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Data Sharing In the Cloud
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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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
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
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
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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Peering Into Copyright Office's Report on Orphan Works
What happens when a party wants to use a photograph, image, writing or other work that may be subject to copyright protection, but cannot identify or locate the original author to secure permission? The dilemma these "orphan works" poses was the subject of a recent 106-page report by the U.S. Copyright Office. The report has left the creative world abuzz and, in many cases, aghast at the implications of proposed legislation some believe would effectively overhaul the U.S. Copyright Act.
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Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, 2015, including amendments to Delaware's corporation and LLC laws. It also looks at some recent cases of interest, including two decisions from Delaware's Chancery Court.
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NLRB Changes Rules for Determining Joint Employers
The long-awaited decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in <i>Browning-Ferris Industries of California</i> set forth new guidelines under which a company could be determined to be a joint employer so that it would be subject to collective bargaining.
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2015 Trends: Balancing Judicial vs. Corporate e-Discovery Practices
The changing data landscape and prevalence of new data sources continues to impact how e-discovery is addressed. I had the opportunity to discuss these impacts with Andrea D'Ambra, senior counsel for Norton Rose Fulbright, as part of a recent webcast. We compared and contrasted findings from Norton Rose Fulbright's Litigation Trends Annual Survey of in-house counsel and Exterro's 2015 Federal Judges' Survey. Following are the takeaways we discussed.
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<i>Ariosa Diagnostics v. Sequenom </i>
On June 12, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in <i>Ariosa Diagnostics,</i> affirmed a grant of summary judgment of invalidity of another patent in the biotech space. The decision adds to a long and growing list of patents that have fallen in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent 35 U.S.C. '101 jurisprudence.
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