LEGAL RFP'S II.
May 13, 2011
LEGAL RFP'S II. - Continuing the discussion of whether or not to respond to RFP's, here are additional critical questions to ask. * Who will be reviewing the submittals, what time period has been allotted and are their objectives clearly stated in the document? If not, will the issuer permit contact prior to submittal. And if yes, is this person clearly identified? * Is the company now using rfp's for all legal work, or just…
Lime Wire Settles for $105 Million
May 13, 2011
Lime Wire, the defunct file sharing service, has agreed to a $105 million settlement with recording companies over infringement of music copyrights.
Practice Tip: Top 10 Tips for Defending Mass Torts in NJ
May 11, 2011
With plaintiffs filing numerous cases in the Garden State, it is easy to fall into the mindset that New Jersey is for plaintiffs. Do not get caught in that trap and become complacent, filing rote motions and litigating on autopilot.
WHOM THE GODS WOULD DRIVE MAD
May 04, 2011
They First Put In Charge Of Mailing Lists If the computer hadn't been invented, professional services marketers would have had to invent it. We depend so much, after all, on knowledge and data, and manipulating it, and accessing it, that we couldn't get past 10 A.M. without the computer to help do it all for us. '
Legal RFP's
April 29, 2011
LEGAL RFP'S - To respond or to not respond; that is the question? [The first in a blog series on Legal RFP's] Shakespeare's classic question focuses debate on a serious leadership challenge for law firm decision makers. It also requires the corporate/agency rfp sponsor to carefully consider the information it should make available to the firms who will be responding. As a business development consultant advising clients on the efficacy of responding to rfp's, let me present…
<i>En Banc</i> Rehearing Demanded on Facebook-ConnectU Settlement
April 28, 2011
When the Ninth Circuit denied Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra's request to have their settlement with Facebook overturned last month, it made headlines, most likely due to the depiction of the legal battle in the Academy Award-nominated film, <i>The Social Network</i>. But despite being told by the court to be happy with the "quite favorable" settlement amount, the attorney leading the fight isn't ready to give up.
'Tangible Property' Defined in the Computer Age
April 28, 2011
With the increasing use of social media for marketing and advertising purposes, businesses of all sizes are seeking insurance coverage for various types of Internet-based exposures. Among others, companies are looking to insure against claims raised by users viewing or otherwise accessing a company's websites and advertisements for damage to hardware, data, information, and other computer components.
Ruling Clarifies <i>Situs</i> of Injury for Online Infringement Claims
April 28, 2011
Declaring that the Internet "plays an important role in the jurisdictional analysis in the specific context of this case," the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that in copyright infringement cases involving the uploading of a copyrighted printed literary work onto the Internet, the situs of injury for purposes of determining long-arm jurisdiction under NY CPLR 302(a)(3)(ii) is the location of the principal place of business of the copyright holder.
