LEGAL
Ninth Circuit DMCA Safe Harbor Ruling Echoes Viacom v. YouTube
Since the inception of the Internet, copyright holders and service providers have been at odds over the issue of liability for infringement by a website's users.
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Compliance programs for supply chain partners
An issue that is coming up more frequently for companies in the context of their vendor relationships is whether or not they, as the purchaser, should insist that their vendors and other parties involved in the supply chain process be subject to specified elements of the purchaser's own compliance rules and procedures.
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Cyber-insurance: An important tool to protect information technology investments
Many businesses now routinely make substantial investments in information
technology, data aggregation, and online activities, yet they often fail to protect the
value of that investment. An important tool that can be used effectively to maximize the
value of those investments is cyber-insurance.
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Reviewing employee handbooks checklist
This jurisdiction-neutral checklist highlights items to consider when reviewing employee handbooks for private, nonunionized employers, including at-will and other disclaimers
and necessary provisions.
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In-house counsel salaries: What can you expect in the first three years?
We recently compared entry-level salaries between in-house counsel and traditional practitioners. Based on those numbers, going corporate looked like a good bet. Today, we're moving on to in-house counsel salaries during the first three years of practice.
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States v. startups: When laws and innovation clash, who's to blame?
Square is a pretty nifty product. It's a simple quarter-sized device that plugs into your iPhone or other smartphone and allows you to swipe a credit card for payment. Uber is another nifty product. It's a smartphone app that uses your GPS to hail the nearest cab or car service. What do they have in common? Headaches over state laws.
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