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Whistleblower Can't Collect on Settlement
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal dismissed Tuesday a corporate whistleblower's claim to a portion of attorney fees stemming from a successful class action suit against Bank of America. The court said a former Bank of America employee was not entitled to recoup what he claimed was his share of approximately $20 million in fees from his lawyer. But the justice's ruling also lambasted both parties for ethical lapses.Online Music Sparks Coast to Coast Ownership Battle
For a Silicon Valley Internet search engine company, a home-court advantage is worth fighting for. The closely watched copyright dispute between MP3Board and the Recording Industry Association of America has attorneys on both sides maneuvering for their desired venues. This case could determine whether linking to a Web site with copyrighted material constitutes copyright infringement.ACLU Chimes In With Brief for Napster
The American Civil Liberties Union entered the dissonant Napster debate when it filed a brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the online song sharing service. The brief does not address copyright infringement, but argues that judge Marilyn Hall Patel's injunction against Napster has a chilling effect on freedom of speech -- and may help to centralize the remarkably decentralized Internet.Is Your Law Library Ready for Disaster?
A law firm library can't support attorneys following a disaster unless it's prepared ahead of time. If you don't already have a library disaster plan in place, drop everything and get to work. You can't prevent disaster but you can be ready for it and recover quickly. Read our step-by-step plan to avert catastrophe.Personalized Webcasting Spawns Copyright Feud
Internet radio stations that allow listeners to crank up the classic rock while tuning out the teeny bop are banging heads with the Recording Industry Association of America. The recording industry alleges so-called Webcasters violate copyrights by allowing listeners to customize Web station play lists. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows Webcasters to play copyrighted music as long as the broadcasts are not interactive.Internet Makes -- and Breaks -- Trademarks
The Internet, once hailed as the fastest way for a company to market its brand, is the fastest way to kill one, too. CMP Media found this out when it coined, publicized and then lost control over the term "Web 2.0," Internet icon Tim O'Reilly's description of the Internet in the post-dot-com era. The swiftness with which the Web 2.0 mark has joined the trademark graveyard containing once-famous brands such as Aspirin is a case study of how the Internet's reach can hurt as well as help trademark owners.Is Your Law Library Ready for Disaster?
A law firm library can't support attorneys following a disaster unless it's prepared ahead of time. If you don't already have a library disaster plan in place, drop everything and get to work. You can't prevent disaster but you can be ready for it and recover quickly. Read our step-by-step plan to avert catastrophe.Trending Stories
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