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Proposed Law Aims to Give More Privacy to e-Mail

Victor Li

Several of the largest technology and Internet companies have joined forces with conservative and liberal organizations in a show of solidarity for a proposed amendment to The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA).

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Earn-Out Payments In <i>Rock Band</i> Video Game at Issue in Delaware Case

Jeff Mordock

Attorneys for Viacom International Inc. told the Delaware Supreme Court in oral arguments in July that their client did not breach the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when it failed to renegotiate an agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) to distribute the video game <i>Rock Band</i>, thereby reducing the earn-out payments to shareholders of the game's developer, Harmonix Music Systems Inc., which merged with the Viacom entertainment conglomerate in 2006.

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

Elton John Song "Nikita" Not Substantially Similar to Plaintiff's Composition "Natasha" <br>Use of Faulkner Quote in Woody Allen Film Isn't Copyright Infringement

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Rader's Olive Branch: <i>Ultramercial II</i> Resolves the Judicial Deadlock of <i>CLS Bank</i>

Robert R. Sachs

The Federal Circuit's <i>en banc</i> decision in <i>CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp.</i> was roundly criticized as a "nightmare," further cementing the impression that the court was confused and in conflict over the requirements of patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C '101.

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Federal Healthcare Employer Mandate Delayed: Now What?

Kevin Adler

With a one-year reprieve from the implementation of the employer mandate under the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA), announced by the Obama Administration in early July, franchisees and small franchisors can breathe a sigh of relief.

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Second Circuit Won't Rehear <i>Aereo</i> Case

Mark Hamblett

Aereo, the online service that captures over-the-air broadcasts of copyrighted TV programming and sells them to subscribers for a monthly fee, notched another victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Sanctions

Jonathan Sablone & Robin E. Stewart

The legal industry always seems to be late in keeping up with ever-evolving business technology. The lag has little to do with the business of law, and everything to do with the restrictive ethics rules that govern all aspects of the practice. Like those of us practicing in the '90s, today's practitioners are grappling with the ethical uses of yet another technological advance which is being adopted across the business world: The Cloud.

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Technology-Assisted Review

Bobbi Basile

Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) is clearly a hot topic in eDiscovery circles right now. A quick Google search certainly confirms that premise, and reinforces that organizations are looking for new answers to the most expensive aspect of eDiscovery.

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Alternative Fee Agreements

Kris Satkunas

There have been a spate of reports the last few months on alternative fee agreements, or AFAs as they are also known. Subsequently these have stirred a tremendous amount of conversation in the industry.

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