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UMG v. Grande Communications: Another Victory for the Music Industry in Its Battle to Hold ISPs Liable for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Image

UMG v. Grande Communications: Another Victory for the Music Industry in Its Battle to Hold ISPs Liable for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

J. Alexander Lawrence

Since the advent of the Internet, the music industry has been in a pitched battle to combat online piracy. Initially, the industry focused on shutting down services that offered peer-to-peer or other similar platforms, such as Napster, Aimster and Grokster. For a time, the industry also focused on filing claims against individual infringers to dissuade others from engaging similar conduct. In recent years, the industry seems to have shifted focus toward Internet Service Providers.

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Marketing Tech: Why Should Marketers Care About the Blockchain? Image

Marketing Tech: Why Should Marketers Care About the Blockchain?

Deborah Dobson

Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in our lives, personally and professionally. One of the emerging technologies that has caught my eye is blockchain.

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When Alice Leaves Software in Wonderland: Review the Terms of Use Image

When Alice Leaves Software in Wonderland: Review the Terms of Use

Veronica Mullally Munoz 

That least-read contract — the Terms of Use — can be an effective (albeit the last) weapon in the arsenal of a company trying to protect unpatented software technology while providing on-line services.

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2019 Trends Overview: Compliance, Privacy and Security Family Tree Image

2019 Trends Overview: Compliance, Privacy and Security Family Tree

Mark Sangster

In 2019, regulations and laws will continue to define how businesses collect and use consumer data, and their obligations to protect this data from misuse, theft or exposure to unauthorized parties.

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Causation and Harm In Data Breach Litigation Image

Causation and Harm In Data Breach Litigation

Brian Ellman & Jee-Yeon Lehmann

Demonstrating that a data breach has resulted in an injury-in-fact can be difficult, because it is not always clear what has happened or will happen with the stolen data.

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Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records Image

Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records

Jeff Cox

This article discusses the importance of securing a safe harbor for court records through reviewing an illustrative example of how a European Union (EU) citizen was able to force U.S. legal technology companies to remove and alter court records using GDPR.

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Legal Operations Chiefs Say Managing Technology and Cutting Costs Are Main Priorities, Not Blockchain or AI Image

Legal Operations Chiefs Say Managing Technology and Cutting Costs Are Main Priorities, Not Blockchain or AI

Sue Reisinger

In-house legal operations chiefs see their main priorities as managing legal technology and cost-cutting, primarily on outside counsel spending. Blockchain remains a confusing concept to them, while artificial intelligence is the hottest topic of conversation.

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'Dark Overlord' Hack Shows Mounting Cyber Risks for Law Firms Image

'Dark Overlord' Hack Shows Mounting Cyber Risks for Law Firms

Dan Packel

<b><i>The Hacker Group Wants Ransom Payments from Dozens of Firms Involved In the Sept. 11 Litigation, and Experts Warn That More Attacks Are Coming</b></i><p>Leaders of those law firms are all likely scratching their heads about how to handle a recent announcement from a nebulous hacker entity calling itself the “Dark Overlord,” which claims to be in possession of 18,000 legal and insurance documents pertaining to the court fight.

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Digital Dive: How to Create (at least) Nine Pieces of Content in One Hour Image

Digital Dive: How to Create (at least) Nine Pieces of Content in One Hour

Spencer X. Smith

In just one hour, would it be valuable to have at least nine pieces of content that your lawyer clients may use on your website and on social media?

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Sticking a Hand in the Internet Cookie Jar Image

Sticking a Hand in the Internet Cookie Jar

Jeffrey Higel, Michael Bahar & Mike Nelson

As convenient, useful and cool mobile technology and interconnected devices are, they come with risks that remain largely unseen or, worse, ignored. Some…

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