http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/index.jsp Get the latest news and product information for legal IT professionals. Visit the site for free downloads and white papers. en-us 11/22/2009 Copyright 2009. Incisive Media US Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/service/terms_conditions.shtml http://www.law.com/img/newswire/legaltech_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/index.jsp The performance right, protected by the Copyright Act, has been fertile ground for disputes. If a trend is emerging in recent decisions, it's that courts won't charge twice for what appear to be the same bundles of rights: Either it's a digital download or a performance, but not both. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435609971&rss=ltn Was the negative verdict in a sexual harassment suit the result of some of the more controversial evidence -- a cache of sexually explicit, humorous e-mails found on the plaintiff's workplace computer? Or was the jury unimpressed with the evidence offered to support the harassment claims? http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435611720&rss=ltn When federal authorities got a warrant to install a GPS device to track a drug suspect, agents acted with an "abundance of caution," a federal prosecutor said in the D.C. Circuit, where the government is defending its ability to secretly follow suspects without judicial supervision. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435614344&rss=ltn Imagine gaining access to a teenager's diary. These days, those personal thoughts are more likely to be documented electronically on social networking sites rather than on paper -- and those supposedly private communications can become public. Consider the case of Tatum Bass. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435559628&rss=ltn With plaintiffs' firms testing the jurisdictional bounds of U.S. courts and opening offices overseas, risks of disclosure are amplified for communications assumed to be protected. Counsel should safeguard communications for clients with footprints in more than one foreign jurisdiction. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435555869&rss=ltn The costs of electronic discovery appear to be prompting divergent responses by the federal and New York state courts. Litigants with a choice of forum, says attorney Robert W. Trenchard, should consider these differences in selecting which court best suits their objectives. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435521647&rss=ltn Microsoft Outlook isn't perfect, but there is more to its e-mail and calendar functions than meets the eye. By combining some of Outlook's best undiscovered features with a little ingenuity, lawyers can reduce their stress levels and perhaps add a bit of leisure time to their schedules. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435473641&rss=ltn Social media is dramatically changing the way we communicate inside and outside the workplace, while blurring the distinctions between work, home and play. Employers need to take advantage of the opportunities that the new media offers, while avoiding the liabilities it creates. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202435367912&rss=ltn