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Copyright As An Online Reputation Management Tool: A Round Hole For A Square Peg

Why is everyone with reputational problems suing for copyright infringement? Because in some cases it has worked, but without intervention, some fear copyright law could turn into a general online equity tool.

Where are You, Congress? Alice v. CLS Bank and “The Case Against Patents”

Stuart Meyer with Fenwick & West LLP calls for Congress to address the judicially-created patent exclusion for laws of nature, natural phenomena and abstract ideas, which some claim hinders innovation.

Microsoft GC Wins Plaudits From Competitors

In a profile of Microsoft general counsel Bradford L. Smith, the New York Times describes a man whose long tenure […]

Securing Trade Secrets In The Digital Age

These are the best of times for stealing trade secrets. “A thumb drive or an email may be all it […]

Trademark Squatters Costing Companies Looking To Expand In China

Individuals in China are registering trademarks for popular foreign brands and holding out for big payoffs –or lengthy legal battles […]

Ethically Breaking Up A Law Firm

McGuireWoods litigator Tom Spahn, a frequent speaker on ethics issues, discusses with legal technologists Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway how […]

Top EU Court Finds Users Viewing Infringing Material Not Liable

In a landmark Internet copyright ruling last month, the Court of Justice of the European Union found that users who […]

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Nominated To California Supreme Court

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, a Mexican-born Stanford University law professor, has been nominated by California Gov. Jerry Brown to serve as associate […]

GC C. Mark Brannum Leaving Magellan Petroleum Corporation

Magellan Petroleum Corporation announced that C. Mark Brannum as resigned as Vice President — General Counsel and Secretary in order […]

LinkedIn Hires Former Yahoo Lawyer Michael Callahan As GC

LinkedIn Corp. has hired Michael Callahan to be its new general counsel. Callahan, who headed Yahoo’s legal department from 2003 […]

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