Category Archives: LTRMBlog

New York Court Allows Subpoena of Twitter Accounts

JDSupra published an article by Tyson B. Snow about the recent decision to allow information from a user’s twitter account to be subpoenaed. More on the jump.

Court rejects Oracle’s motion to dismiss Itanium suit

Inside Counsel discusses the latest update regarding the case between HP and Oracle. Oracle’s decision to stop making software for HP servers prompted the lawsuit by HP, claiming that Oracle breached their contractual commitment as well as engaged in unfair competition. Read the full story on the jump.

Who is responsible for data in the cloud?

Bloomberg’s Business Week addresses an on-going concern amongst IT and legal professionals: who is responsible for data in the cloud? As Business Week reports, many data owners are unaware that they may still be responsible for protecting that data. Read the full article here.

No Magic Bullet for Patent Reform

The tech website Arstechnica writes about the favorable tendencies of the Federal Circuit towards patent review and what new innovations should be eligible for patents. Full article here.

Public-sector cloud computing: The good, the bad and the ugly

Computer World published an interesting breakdown of the current state of cloud computing in the public-sector. The problems facing local and state governments are similar to corporate early adopters of the cloud, but there are the additional requirements for compliance with security and privacy laws. Check out the full article here, written by Howard Baldwin.

Technology: Companies can be national security risks without knowing it

Inside Counsel offers an interesting article to walk corporate counsel through an analysis of whether they may be a risk to national security. The present threat isn’t being a target of foreign cyber attacks, but the investigation by U.S. authorities over mishandling “national defense information” (NDI). NDI a term which can refer to any unmarked…

Ex-media mogul Conrad Black freed from jail

(AP) MIAMI – Former media mogul Conrad Black was released from a federal prison in Miami early Friday after serving about three years for defrauding investors Ex-media mogul Conrad Black freed from jail. – brought to you by CBS News

Cloudy with a Chance of Savings

In a recent report published by MeriTalk, the cost-savings reaped by the U.S. government in a move to the cloud are more than significant. The report, Cloudy with a Chance of Savings reveals that to-date the government has saved approximately $5.5 billion by moving data to the cloud, and with continued efforts that number could reach…

How Far Behind is Apple’s Security?

As more and more people move away from PCs to Macs, the longstanding belief that Apple computers are free from viruses, spyware, and hackers is coming to an end. Paul Wagenseil over at Security News Daily posted an interesting article discussing the lag in response from Apple to recent security flaws involving Flashback malware, as well…

Predictive Coding Endorsed by the Southern District of New York – People Plus Technology Equals Smart Search

Predictive Coding Endorsed by the Southern District of New York – People Plus Technology Equals Smart Search — by Daniel B. Garrie, Esq. (B.A. M.A. Comp. Sci)   Judge Carter published his opinion (1:11-cv-01279-ALC-AJP) in Monique da Silva Moore, et al. v. Publicis Group SA, et al. (hereinafter “Da Silva”).  In the opinion, Judge Carter…