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• Intellectual Property In The Online World: An Ongoing Digital Dilemma ( June 2005 )
  

  From the very first moment when a record company learned that a song could be shared through an online file sharing service for free, or a photographer discovered that his/her photo was being distributed as a high-resolution graphic without a license or an author saw proprietary content posted on a web site without permission, the battle between content providers and technology providers has been raging.

• Northern District Court of California Finds DVD Copying Violates the DMCA ( May 2004 )
  

  The advent of new technologies to produce, distribute and, most importantly, control copyrightable material has created a paradigm shift in copyright law. The passage of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act reflected this change by replacing the focus of analysis onto the act of circumvention of anti-piracy measures, rather than by judging the legitimacy of the uses of such "illegally" obtained copyrighted material.

• Recent Exemptions Created by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( May 2004 )
  

  The world of entertainment is progressing full speed ahead through the transition from analog to digital. However, lawmakers are in the unenviable position of playing a game of catch-up, especially in regard to the protection of the intellectual property that is at the heart of these digital formats.

• Technology & Intellectual Property Alert: March 2004 ( March 2004 )
  

  For a variety of companies doing business on the Internet, a recent decision involving America Online may raise the risks of being held liable for copyright infringement. In <i>Ellison v. Robertson</i>, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals limited the ability of companies to rely on a special limitation of liability that Congress enacted in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

• Corporate Liability For Online File Sharing ( January 2004 )
  

  When management assesses the various financial and legal risks of a company's day-to-day operations, it is safe to assume that the staff member listening to the latest Britney Spears album on his or her computer is not the top concern of most compliance officers. But to understand how corporate entities may become targets, it is necessary to understand the recent history of the battle between copyright holders and online file sharing providers and users.

• SEC Adopts Final Rules Mandating Electronic Filing and Web Site Posting of Forms 3, 4 and 5 ( May 2003 )
  

  On May 7, 2003, the SEC adopted amendments to its rules and forms that will require electronic filing with the SEC of Forms 3, 4 and 5 by officers, directors and 10% stockholders (commonly referred to as "insiders") of public companies; and Web site posting by public companies of the forms filed by their insiders with respect to their outstanding securities by the end of the business day after the filing.

• Dialing Up To The Internet: How To Stay Safe Online ( September 2002 )
  

  A dial-up connection to the Internet may be lower-tech—and slower-tech—than a broadband connection, but there's one thing they share: they both depend on the user to keep them operating safely and securely. If your computer is attacked by a virus or a hacker, it really doesn't matter what type of connection you use: the damage is done. You could lose important personal information or software that's stored on your hard drive, as well as valuable time trying to make repairs.

• USG's Legal Team Maximizes Efficiencies With Extranet ( August 2002 )
  

  The USG corporate counsel department has, at times, had to track as many as 100,000 court cases nationwide. USG needed an efficient way to monitor developments in those cases and share information with co-counsel around the country. They deployed the extranet, West WorkSpace.

• Licensing Issues in New Media Transactions ( January 2000 )
  

  As the World-Wide Web becomes an increasingly important research medium, many new services are emerging which seek to organize the wealth of information available on the Internet for specific purposes identified by clients. Ironically, the easy access to a universe of information and data available in digital form is fast becoming one of Internet’s greatest vulnerabilities, leading to potential liabilities for doing business in cyberspace.

• eBay Not Liable For Copyright Infringement For Items Auctioned on its Web Site ( October 2001 )
  

  eBay recently won a summary judgment motion in federal court when it was alleged that the well-known on-line auctioneer had violated provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.