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High Court May Rule on Computer Law Question

At issue is whether the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act applies to data theft by employees; the circuits are split. BY Nick Akerman On July 26, the...
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No Password for You: California Enacts Social Media Privacy Laws Affecting Employers and Postsecondary Educational Institutions

By: Gary Gansle, Jessica Linehan, and Kurt Whitman Addressing a recent hot topic regarding the forced disclosure of social media passwords and/or...
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The Software Industry Wakes Up To A Brave New World

By Ron Moscona Dorsey & Whitney Partner London Office In a surprising decision early in July, in the case of UsedSoft GmbH v. Oracle...
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The 9th Circuit: Employees Are Free to Steal from the Company Computers

Yesterday the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion holding that limiting an employee’s access to the company computers solely for...
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Company computer policies risk becoming obsolete — Policies must reflect new laws and court decisions on data theft, social networking and cloud computing.

BY NICK AKERMAN Have your client companies’ policies kept pace with changes in the law affecting computer technology? New statutes and court ...
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