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Biometric Privacy: A Year In Review (2021) and The Year Ahead (2022) Image

Biometric Privacy: A Year In Review (2021) and The Year Ahead (2022)

Lauren Caisman and Christian Auty

The year started with Portland, Oregon's ban on the use of facial recognition technology by private entities in places of "public" accommodation. It concluded with the rendering of important appellate decisions on the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In the middle, was the continued flurry of litigation, class action settlements, and legislative activity.

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Cybersecurity and Legal Tech In 2022: Predictions from the Field Image

Cybersecurity and Legal Tech In 2022: Predictions from the Field

Zach Warren

It's still a dangerous cyber world as we enter 2022, but one that today's attorneys and legal technologists are prepared to tackle. Here's what they predict for cybersecurity, remote work, privacy and e-discovery in the new year.

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Miramax's NFT Suit Over Pulp Fiction Image

Miramax's NFT Suit Over Pulp Fiction

Scott Graham

The Miramax film and tv studio, and its lawyers at Proskauer Rose, shook up both the IP and blockchain communities recently when Miramax sued to block film director Quentin Tarantino from selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of memorabilia from his 1994 blockbuster movie Pulp Fiction.

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Cybersecurity and Corporate Privacy Enforcement Is Focus of Feds Image

Cybersecurity and Corporate Privacy Enforcement Is Focus of Feds

David Saunders & Julian L. André

It started as a hushed rumor in the beltway, then became a known fact by those going to join the administration. And now we all know: The Biden administration has brought with it a renewed focus on data privacy and cybersecurity.

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'Never Trust, Always Verify': Zero Trust Security Image

'Never Trust, Always Verify': Zero Trust Security

Rebecca L. Warren

Recognizing the ever-increasing cyber threats to businesses, government entities, and individuals, the White House announced that Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must migrate toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Architecture by September 2024. Under Zero Trust, trust is the ultimate vulnerability of any system and, therefore, trust has to be eliminated from a business' cybersecurity approach.

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Potential Criminal and Civil Penalties of Digital Asset Exchanges Image

Potential Criminal and Civil Penalties of Digital Asset Exchanges

Nola B. Heller & Samson Enzer

This article discusses the potential criminal and civil penalties that companies can face if their employees engage in insider trading in digital assets, and suggests several measures that exchanges can take to reduce their exposure from such risks.

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Ninth Circuit Finally Resolves Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Royalties Issue Image

Ninth Circuit Finally Resolves Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Royalties Issue

Robert W. Clarida & Robert J. Bernstein

The Ninth Circuit ruling in Flo & Eddie may turn out to be last stop on the long and winding road the owners of pre-1972 recordings have traveled in their efforts to obtain compensation for public performances through platforms like Sirius.

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NFTs and Virtual Patent Marking Image

NFTs and Virtual Patent Marking

Willem Klein

Patent marking is an important step in the patent lifecycle as it is generally required to seek damages from infringers prior to the date the suit is filed. While virtual marking has somewhat reduced the overhead of marking, it suffers from the same problems all Internet-based evidence runs into in court: websites are ephemeral and have intermittent accessibility, as well as poor public logging of when information existed where, and for how long. NFTs on a digital blockchain could potentially overcome these hurdles, while still providing the benefits of virtual marking via websites.

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Legal Ops Tech: Tips for Success with Cloud-based Practice Management In 2022 Image

Legal Ops Tech: Tips for Success with Cloud-based Practice Management In 2022

Tomas Suros

While functionality and features are important, there are a number of additional considerations when evaluating a practice management solution. Will your platform provider serve as a partner that will offer expert guidance and be invested in your ongoing success?

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Digital Marketing Surged During the Pandemic, But Are Law Firms Managing Content Effectively? Image

Digital Marketing Surged During the Pandemic, But Are Law Firms Managing Content Effectively?

Patrick Smith

When 2020, and its accompanying pandemic, ushered in a resurgence in legal digital marketing and social media use, it was expected given the circumstances. But not all firms are managing that content effectively.

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