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	April 24, 2012 When Should an Attorney Dump His BlackBerry for an iPhone? Filed under: Eric Sinrod,apple,blackberry,bluetooth,cloud,keyboard,pda,reception,touchscreen — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman, iphone — Andrew Chow, JD @ 5:03 am FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. I have a confession to make: I am addicted to my BlackBerry. Indeed, the term “CrackBerry” certainly applies in my case. Ever since… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) April 18, 2012 Addicted to Social Sharing? Maybe You’re a ‘Datasexual’ Filed under: Facebook,Social Media / Networking,apps,blogs,datasexual,digitalprivacy,ediscovery,infographics,metrosexual,socialmedia — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman, Google, twitter — Andrew Chow, JD @ 7:15 am Riding the (once-trendy) coattails of the term “metrosexual,” there’s a new modern description for people — including lawyers — obsessed with all things digital: “datasexual.” “The datasexual looks a lot like you and me, but what’s different is their preoccupation… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) April 16, 2012 Have College Professors Become Digital Pirates? Filed under: Intellectual Property,authorsguild,colleges,copyright,cornelluniversity,digitalpiracy,fairuse,georgiastateuniversity,indianauniversity,professors,teaching,universities,universityofcalifornia,universityofmichigan,universityofwisconsin — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 5:02 am Some of the most prolific examples of digital piracy can be traced not to hackers, but to universities and college professors, a series of lawsuits seems to assert. In each case, the schools and professors claim that fair use applies… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) April 3, 2012 Nationwide Electronic Surveillance Plan Revived in UK: Report Filed under: 1984,Eric Sinrod,electroniccommunication,electronicsurveillance,email,georgeorwell,governmentsurveillance,homeoffice,uk — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 5:05 am FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. The UK is working on proposals for national electronic surveillance that could monitor every electronic message sent and received by its citizens. This… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) Nationwide Electronic Surveillance Plan Revived in UK: Report Filed under: 1984,Eric Sinrod,electroniccommunication,electronicsurveillance,email,georgeorwell,governmentsurveillance,homeoffice,uk — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 5:05 am FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. The UK is working on proposals for national electronic surveillance that could monitor every electronic message sent and received by its citizens. This… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) March 28, 2012 Online Dating Sites Vow to Protect Users from Sex Predators Filed under: Eric Sinrod,assault,attorneygeneral,california,eharmony,internetdating,matchcom,onlinedating,scams,sexualpredators,sparksnetworks — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 5:05 am FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. According to press reports, online dating websites eHarmony, Match.com and Sparks Networks have entered into a joint statement of business principles to protect… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) March 27, 2012 Feds Sue AT&T Over Alleged $16M IP Relay Fraud Filed under: Communications,att,deaf,fcc,hearingimpaired,iprelay,justicedepartment,nigeria,pennsylvania,pittsburgh,reimbursements,scamartists — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman, lawsuit — Andrew Chow, JD @ 4:58 am AT&T failed to prevent foreign scam artists from taking advantage of its IP Relay service, and then improperly collected $16 million in government reimbursements, a new lawsuit claims. The Justice Department sued AT&T in federal court in Pittsburgh, Pa., over… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) March 13, 2012 Cybersquatting, Domain Name Disputes Set All-Time Record Filed under: Cybersquatting,Eric Sinrod,Internet,banking,biotechnology,case,countries,dispute,domainnames,fashion,finance,it,languages,panelists,pharmceuticals,pornography,retail,udrp,wipo,xxx — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 5:02 am FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. One might think that as the Internet matures, domain name disputes might dissipate. Not so! Indeed, an all-time record 2,764 cybersquatting cases pertaining… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) March 9, 2012 Occupy Miami Journalist Recovers Deleted Videos of His Arrest Filed under: Communications,arstechnica,carlosmiller,delete,firstamendment,florida,journalist,miami,miamidade,nationalpressphotographersassociation,photojournalist,police,rawdata,resistingarrest,video — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 6:05 am A photojournalist has recovered digital video of his legally questionable arrest at an Occupy Miami protest. Police illegally tried to delete the video, Carlos Miller claims, and it’s set the scene for possible legal action. Miami-Dade police arrested Miller, a… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) March 8, 2012 iPad 3′s New Voice Dictation Could Make Lawyers’ Lives Easier Filed under: Computers / Laptops / Netbooks,apple,ios,ios51,ipad,ipad3,japanese,personalassistant,screen,siri,socialmedia,voicedictation — Tags: Daniel A. Batterman — Andrew Chow, JD @ 12:36 pm A new high-tech feature may convince attorneys to take a bite of Apple’s new, improved iPad: Voice dictation is now built-in. The new iPad — which some are dubbing “iPad 3″ — will be preinstalled with Siri, Apple’s voice-activated personal… Continue reading this article, and get more legal technology news and information, at FindLaw.com. Technologist Andrew Chow, JD Comments (0) Newer Posts » Search for: Site Policies About Privacy Policy Terms of Service Recent Posts European Parliament Member Marietje Schaake’s Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week Hollywood Talent Turns To Kickstarter To Escape ‘Institutional Censorship’ How Does Fair Use Fit Into The Critique Of Copyright? 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