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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

But that all came crashing down after I reported in 2016 of Bluford’s settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two clients. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. LexisNexis Firm Manager.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

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In the realms of legal technology and innovation, the pandemic had yielded silver linings – greater adoption of technology, more flexible workplaces, hybrid courts – that promised a future in which the legal profession and justice system would better serve those who need them. Do courts fully reopen or not?

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. At the circuit court level, the law of copyright preemption of contracts is a circuit split-plus, with at least two and as many as four differentiating positions on what might constitute preemption. 2d 426, 433 (8th Cir.1993)

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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

LawSites

In the realms of legal technology and innovation, the pandemic had yielded silver linings – greater adoption of technology, more flexible workplaces, hybrid courts – that promised a future in which the legal profession and justice system would better serve those who need them. Do courts fully reopen or not?

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Bias in Algorithms with Professor Robert Koulish

Berkley Technology Law Journal

The risk assessment tool was first introduced in 2009 by the new Obama administration. These are individuals if they have a credible claim for relief from removal, they have every reason to show up in immigration court for their hearings, these are the things that a risk tool, ostensibly measures. It was piloted in 2011–2012.

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512(c) Helps Vimeo Defeat the Record Labels. It Only Took 15 Years–Capitol v. Vimeo

Eric Goldman

Capitol Records (the successor to EMI) sent its first cease-and-desist letter to Vimeo in 2008 and sued Vimeo for copyright infringement in 2009. Yes, this is a 15-year-old lawsuit.[FN] FN] [FN: This lawsuit is almost old enough to drive a car. The district court’s rulings became final in 2021.