Samuel Lewis

June 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

When it came to practical application closer to home—using generative AI in connection with the practice of law—I was cautious.

By Samuel Lewis

6 minute read

March 24, 2020 | Daily Business Review

A requirement to function away from the office can be a new and even somewhat unsettling for a significant number of professionals. Here are suggestions for making remote work a more productive and positive experience.

By Samuel Lewis

6 minute read

March 16, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Perhaps the thing I love most about intellectual property law is that it deals with the intellectual pursuits that make life worth living: music, art, literature, technology and science.

By Samuel Lewis

5 minute read

March 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

After years of protracted litigation, including two jury trials and two appeals, Google and Oracle are now destined for yet another trial arising from Google's alleged unauthorized use of 37 of Oracle's Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in the Android smartphone operating system.

By Samuel Lewis

5 minute read

February 23, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A magistrate's order requiring Apple to help federal investigators access an iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooters raises Fourth Amendment questions, writes attorney Samuel Lewis.

By Commentary by Samuel Lewis

5 minute read

August 11, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Given the amount of data the average person generates and stores on a daily basis, the days of lawyers ignoring issues relating to electronically stored information, or ESI, are firmly in the past.

By Samuel Lewis

5 minute read

May 09, 2012 | Daily Business Review

When using Pinterest, the user agrees that she will pay for Pinterest's legal representation if there is a lawsuit over copyrightable content.

By Samuel Lewis

5 minute read

March 22, 2004 | National Law Journal

Like an invader from outer space, spam email has infiltrated deeper and deeper into business and home computers. While Congress gamely stepped forward to put a stop to it with the Can Spam Act, its attempt may have backfired. Perhaps it's time to can the Can Spam Act.

By Samuel LewisSpecial to The National Law Journal

4 minute read

May 10, 2004 | National Law Journal

Cyberlaw: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled last Sepember that pop-up advertising, although annoying, is not illegal. But the ruling runs contrary to other court decisions on this issue.

By Samuel Lewis

5 minute read

July 06, 2005 | Legaltech News

More often than not, a security breach is not the result of hacking but of poor security practices -- or no security at all. The key to eliminating or minimizing security risks begins with addressing the issues. It doesn't really matter which issue you confront first, be it physical security, wireless security or software security. The key is that you've started by addressing at least one problem. Once that's resolved, you can move on to the next.

By Samuel Lewis

7 minute read