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A 'Digital Wind' Blows No Good for MP3 Users
Beware of sharing music files on the Internet. Dartmouth College professor Eric Johnson warns peer-to-peer users that sharing music files may result in sharing other information saved to your hard drive like bank statements, credit reports and tax returns.
Are Meet-and-Confer Efforts Doing More Harm Than Good?
Two recent surveys suggest that meet-and-confers may lead to a delay and an increase in e-discovery disputes between parties, observe attorneys H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal.
Take the Lead to Control E-Discovery Costs
With e-discovery, says attorney Leonard Deutchman, it's important to "know everything" when it comes to pricing, preservation, and collection -- that is how you prevail.
Court Mulls Confidentiality of Employees' Attorney-Client Communications at Work
In a case that will directly impact how people in New Jersey communicate with their lawyers while at work, the state Supreme Court is considering whether e-mails sent through an employer's system — but via the employee's personal, Web-based, password-protected account — are protected by the attorney-client privilege.
Tech Circuit: E-Discovery in Santa Monica and Phoenix
The Electronic Discovery Institute's Leadership Summit kicks off in California and Michael Arkfeld solicits articles for March program at Arizona State University.
E-Mail Analytics Eases Burden of Discovery
Given that e-mail is often where key evidence is found, it makes sense to target it. Enter e-mail analytics, which refers to creating a visual rather than text-based breakdown of e-mail. Applying e-mail analytics to e-discovery saves time and effort -- which translates to money.
Lawyer in High Court Gene Patent Case Grabs Headlines
Advances in genetic science collided with entrenched ideas about nature and unsettled questions in patent law in recent Supreme Court cases, all brought by the same person: 38-year-old IP lawyer (and newly litigious investor) Daniel Ravicher of the Public Patent Foundation.Future of the Legal Profession: Adapting to Change
From Blackberry to Facebook to iPad to cloud computing, technology is propelling our profession forward and forcing us to re-think how we train lawyers and structure our business models. New York State Bar President Stephen P. Younger created a task force to respond to these new challenges and to lay out a roadmap for the future.Trending Stories
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