Cameo Clips
February 24, 2010
MUSIC COPYRIGHTS/INFRINGING 'WORKS'<br>TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT/RECORD LABEL NAMES<br>TV COMPENSATION CLAIMS/FEDERAL PREEMPTION<br>VIDEOGAME DEVELOPMENT/INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements
February 24, 2010
Though given different names, cloud computing has been around for some time, and the legal lessons learned from experience with traditional software licensing and outsourcing agreements can and should be applied to cloud agreements, but there are new issues which will need new solutions.
Open Source Routers
January 29, 2010
While open source operating systems may not be prevalent in the consumer computer market, the concept has successfully spread to other nooks and crannies of technology. Open source software powers servers all over the Internet, including routers.
Net News
January 29, 2010
$2M File-Sharing Damage Drastically Reduced
ConnectU Sued for Slice of $65M Facebook Deal
January 29, 2010
A Boston software developer is suing the now-defunct social media site ConnectU, its founders, its law firm, Washington-based Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, and Scott Mosko, a Palo Alto, CA, partner at the firm, for allegedly cutting him out of Facebook's $65 million settlement with ConnectU's founders.
Five Steps to Managing Social Media Risks
January 29, 2010
On the one hand, companies want to capture the attention of potential customers roaming the social media space. On the other hand, conversations in the blogosphere are largely uncontrollable, and raise a myriad of risks. Social media can cause serious losses if not handled correctly.
Third Circuit Tackles Teen 'Sexting' As Child Pornography
January 29, 2010
As the nation's first case involving criminal prosecutions of teenagers for "sexting" made its way to a federal appeals court in Philadelphia, all three judges seemed skeptical of the prosecutor's claim that child pornography laws are violated when a teen transmits a nude image of herself.
Google Your Case
January 29, 2010
With Google in command of my e-mail platform, my blogging platform, my search platform, my RSS reader, my photo-storage platform, and even my document collaboration platform, I certainly should be worried that Google could become the Big Brother I never wanted. Even so, I am lulled into complacency by the simple fact that Google does what it does so well. So it is with Google's entry into case law research, with its recent announcement that Google Scholar now allows users to search full-text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state appellate and trial courts.
Protecting Trademarks in Web 2.0
January 29, 2010
Although the Internet has presented a new frontier for both trademark use and infringement, the growth of social media sites during the past few years has posed particular challenges for brand owners.