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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

In so holding, however, the Court declined to resolve the logically antecedent question of whether the discovery rule applies to the three-year copyright statute of limitations, finding “that issue is not properly presented here, because Warner Chappell never challenged the Eleventh Circuit’s use of the discovery rule below.”

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No, You Don’t Have to Read Everything

Joshua Gilliland

I have met lawyers who have a crazy idea: They HAVE to read EVERY email, document, Excel file, video, and every other bit of ESI produced in discovery. Lawyers have a duty of competency to their client, and candor to the court, to look at what is relevant to their case and responsive to discovery requests. Judge James P.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

Two top-line takeaways you might get from this post: A two-click formation process avoids the risk of judges moving the goalposts about formation, and If you are amending your TOS, have an airtight plan for building a credible evidentiary record. And I guess pink is overly distracting to this judge? HELLO UETA and E-SIGN.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

Judge Robert Sweet granted the Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions. The City further argued that since the Plaintiff’s had overly broad discovery requests, they should not be sanctioned for failing to preserve relevant ESI. Moreover, the fact relevant emails were found, demonstrated that relevant emails were also deleted. Stinson, at *19.

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Time to Vote! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2023

LawSites

In past years, the judges narrowed the ballot to 25 semifinalists. This year, out of the 55 applications we received, the judges felt that so many deserved the opportunity to compete that we eliminated only 15 and we are putting the rest out for your votes. For decades, discovery has been a manual and tedious task.

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A South Carolina Legal Technology Case is Likely Headed to the Supreme Court – Why You Should Care

Law Technology Today

Public access to court data through automated collection of online court records is a fundamental First Amendment right and it is critical to meaningful access to the United States legal system. District Court Judge Henry E. The recent ruling in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. While the developments in NAACP v.

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What Is a Law Clerk?

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A law clerk is a legal professional who supports attorneys, judges, or legal departments by conducting legal research, analyzing cases, and preparing legal documents. A court clerk generally engages in specialized legal tasks, such as assisting judges in managing court proceedings, maintaining records, and handling legal documents.