By Heather J. Hubbard on Posted in TechnologyThe costs of e-discovery continue to rise as companies and individuals compile more and more data in this past-faced digital world. Every case, small and large, can benefit from an e-discovery lifecycle plan. Although each case must be analyzed separately and there is not a one-size-fits-all approach that will make sense for every matter, at … Continue Reading
By Justin F. McNaughton on Posted in CopyrightCreators of copyrightable works (and their lawyers) tend to think of the transfer of Copyright as a solemn and formal event. This is partly due to custom and partly to the requirement in 17 U.S.C. 204, which states that “A transfer of copyright ownership, other than by operation of law, is not valid unless an … Continue Reading
By Amy M. Roland on Posted in PrivacyThe Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements recently proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as part of the Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs to expand the use of Electronic Health Record (“EHRs”) maintain the same core and menu structure as the Stage 1 criteria. The proposed rule, however, gives providers an additional … Continue Reading
By Robb S. Harvey on Posted in Copyright,PatentPatent lawyers are in the crosshairs of some scientific journal publishers for alleged copyright infringement. In recently filed lawsuits, publisher John Wiley & Sons and the American Institute of Physicists claimed that lawyers and their Chicago-and Minneapolis-based law firms had wrongfully copied journal articles. The plaintiffs made good on their threats to pursue lawyers who … Continue Reading
By Heather J. Hubbard on Posted in CopyrightOn Friday, February 24, Shepard Fairey pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge of criminal contempt for destroying and altering documents in his civil lawsuit against The Associated Press. Fairey filed a declaratory action against the AP in 2009, seeking an order declaring that he did not infringe the AP’s copyright in a photograph of Barack … Continue Reading
