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More Than OneNote: Will Microsoft Break Into EDD?
Microsoft is not currently offering products specifically designed for e-discovery processes, but it's just a matter of time before it does, says Laura DiDio, research fellow at industry analyst firm The Yankee Group.
The burgeoning e-discovery market, which some industry watchers expect to approach $3 billion by 2007, could hardly have escaped the Redmond, Wash., software giant's radar, DiDio says.
“Like everyone else, Microsoft is searching for the next big thing,” DiDio told American Lawyer Media ' which publishes e-Discovery Law & Strategy ' late last year. “Part of their current strategy is to target specific verticals – health care and life sciences, for example. EDD [electronic data discovery] provides them with a clear and compelling differentiator in the market for legal services. You're not going to have that type of functionality in the Linux and open-source market at this point, and probably not for the next 2 years. There is a huge opportunity for growth in this market over the next 24 months, and it's a market they're serious about.”
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?