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The Basics On Bitcoin For Corporate Counsel

June 2, 2015

There are currently millions of bitcoin “wallets,” and the IRS has declared that bitcoin transactions are subject to tax, with bitcoins being treated as property.

When Is A Website A “Public Accommodation”?

June 1, 2015

A recent settlement between the Department of Justice and a major distributor of MOOCs (“massive open online courses”) sheds some […]

Feds Want Biker Gang's Trademark Back

May 28, 2015

A case soon to be argued in a Los Angeles courtroom pits The Mongols Nation against the federal government. The […]

Coming Soon: Self-Regulatory Industry Privacy Rules

May 27, 2015

The privacy and transparency rules developed by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) go into effect on September 1. They will […]

DOJ: No Need To “Boil The Ocean” To Get Cooperation Credit

May 27, 2015

Internal investigations, in order to receive cooperation credit from the Department of Justice, can be “appropriately tailored to the facts […]

Google Loses Key Privacy Case In UK

May 26, 2015

A judgment against Google by the English Court of Appeal “has confirmed that English law recognizes an action for the […]

How Much Will A Data Breach Cost?

May 22, 2015

A recent study analyzes the costs of data breach remediation in a sample of 61 U.S. companies. The numbers are…

SCOTUS: Employers Lax On 401K Fees Can Be Sued

May 19, 2015

The Supreme Court has ruled that employers have a continuing duty to monitor fees being charged for products in employees’ […]

What Is ESI, And How Do You “Govern” It?

May 18, 2015

Understanding two basic terms and how their meaning has evolved is the first step in confronting what has become the most difficult…

For Shareholders, CEO Pay Is A Big Yawn

May 18, 2015

In the five years since the Dodd-Frank law mandated say-on-pay shareholder votes, average CEO pay has risen by an average […]

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