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Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) programs, which allow employees to use their personally owned smartphones, tablets and laptops in and out of the work environment, are significantly changing information technology (IT). Law firms around the country are embracing BYOD as it lets executives and employees use the mobile devices, service providers and operating platforms of their choice.

We at Law Journal Newsletters want to thank Michael Lear-Olimpi for his many years of hard work and dedication to our readers and this newsletter.

Perhaps fueled in part by consumer confidence exhibited in an increase in auto sales, lower gasoline prices, and an apparently recovering construction sector, retail e-commerce rode a rising wave in the Third Quarter, up an estimated 3.7% from the second quarter and 17.3% from the third quarter of 2011, the government revealed last month.

If corporate counsel has good lines of communication and support from internal information technology and/or e-discovery personnel, they likely will not need to maintain an in-depth understanding of specific databases and applications. Counsel should, however, understand several key database principles that can affect the discovery process.

On Nov. 23, this year's Black Friday, online retail sales tipped over the $1 billion spending brim for the first time, with consumers picking up holiday bargains topping out at $1.042 billion on the Internet, according to comScore, a digital-activity measurement company.

Analysis of two important rulings.

A discussion of several key cases.

Second TV "Series Year" Can't Overlap with First Year in Determining Showrunner's Profit Participation
Song Copyrights Co-Owner Lil Wayne Not Affected By Prior Court Ruling Against His Co-Owners
World of Warcraft Extension Packs May Restart Single-Publication Period