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Upping the Legal Training Ante
Womble Carlyle's technology training and online learning programs were in need of an upgrade. Unprecedented firm growth, heightened emphasis on developing lawyers' core technology competencies, and a need to streamline and automate existing e-learning processes led the firm to initiate a fundamental shift.
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The Impact of Cloud Computing And Mobile Devices On Litigation Holds
Lawyers may be tempted to gloss over yet another article about litigation holds and data preservation because they believe they already have the basics down. But the "basics" are a moving target and several developments from the past year merit reconsideration of company hold processes in 2015.
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Maximizing Value in a Software Driven World
Over the last decade, technology has at least conceptually moved from a supporting role to a central role in the legal industry. Law firms market their technology prowess and clients demand investments in systems and expertise to leverage technology on their behalf. It won't surprise any trainers out there, however, to read that law firms continue to face difficulty maximizing effective user behavior, mandating adherence to policies, and even encouraging attendance at training.
A Straightforward Methodology for Remediation Projects
Is your organization creating and accumulating mountains of information? If it is like most, the answer is yes. But in those mountains hides a mixture of content. Remediation is an information governance (IG) process directed at bringing order to information and is a tool that can help you gain control over the undifferentiated mess.
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Bit Parts
Former Blue Notes Member Loses Suit Over DVD of Soul Train Performances<br>"Whoomp!' Song Rights Go To Alvert Music.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Google GC Calls Out MPAA 'Secret' SOPA Campaign
The movie industry was already having a bad week with the Sony hacking and then the fallout between North Korea and Hollywood over 'The Interview.' Now Kent Walker, Google Inc. senior vice president and general counsel,'has spoke out against the Motion Picture Association of America'in a blog post on Dec. 18. He says he is 'deeply concerned' about reports the MPAA has led a secret campaign to revive failed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) legislation. '
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<B><I>Online Extra</i></b>High Court Weighs Online Speech Protections
In their latest foray into new media, several U.S. Supreme Court justices'on Dec. 1 appeared ready to consider'angry Facebook rants as a form of expression that should be protected by the First Amendment.
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Business Crimes Hotline
A look at a key ruling.
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Tech Companies, Songwriters Compete Over Copyright Reform
In-house counsel for eBay Inc., Google Inc. and the National Music Publishers' Association agreed last month that the U.S. copyright system needs improvement, but they offered different views about how to approach reform.
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11th Circuit Says Copyright Co-Owner Can File Own Suit
In upholding a statutory damages award against a tavern owner who failed to obtain a public performance license for music used in the venue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit formally embraced the principle that a co-owner of a copyright may sue for infringement.
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