RIAA Tempers Tactics
January 29, 2009
In December, the RIAA announced that it would no longer look to file suit against individual file sharers and instead form relationships with ISPs that maintain the online accounts of the consumers.
Document Management With Lextranet 5.6
January 29, 2009
There is no shortage of e-discovery case-management tools on the market. Each has its unique strengths and shortcomings. Most applications provide a plethora of features for managing document workflows, searching the database, reviewing and coding documents and so on. But having the most features doesn't necessarily translate into the strongest solution. User-friendliness, customization and reviewer throughput speed are much more important than having the most "bells and whistles" or a zillion different functions.
Empower Your Browser: New Possibilities
January 29, 2009
The Web browser has evolved into a platform for our digital lives, offering more interactivity while moving further beyond its passive browsing roots (i.e., checking e-mail, paying bills and balancing checkbooks, watching videos, social networking, playing games, networking and even managing a law practice). That is precisely the core of Google's new Web browser called Chrome.
Rules Governing Fax and E-mail Ads
January 29, 2009
The importance of having a robust compliance policy to review the content of proposed advertisements is well-known and widely accepted. But what may not be as familiar is the need for a separate policy focused on the means of disseminating such advertising. Here's why.
Law Firms and Social Networking
January 29, 2009
Along with the viral popularity of social networking Web sites (one of these sites is the fourth most-trafficked Web site in the world), legal blogs, collaboration sites, and informal online education options comes the vulnerability of some risk. Here's what to do.
Technology and Law Firm Management
January 29, 2009
Technology innovations in legal practice will become standard as the author's generation moves into management and leadership roles. Here's why.
Activision/Blizzard Merger Shows Video Game Industry Challenges
January 28, 2009
In late 2007, Activision CEO Robert Kotick, the jolly-looking entrepreneur known as one of the smartest and toughest in the business, approached Vivendi Games, which published World of Warcraft through its subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Kotick made an offer for Blizzard, but Vivendi countered by suggesting that the two companies merge ' with Kotick at the helm. The merger, which was completed in July 2008, created a publicly traded company, Activision Blizzard Inc., that is the most impressive video game business in the world ' running neck-and-neck in revenues with longtime leader Electronic Arts Inc. ' and surpassing it in profits.
The Impact of Technological Developments on the Workplace
January 28, 2009
The first part of this article discussed several different contexts in which changing technology is affecting the workplace and presenting new, and sometimes unique, challenges to Human Resources professionals. The conclusion herein discusses ways to protect a company's assets.
Developments of Note
January 28, 2009
FTC Stops Business That Used the Web To Peddle Cancer 'Cures' <br>More Time Allowed for Comments on Proposed Changes to Ad Guides
NY Judge Rejects Amazon's Claim Against Web Sales Tax Statute
January 28, 2009
A state judge has ruled that Amazon.com did "not come close" to demonstrating the unconstitutionality of a new state tax statute that requires many online retailers to collect state sales tax on purchases by New York residents.