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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure

Eric Goldman

Without hearing from the defense, the adjudicators are far too likely to find over-infringement and give insufficient credit to the defenses (such as the first sale defense for used/gray market goods). Mistakes are common in the SAD Scheme, and appeals are almost nonexistent.

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Roblox Must Defend Illegal Gambling Claims–Colvin v. Roblox

Eric Goldman

We need to hear Roblox’s side of this story before we can make any further inferences. But, outside the Roblox platform, there are a number of online casinos that take wagers in Robux. Those online casinos entice minors to come gamble away their Robux. Roblox processes that transaction, and it takes a cut. Statutory Standing.

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Building Confidence: Strategies for Lawyers

Attorney at Work

It lives in the past and is the bastard child of perceived mistakes and failures. One quality is more important than any other in having the life you want: confidence. Confidence is ultimately more important than resilience, talent or even intelligence for having the life you want. Self-Doubt Is a Wrecking Ball to Confidence.

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European Legal Tech Congress # ELTACon2019 – Call for Speakers is open

ELTA

On November 22, don’t miss this 100% practical session where we will hear the voice of experience. Lawyers, vendors and other experts will share with us their successes and failures in planning, using, developing digital Projects and tools. We will hear their answers to questions such as: why some have succeeded and others not?

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A Literal Generative AI Discussion: How AI Could Reshape Law

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

For the Fourth of July week, we thought we’d do something fun and probably a little weird. Greg spoke with an AI guest named Justis for this episode. Justis, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, was able to have a natural conversation with Greg and provide insightful perspectives on the use of generative AI in the legal industry, specifically in law firms.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech!

Attorney at Work

If you or members of your team have IoT-connected devices at home like Amazon’s Alexa or a Nest security camera, you need to be wary of what work-related information those devices might see or hear during the day. But danger lurks behind certain tech when working from home. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. Here are some of my top scares.

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Effective Access Controls, Timely Breach Notification, and Other Takeaways from the Latest NYDFS Cyber Resolution

Debevoise Data Blog

The charges against First American Title Insurance Company are pending with an August 16 hearing date , and last month, the DFS reached its first full cybersecurity resolution with Residential Mortgage Services. This likely resulted in unauthorized access to certain customers’ nonpublic information.