March 2024

  1. Uncategorized

    Can the Fifth Amendment protect you from having to turn over your personal email account if you’re fired?

      Can the Fifth Amendment protect you from having to turn over your personal laptop and email account when you are fired? Maybe not. In . . .

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  2. CopyrightDMCA

    Game developer prevails in action over bogus DMCA takedown notices

    Defendant posted some videos on YouTube about the game Destiny 2. The videos stayed online for eight years with no issues until Bungie, the game's . . .

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  3. Artificial IntelligenceEthics

    Lawyers and AI: Key takeaways from being on a panel at a legal ethics conference

    Earlier today I was on a panel at Hinshaw & Culbertson's LMRM Conference in Chicago. This was the 23rd annual LMRM Conference, and the event . . .

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  4. Computer CrimeTrade Secrets

    Fifth Amendment did not save former employee from having to turn over his Gmail account

    Plaintiff biotech company sued a former employee for allegedly emailing proprietary information to his personal Gmail account and discussing employment with competitors. Plaintiff’s investigations revealed . . .

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  5. Privacy

    Website operator not liable under Wiretap Act for allowing Meta to intercept visitor communications

    Plaintiffs asserted that defendant healthcare organization inadequately protected the personal and health information of visitors to defendant’s website. In particular, plaintiffs alleged that unauthorized third . . .

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  6. Artificial Intelligence

    VIDEO: Elon Musk / OpenAI lawsuit – What’s it all about?

      So Elon Musk has sued OpenAI. What's this all about? The lawsuit centers on the breach of a founding agreement and OpenAI's shift from . . .

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  7. Computer Crime

    Stealing data: Ninth Circuit examines whether cellular data can be subject to a conversion claim

    Plaintiffs sued Google alleging Google improperly used plaintiffs’ cellular data without consent, constituting conversion under California law. The lower court dismissed the case for failure . . .

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  8. Uncategorized

    Musk v. Altman Complaint

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