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Changes in the Legal Tech Market As Viewed Through Recent M&A Activity
Over the past few years, especially since the onset of the 'Great Recession' and even now during what appears to be an economic recovery, there has been increased talk about meaningful changes to the legal market. While there are a number of ways to analyze these changes, one interesting approach is to look at acquisition and private investment activity in the legal market over that same time period.
Is Outsourcing an Opportunity for Law Firms?
Although outsourcing is a bad word among some categories of employees, it allows companies to focus on core competence, build expertise, control expenses, eliminate waste and directly provide value to clients or customers. Ideally, the vendor bears the overhead cost for the outsourced service, and when the need comes to an end, so does the financial relationship.
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TV Broadcasters Petition for <i>En Banc</i> Review of <i>Aereo</i> Ruling
Major New York broadcasters eager to shut down streaming television service Aereo have petitioned the Second Circuit Court of Appeals for an <i>en banc</i> review of a ruling that upheld a lower court decision denying an injunction against the broadcasting startup.
DMCA 'Safe Harbor' Consensus Among Circuits Evolves
The Ninth Circuit recently issued an important ruling in <i>UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc.</i>, relating to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 'safe harbor' protection.
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Social Media Use as Evidence of Juror Misconduct
Jury service is an important element of civic participation, but necessarily involves hours of waiting and quiet observation of proceedings, evoking, for some, a hunger for expression or quick entertainment. Smartphones, with easy social networking capabilities, give jurors an avenue to let off steam. However, they also allow jurors to disobey the court's instructions and discuss elements of the case before the trial is complete.
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NJ: Blogger's Sources Protected
A New Jersey state court judge has extended the protections of New Jersey's newspersons' Shield Law to independent bloggers, even those who crusade against perceived government corruption and mismanagement.
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Will the FTC Follow the EU's Lead in Protecting Digital Privacy?
Are Google's March 2012 privacy policy changes legal? This is a question that the European data protection authorities have been working on since Google first announced its intention to change its privacy policies in January 2012.
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<i><b>Online Extra</i></b>Court Torpedoes Viacom's Lawsuit Against YouTube
Viacom failed again to persuade a U.S. district judge to let it proceed with its massive copyright infringement suit against YouTube and parent company Google.
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