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Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets CFAA to Avoid Criminalizing 'Commonplace Computer Activity' Image

Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets CFAA to Avoid Criminalizing 'Commonplace Computer Activity'

Patricia Kim & Maren Messing

The Court held that only those who obtain information from particular areas of the computer which they are not authorized to access can be said to "exceed authorization."

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3d Circuit Hears Case on Interaction of Publicity Rights and the CDA Image

3d Circuit Hears Case on Interaction of Publicity Rights and the CDA

P.J. D'Annunzio

Likening his client's claim to that of an athlete with a monetizable image, an attorney representing TV reporter Karen Hepp, who is suing social media websites over misuse of her likeness, recently argued to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that the case should fit a narrow exception to a federal law that bars suits against online content providers.

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW: Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders Image

LEADERSHIP IN LAW: Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders

Marcie Borgal Shunk

To achieve the goal of accomplishing the seemingly insurmountable task of preparing leaders to shepherd firms in the post-pandemic world demands an approach similar to what enabled society to create the COVID vaccine in record time: a unique set of circumstances, dedicated focus and sufficient resources.

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Upping Your New Business Game with AI Image

Upping Your New Business Game with AI

Ray Meiring

With demand for technology innovation and efficiency at an all-time high, we can look to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to help streamline and automate proposal and RFP management, and bridge the gap between increases in RFP requests and lower win rates.

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Process Automation: Increase Competitiveness By Going Paperless Image

Process Automation: Increase Competitiveness By Going Paperless

Adam Levithan & Laura Whitman

This last year has brought an ever-increasing pressure to be competitive and retain the margin that pays salaries and powers growth. One outlet to maintain and increase competitiveness is the reduction of paper processes and increasing the use of technology.

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NY Privacy Act Stalls, Would Escalate Protections Above Other State & International Regulations Image

NY Privacy Act Stalls, Would Escalate Protections Above Other State & International Regulations

F. Paul Greene

The failure of NYPA to pass is not exceptionally noteworthy. What is noteworthy, however, is that it marks an escalation of data privacy protections and restrictions not seen in other major regulatory regimes, whether in the United States or abroad. And since most believe its failure to pass was due more to the end-of-session rush than its contents, don't be surprised if it pops up again in January 2022.

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MARKETING TECH: Upping Your New Business Game with AI Image

MARKETING TECH: Upping Your New Business Game with AI

Ray Meiring

With demand for technology innovation and efficiency at an all-time high, we can look to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to help streamline and automate proposal and RFP management, and bridge the gap between increases in RFP requests and lower win rates.

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Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders Image

Rapid Innovation Is Scary, But Necessary for Law Firm Leaders

Marcie Borgal Shunk

To achieve the seemingly insurmountable task of preparing leaders to shepherd firms in the post-pandemic world demands an approach similar to what enabled society to create the COVID vaccine in record time: a unique set of circumstances, dedicated focus and sufficient resources.

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Managing and Preserving Zoom Data Image

Managing and Preserving Zoom Data

Scott McVeigh

With business conversations extending across video, audio, transcripts and chat, it will not be long before we see Zoom data appearing as evidence in court. Legal teams and CIOs need to think about how to preserve Zoom data proactively for litigation case assessments, discovery, and holds, as well as investigations and regulatory actions.

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National Security Implications of the Colonial Pipeline Hack Image

National Security Implications of the Colonial Pipeline Hack

Emil Sayegh

It is difficult to think of a comparable cyber event to the one that effectively shut down the fuel pipeline that feeds over a third of the United States. We are in the midst of a national cyber crisis, and while we may have a blueprint for the resolution of these other crises, things must urgently change on the cybersecurity front.

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