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SEC Potentially Targets CCOs for Cybersecurity Lapses

Judy Selby & Jonathan A. Forman

Two recent speeches by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials likely got the attention of every Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). CCOs would be well advised to carefully review and implement where appropriate the SEC's latest cybersecurity guidance.

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Four Keys to Litigation Technology Innovation in the Next Five Years

Steven Ashbacher

Electronic discovery is a complex business that requires continuous professional learning from litigation team members and ongoing innovation from technology solution providers. To help stimulate discussion and drive innovation, The Legal Innovation 2020 Working Group was formed at the beginning of 2015 in order to help legal-industry leaders identify the keys to success over the next five years.

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Second Circuit 'Affirms Fair Use

Robert J. Bernstein & Robert W. Clarida

On Oct. 16, in <i>Authors Guild v. Google,</i> the Second Circuit affirmed a U.S. District judge's holding that Google's mass digitization of more than 20 million books from major university libraries in order to enable users of the Google Books website constitutes fair use.

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Safe Harbor for Service Providers under the Anticybersquatting Act

Gerald M. Levine

GoDaddy.com has been the prevailing defendant in two major lawsuits under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). In both cases, plaintiffs sought to hold a defendant liable for contributory or secondary infringement rather than "direct" cybersquatting under the ACPA. The principal reason for plaintiffs' lack of success lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of the ACPA.

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Contracting with Minors

Michael L. Bloom, Mark McLoughlin, Tim Cross & Elizabeth Beitler

One of the fundamental principles of U.S. contract law is that a party must have the capacity to enter into a contract in order to be bound. Minors, as a general rule, lack this capacity. As a result, any contract made with a minor might not be enforceable. Yet in certain circumstances, contracts with minors are commonplace. The following identifies some risks, some mitigating solutions and the limitations of those solutions when contracting with a minor.

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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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Court Watch

Cynthia M. Klaus & Bryan Huntington

Franchisees and Dealers Should Plead Causation In Actions Against the Government <br>Michigan Court Transfers Case Brought By 41 Franchisees to Franchisor's Home State

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Managing Security Risks During Labor Disputes

Peter Martin

Every company with union workers faces the risk of a labor dispute. Identifying any business risks and then managing them is a priority for executive decision-makers who must ensure that the company delivers its promises to stockholders, customers and employees. The process is well defined in business terms:

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Ninth Circuit Says Fair Use Must Be Considered In DMCA Takedowns Image

Ninth Circuit Says Fair Use Must Be Considered In DMCA Takedowns

Scott Graham

Copyright holders must take into account fair use defenses before demanding that services such as YouTube take down unauthorized content, the Ninth Circuit ruled last month.

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Reviewing the CFAA

Stephen M. Kramarsky

Locks, the saying goes, keep honest people honest. But no lock is perfect and the determined thief will always find a way in. In recent years, it has become obvious that the same is true of the Internet.

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