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Texas Criminal Court Creates E-Mail to File Urgent Pleadings
Responding to sharp criticism for closing the court clerk's office at 5 p.m., preventing a death row inmate's counsel from filing a motion to stay his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has created an e-mail filing system for urgent pleadings in capital and other cases.
Software Development Deals: Parting Can Be Sweet Sorrow
Businesses and other organizations frequently purchase licenses to major pieces of software along with related services, such as customization or other support of the software. But if the software provider retains title to the software, what can the customer continue to do with the software after the business relationship ends? The answer, says attorney Alan J. Haus, is found by understanding the difference between owning a copyright and owning a copy of a work, and examining the contract language.
Pa. Transit Agency Settles Trademark Suit Over Law Firm Website
Attention personal injury firms: it may not be a good idea to use your local transit agency's trademarked information on your website -- as Mednick Mezyk & Kredo of Philadelphia found out. SEPTA has settled its trademark infringement suit against the firm over the use of a SEPTA bus on its website, www.MySeptaLawyer.com, and the firm's phone number, 888-SEPTA-LAW.
Erasing Computer Files Might Create Employee Liability
Disgruntled employees, beware. Erasing files on your workplace computer when you part ways with your employer could expose you to expensive civil liability under an anti-hacker law. In one of very few appellate interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that permanently erasing files from an individual laptop might violate federal law. One attorney predicts the anti-hacking law will be the "RICO of the 21st century."
Convert Software Without Creating Major Problems
Converting from one time, billing and accounting program to another can be a daunting process. For small California firm Kulik, Gottesman, Mouton & Siegel, it meant a two-month review of potential replacement programs -- and then, a complete shift from the initially implemented first-choice program.
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