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Justices to Weigh Key Copyright Case
The most important copyright challenge in decades will unfold in the U.S. Supreme Court next week with potentially enormous damages and the future of Internet innovation at stake. The entertainment industry is asking the justices to find Grokster and StreamCast -- makers and distributors of peer-to-peer software -- liable for "mind-boggling" infringement by their users. A cross-section of the tech industry, consumer groups, the Bush administration and academics have filed over 50 friend-of-the-court briefs.
TREC 2012 Legal Track Canceled
The U.S. government's Text Retrieval Conference is skipping its planned 2012 project, and software company Recommind has been asked not to participate.
'I, Steve': Musings From the Core of Apple
After the encomiums following Steve Jobs' announcement on Aug. 24 that he was stepping down as CEO of Apple come the biographies. The eagerly anticipated "Steve Jobs" (formerly "iSteve the Book of Jobs"), Walter Isaacson's authorized biography, has moved up its release date from March 2012 to Nov. 21, 2011. The new "iSteve," or rather "I,Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words," is a compilation of quotes releasing on the very same day. Agate Publishing offers "I,Steve" as a companion piece ... [MORE]
Federal Circuit: Business Method Patent for Software Invalid
In a closely watched business method patentability case following the Supreme Court's Bilski decision, the Federal Circuit found broad software patent claims invalid because they attempted to capture "unpatentable mental processes." Two patent claims in dispute were invalid "for failure to recite patent-eligible subject matter."
Cutting Trial War Rooms Down to Size
When it comes to out-of-town trial support, large law firms can dedicate staff or hire an outside consulting firm. But that's not always the case for small firms. Consultant Brett Burney details how small firms can set up a big trial war room on a budget.
Law Librarians: An Untapped Resource for BI
As competition for legal services increases, the need for competitive business information has swelled. Whether firms need financial information on a potential client or seek to monitor a particular industry, law librarians are ideally situated to deliver necessary business intelligence.
Snapshot: Richard Gary, Principal, Gary Advisors
Richard Gary runs a consultancy that helps law firms with many aspects of growth planning, from partner compensation to major acquisitions. Naturally, technology choices inform practically everything law firms do these days. Find out which products -- both personal and professional -- keep Gary going.Trending Stories
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