than building and maintaining the same data storage capacity in-house.

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Online Impersonation Continues, With Varying Consequences

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

Online impersonation is defined in the New York Code provisions that prohibit the practice, as the act of impersonating another "under an assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another." The foremost case brought under this law, <i>People v. Golb</i>, in many ways epitomizes the bizarre and highly esoteric reasons why someone chooses to impersonate another in the first place.

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Recent Challenges To the FTC's Data Regulation Authority

Stephen Treglia

Early on in 2015, pundits were already predicting that the extent and number of data breaches from 2014 would severely pale in comparison to those that would occur in 2015. Inevitably, people across the country, victims, media, members of government, and even litigious-minded attorneys, are scrambling to determine what legal recourse exists to not only retroactively seek retribution, but also proactively enforce data security methods ' a task that is still at its nascent stages of development.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Banks' Lawyers Balk at Target's Data-Breach Deal Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Banks' Lawyers Balk at Target's Data-Breach Deal

Amanda Bronstad

Plaintiffs lawyers representing some banks and financial institutions caught up in Target's 2013 data breach say the $67 million deal struck last month between the retailer and Visa Inc. leaves their clients shortchanged.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Apple Beats Back Privacy Suit Over iMessage Glitch Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Apple Beats Back Privacy Suit Over iMessage Glitch

Ross Todd

A federal judge in San Jose has refused to certify a class of former Apple customers who claim the company illegally intercepted their text messages as a result of a glitch in its iMessage system.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Am Law 200 Firms Spending $7M on Cybersecurity Annually Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Am Law 200 Firms Spending $7M on Cybersecurity Annually

Chris DiMarco

With unfettered access to critical documents and information, law firms are an attractive target for hackers. Even when firms employ cutting-edge data security techniques, their possession of corporate data still multiplies the surface area of risk for that information. A recent survey of the Am Law 200, which tapped nearly one-third of firm CIOs for their experience, is showing the extent to which the highest grossing firms are spending to mitigate the risk associated with data security.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Yelp Fends Off Suit Seeking Pay for Posters Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Yelp Fends Off Suit Seeking Pay for Posters

Marisa Kendall

Lawyers for Yelp Inc. scored a victory in August over plaintiffs who had demanded to be paid for reviews they posted to Yelp's website.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Facebook Readies for Battle Over Biometrics Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Facebook Readies for Battle Over Biometrics

Ross Todd

Facebook Inc. will have home court advantage in a trio of privacy class actions claiming the company violated an Illinois law governing the collection of biometric data with its 'tag suggestion' feature.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Michael Keaton Not Liable for Box Office Flop 'Merry Gentleman' Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Michael Keaton Not Liable for Box Office Flop 'Merry Gentleman'

Mike Sacks

A federal appeals court last month sided with actor Michael Keaton in a breach of contract suit brought against him by the producers behind his box office flop "Merry Gentleman.

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