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July/August 2007
This monthly digest on litigating in an electronic age is brought to you compliments of TGL Media, a provider of hyperlinked briefs and other litigation support. For more information on TGL Media, please click on the links above.
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A Library of Resources for using hyperlinked briefs
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Don't Let Your E-Evidence Get Trashed |
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Link: Law.com
During discovery, you assemble e-mails with all sorts of juicy facts, computer records from which you can easily compute damages, and copies of Web pages from various sites that support your theory of the case. Your work is done; you are ready for trial. This is, until the judge tells you that electronically-stored evidence just isn't all it's cracked up to be. Learn how to lay the foundation for your evidence before discovery closes.
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Beware the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Cyberspace |
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Link: Law.com
The explosive growth of the Internet allows people to instantaneously access information about their legal rights from Web sites created by both lawyers and non-lawyers. As a result, lawyers who post information on their websites or participate in computer lists may find themselves ethically obligated to people whom they never knew were their clients.
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Recording, movie industries lobby for permission to deceive |
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Link: Reclaim the Media
Hollywood wants to be exempt from a bill that would prevent investigators from making false statements in order to get information from the person they are interviewing. A long-time (and controversial) practice of undercover police work, the technique now has become part of Hollywood's anti-piracy efforts, and privacy advocates are alarmed.
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The Risk of Ignoring E-Discovery Obligations |
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Link: News.com
A recent survey of IT professionals revealed that more than half do not believe they could meet the requirements of the federal rules governing e-discovery, and more than a one in four of them were not even aware of those obligations. Judges are imposing steep sanctions for violations of the rules, so lawyers need to make sure their clients are following several basic rules for electronially-stored information.
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Congress takes new stab at patent system overhaul |
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Link: News.com
Politicians from both parties of the U.S. Congress unveil a new proposal designed to make the most sweeping changes to the nation's patent system in decades.
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Stanford Law School Professor wins right to sell her legal expertise/practice law online through LawBot™ avatar |
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Link: The Spoof
A Stanford Law professor has developed a highly-evolved chatbot capable of conversing with clients, researching the law, formulating legal strategy, and filing legal briefs, all for $5 an hour. When linked to appropriate output devices, the chatbot could even argue a case in court on behalf of clients.
The professor recognizes that her avatar has its limits, however. "Most of what lawyers do also involves making deals and manipulating their previously-assembled network of connections from law school, previous places of employment, and on-going socializing in the legal community. LawBot can't do either of those things .... yet."
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