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Practice Tip: What You Need to Know About Fighting Spyware and Adware
May 31, 2005
While obvious security threats like fast-spreading worms have a tendency to garner news headlines, other stealthy security risks threaten law firms and other businesses every day. An increasing amount of spyware and adware programs have the ability to facilitate the disclosure of business information and risk privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and system availability. Law firms ' like other corporations ' usually accumulate a vault of information that could cause serious problems if it were shared with the wrong contacts or, even worse, stolen. Spyware's evolution from simple cookies to a range of sophisticated user-tracking systems has left many businesses without the control over their proprietary data and <br>A recent survey by IT industry analysts IDC identified spyware as the fourth greatest threat to enterprise security.
Clause & Effect
May 27, 2005
Record Distribution/Promissory Estoppel <br>Record Production Deals/Breach of Contract
Courthouse Steps
May 27, 2005
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Counsel Concerns
May 27, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that a former associate in a law firm can continue to represent one-time Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King in a fee dispute between King and the associate's former firm.
Dealing with Problems in Copyrights Bequeathed by an Author's Will
May 27, 2005
Bequeathing an interest in a copyright can involve a conflict between federal copyright law and state probate laws. The conflict may result in a situation in which it isn't clear whether the executor of the estate or the beneficiary of the specific bequest should deal with the property at various times. Specific terms in a will concerning a bequest of a copyright interest can avoid a possible dispute.
Decision of Note: <b>Grateful Dead Photos In Book Is Fair Use</b>
May 27, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that incorporating several thumbnail reproductions of concert posters into the book "Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip" without a copyright license from the plaintiff archive constituted a fair use.
Cameo Clips
May 27, 2005
Recent cases in entertainment law.
Bit Parts
May 27, 2005
Recent developments in entertainment law.
Hot Legal Issues In Video Games
May 27, 2005
The huge economic losses the entertainment business has sustained from unauthorized downloading by consumers has prompted a closer look at growing ancillary areas for licensing entertainment content such as mobile entertainment and video and computer games. And while the video- and computer-games industry has been hit by unauthorized trading by consumers, unlike the record industry, it has also achieved significant growth over recent years. <br>With this and intensified business competition has come a rise in contested legal issues.
A Haven For Straight Talk: <b>Invite The Audience Into The Tent</b>
May 27, 2005
What is a client service team and why do you need one?

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