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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i>White House Offers Incentives for Cybersecurity Program Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i>White House Offers Incentives for Cybersecurity Program

Andrew Ramonas

President Barack Obama's administration has drafted a potential recipe for sweetening its voluntary corporate cybersecurity program. The program is under development at the White House and is aimed at utility companies and other businesses that are key to U.S. infrastructure.

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Accidental Access, 'Catfishing' and Unsecured Wi-Fi Image

Accidental Access, 'Catfishing' and Unsecured Wi-Fi

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

This article discusses several contemporary privacy issues, including: whether accidental access to another's e-mail account constitutes unauthorized computer access; whether the use of a fictitious online identity can lead to civil liability; and whether the account holder of an unsecured home Wi-Fi network can be found liable for infringing activities by third parties using the network.

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e-Mail Signature Ruled Valid To Enforce Settlement

Joel Stashenko

Signing an e-mail attesting to the substance of a negotiated agreement with the typed name of the sender constitutes a binding and enforceable stipulation of the settlement under CPLR 2104, a New York state appeals panel ruled.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Court Approves Facebook Class Settlement, Shaves Attorney Fees Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Court Approves Facebook Class Settlement, Shaves Attorney Fees

Chelsea Allison

In a long-awaited conclusion to Facebook's "Sponsored Stories" class action saga, a federal judge gave final approval to a $20 million settlement on August 26 but took an axe to the $7.5 million in fees requested by plaintiffs attorneys.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Sirius XM Sued Over Pre-1972 Royalties Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Sirius XM Sued Over Pre-1972 Royalties

Zoe Tillman

Music copyright lawyers: Don't touch that dial. Nonprofit SoundExchange Inc., which collects and distributes digital performance royalties and distributes them to artists and copyright owners, filed a lawsuit on Aug. 26 accusing Sirius XM Radio Inc. of underpaying.

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Attorney Uses Copyright To Attack Unflattering Web Post

Sheri Qualters

Federal law grants website operators immunity from defamation claims for third-party posts, so Boston lawyer Richard Goren used copyright law to go after a site's parent company over a negative posting.

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Best Practices for Formatting Word Documents

Roberta Gelb

Most law firms will say that their users "know" Word. The reality is that most of the documents we have seen could be improved dramatically. Unless you lift the veil and look beyond the printed document, you won't know that you have a "bad" document.

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Marketplace Fairness Act May Help Clear Muddy Tax Waters Image

Marketplace Fairness Act May Help Clear Muddy Tax Waters

Wayne Berkowitz

With my mom probably one of a handful of people who haven't made an Internet purchase, I think it is fair to say that we have all seen certain online retailers almost bragging that there is no sales tax on merchandise ordered from their e-store. The first question this raises is whether the "qualifying order" language refers to the shipping, the sales tax or both.

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How Royalties Are Determined for New Material Written for Public Domain Music Compositions Image

How Royalties Are Determined for New Material Written for Public Domain Music Compositions

Jeff Brabec & Todd Brabec

Not as much public domain material is recorded in comparison with original material, but if such a song becomes a hit or is on a successful album, the public performance royalties can be substantial provided the writer/arranger (who is many times the recording artist or record producer) holds the copyright in his or her version and registered it with the performance right society (PRO) with which the writer is affiliated.

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Willfulness and Liability, Separate But Equal? Image

Willfulness and Liability, Separate But Equal?

Angie M. Hankins & Vivian Luo

This article summarizes <i>Bosch</i> and highlights the practical implications of the Federal Circuit's decision.

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