by dazwick | Feb 24, 2013 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
While Facebook has had some recent success in Europe vis-à-vis its policies – this week winning a challenge in Germany against its “real names” policy – the EU currently has several proposals on the table that have the potential to seriously impact Facebook’s data...
by jeaferg | Feb 20, 2013 | Legal/Tech News
As more of our lives, and more of our work move into the digital realm, a Legal IT Professional’s survey indicates a split in the profession over whether firms should move key technology functions into “the cloud”. The survey’s sample size was fairly small (there were...
by amoleary | Feb 11, 2013 | Cases, Legal/Tech News, Technology
A mere four days after U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker issued a claim construction memorandum and order in the case of Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer Inc., Zimmer Holdings was told to pay $70 million to Stryker Corp. for infringing patents related to a device that removes...
by amalson | Feb 4, 2013 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, MTTLR Journal
The University of Michigan just recently won a lawsuit in which the University was alleged of copyright infringement in its effort to digitize its library contents. On September 12, 2011, the Authors Guild, the Australian Society of Authors, the Union Des Écrivaines...
by liualice | Jan 8, 2013 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Certainly, most of you are familiar with Yelp, a website that provides user reviews on various companies, organizations, etc. I, for one, use this website religiously as a guidance for which restaurants to try out and which to avoid (since I am a student on a tight...
by amalson | Jan 6, 2013 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
In this age of social media and social networking, Twitter has become a resource that continues to grow in importance. While still less than seven years old, Twitter is one of the 10 most popular websites in the world and has over 500 million registered users. Authors...
