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Patent Suit Uses Lycos Search to Target Alleged Infringers
Although Lycos' claims to search engine supremacy are in the past, a group of investors believe a couple of internet search-related patents the company owned could be very valuable. Lycos sold the patents to a company called I/P Engine, which is now asserting them in an infringement suit targeting Google, AOL, IAC Search & Media, Gannett, and Target.
Cloud Computing Brings New Legal Challenges
Given the explosive growth of cloud computing, it should be no surprise that it presents numerous legal issues, says Rivkin Radler partner Shari Claire Lewis. Business duties to protect confidential data do not end with data transfers to third-party vendors.
Is the Apple iPad Mini Ready for Business?
At a quick glance, the smaller version of Apple's now-iconic tablet, iPad Mini, hardly looks like a business tool, says writer Alan Cohen, but first impressions can be misleading.
The Role of the Internet in the Conduct of Litigation
Courts point to the growing societal dependence on the Internet as a reason to permit Internet-enabled applications that support remote participation in trial proceedings.Microsoft 'Eats Its Own Dog Food' for Its Document Management System
Microsoft's Legal and Corporate Affairs department was stymied over how to automatically add e-mails and documents into a document management system so the content could be shared among the company's attorneys and practice groups. A key early decision was the pledge that LCA would "eat its own dog food," technology jargon for using Microsoft's own software to build the program.
Ninth Circuit Narrows Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
An en banc panel construed the CFAA narrowly in a 9-2 ruling, saying the anti-hacking law is not a tool to criminalize anyone who violates employer computer policies or a website's terms of service.
Lawyers Cry Foul as Avvo Downgrades Ratings
Changes in ratings by online lawyer directory Avvo at the start of the year have rankled attorneys whose numbers fell. About 3 percent of New Jersey's roughly 36,000 practicing attorneys were affected, with an average change of .38 points, or 3.8 percent, according to Avvo's CEO.Trending Stories
- 1'It's Not Going to Be Pretty': PayPal, Capital One Face Novel Class Actions Over 'Poaching' Commissions Owed Influencers
- 211th Circuit Rejects Trump's Emergency Request as DOJ Prepares to Release Special Counsel's Final Report
- 3Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to ACA Task Force
- 4'Tragedy of Unspeakable Proportions:' Could Edison, DWP, Face Lawsuits Over LA Wildfires?
- 5Meta Pulls Plug on DEI Programs
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