Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court announced this week amendments to Rule 299 that will double compensation for an attorney appointed by a court in Illinois to represent an indigent party. Rule 299 was last updated in 2006. The amended Rule raises attorney compensation to $150 per hour, up from its previous minimum of $75 per hour.

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APRIL 22, 2023

” In Federal Court Responding Party Presumed to Bear Subpoena Costs, but Requesting Party Must Avoid Imposition of Undue Burden and Expense A case from the Northern District of Illinois provides a good analysis of when costs responding to subpoenas may be shifted to the party seeking the documents. Cardinal Growth, L.P. ,

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2023

Supreme Court. It would mandate a new “code of conduct” for the highest court and a process for adjudicating violations modeled on the enforcement mechanisms that exist in lower courts. Judges should be mindful that they represent the court at all times and should therefore act with integrity “both on and off the bench.”

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 24, 2023

LinkedIn and Facebook, most notably, have done as much as anyone to shape the law of web scraping. This is true even though the law does not recognize that they have a property interest in it, and even if though expressly disclaim any property rights in that data in their terms of use. It’s user-generated content. LinkedIn Corp.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. A trailblazer in many regards, Justice O’Connor left an indelible legacy on our judicial system: one committed to fairness, equality, and the rule of law over gender or background, and to always seeking consensus, however divisive the issue. In 1981, President Reagan nominated her to the U.S.

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LawSites

MARCH 22, 2022

Since 2015, she has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Equality. legal system as part of the Lawyers in the Classroom program, coached students in city-wide mock trial competitions and served on the teaching faculty of Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop. Champaign, Ill., Reardon Retiring.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. The legislative history also expressed an intent to retain existing case law on vicarious liability of a principal for the acts of its agents, including independent contractors. Supreme Court. July 17, 2023).

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

On 1 July 2021, [1] Federal Law No. 236-FZ on the Internet Activities of Foreign Entities in the Russian Federation (the “Law”) [2] came into force, requiring establishment of local presence, such as a branch, a representative office, or a subsidiary, for foreign Internet companies whose activities are focused on Russian users.

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The Barrister

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The four invasion of privacy torts are well known to lawyers and law students: (1) appropriation; (2) intrusion upon seclusion; (3) public disclosure of private facts; and (4) false light. To some privacy-law scholars, this might seem strange since South Carolina is one of the few states to have a right to privacy in its constitution.[8]

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Dennis Kennedy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For lawyers, it’s essential to be able to explain to clients, courts, and other stakeholders how certain AI-driven decisions or recommendations were reached, ensuring trust and upholding our ethical obligations. Lawyers must combine AI insights with their expertise, understanding of current law, and specifics of the case at hand.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Law firms will likely accelerate their adoption of AI tools based on rising expectations and demands from corporate legal departments to work more efficiently. I often laugh that, you know, law is thought of as not an area to quickly embrace new technology. You know, people are not quite used to it yet, and how to use it.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This statute has been interpreted by the courts to mean that (1) written description and (2) enablement are, “two separate requirements that valid patents must fulfill,” to satisfy the specification of a patent application. [4] 13] As a result, the trajectory of antibody patents in particular “has dramatically shifted.” [14]

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For lawyers, it’s essential to be able to explain to clients, courts, and other stakeholders how certain AI-driven decisions or recommendations were reached, ensuring trust and upholding our ethical obligations. Lawyers must combine AI insights with their expertise, understanding of current law, and specifics of the case at hand.

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Dennis Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Examples from the Legal Industry Because of my work and background in the practice of law and legal education, I wanted to use the legal industry to illustrate some ways that the G-A-L might be used within a defined area of application. You will be able to see similar examples in your own specialty area.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Law firms will likely accelerate their adoption of AI tools based on rising expectations and demands from corporate legal departments to work more efficiently. I often laugh that, you know, law is thought of as not an area to quickly embrace new technology. You know, people are not quite used to it yet, and how to use it.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Examples from the Legal Industry Because of my work and background in the practice of law and legal education, I wanted to use the legal industry to illustrate some ways that the G-A-L might be used within a defined area of application. You will be able to see similar examples in your own specialty area.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 20, 2023

Ochoa’s definitive analysis of the Supreme Court’s Warhol opinion. For nearly 30 years, the framework for judging fair use cases has been remarkably stable, based on Justice Souter’s masterful opinion for a unanimous Court in Campbell v. [Eric’s note: this is the post you’ve been waiting for: Prof. 569 (1994).

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The Barrister

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Third, the court must determine that the individual’s symptoms can be treated effectively with the proposed plan. 11 Downsides Include: Exploiting the System : Some defense law firms actively market the Mental health Diversion program as a way to avoid criminal prosecution. The Sol Blatt, Jr.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 8, 2024

This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. The court said that the trademark owner had been using the trademark since 1985 and registered the trademark in 2006. ” Say what? ” The right answer should be “no one.”

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 23, 2022

In 2006, I introduced a few of my clients to another client of mine who was an entrepreneur and deal promoter. On January 27, 2017, five years from the filing of the complaint and 11 years after my failure to get the conflict waivers signed, I got a 60-day suspension from practicing law in the state of Iowa, effective immediately.

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The Barrister

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

While the average person might immediately think of criminal issues such as murder when the topic of death and the law is mentioned, death and the law interact in a variety of ways. From the civil side such as probate matters dealing with a decedent’s estate to criminal issues such as homicide, the issue of death appears in the law.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Having manufactured the requirement of that the claim must be based on “particular” content to trigger Section 230, the court says none of the claims do that. ” I’d love for the court to explain how blocking users from contacting each other on apps differs from “content moderation.”

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 3, 2025

So long as the Internet is still generating Internet Law, and so long as I have the legal and technical ability to comment on new Internet Law developments, I’ll be blogging about it. The erosion of the rule of law has prompted me to question everything about the scope of my blogging. Will I Still Have the Fighting Spirit?

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 17, 2024

The court holds that Coomer’s defamation allegations survive an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss. The court says Section 230 protects these tweets. Despite these additions, the court treats the tweet as a verbatim quote of the third-party article. Bad : The court didn’t cite any of these cases supporting its conclusion.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 14, 2025

The 281 videos at issue, uploaded in 2006-13, had background music that allegedly infringing the plaintiffs’ copyrights. The district court’s rulings became final in 2021. ” “Plaintiffs contend that they showed that the Vimeo staff had legal acumen as to copyright laws. We disagree.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

My ranking of the top 10 Internet Law developments of 2024. There are supposed to be conflicts-of-interest laws that prevent this, but America has become a post-conflicts kleptocracy). 9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. The court did address substantive jawboning issues in the NRA v.

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