The federal government's place in the legal tech industry is not solely composed of defining the role technology plays in today's courts. Government agencies, after all, are some of the largest clients for legal technology companies, alongside corporate legal departments and law firms. And like others, government clients are turning to technology for its efficiency and cost-savings benefits.

The Library of Congress' Copyright Royalty Board, a panel of three judges who set copyright royalty rates and settle related disputes, for example, recently announced the launch of an electronic filing and case management system in an effort to streamline its manual and cumbersome case management processes.

Named eCRB (electronic Copyright Royalty Board), the system was developed by NIC Inc., a technology provider that designs digital solutions for federal, state and local governments. Like other government e-filing solutions, eCRB looks to automate uploading case documents via a dedicated website and enable tracking of case progress in real-time.