The Information Specialist's Scoop

In 1985, in what would turn out to be an incredibly prescient article, a tech-savvy graduate student at Yale warned that the traditional legal framework governing privacy was not well-equipped to deal with recent developments in computer technology,...

The Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ("Board") has now released two reports compiling Board decisions addressing work-related communications by non-supervisory or managerial employees via the Internet or social media.

We’re no longer just “facebooking” and “tweeting,” now we’re “pinning,” too.

Automatic Renewal of Services Without Notice A No Go in New York

There is a case out of New York from last week which should be a wake-up call to any publisher or entity selling subscriptions services out of New York State. I suspect there are more than Bloomberg, who was the defendant in this case, Ovitz v. Bloomberg L.P. (No. 38 Court Of Appeals, NY, March 27, 2012) (via Google Scholar). The issue of the case concerned automatic subscription renewals. Plaintiff Bruce Ovitz (an Illinois resident) leased a Bloomberg terminal in June of 2000. The two year contract expired in 2002 and Bloomberg continued to provide services with automatic two year renewals.

A new show at the Grolier Club on the Upper East Side conjures memories of the glorious bookstores designed by Ernest Flagg for the firm of Charles Scribner's Sons. Fortunately, both turn-of-the-century spaces still exist.

At the core of the Open Web platform is a culture that favors openness and easy access to new technology...

Encouraging workers to keep track



of what they're doing can make them healthier and more productive. New tools are making it easier for them to do that.

Where/how are companies using social media to advertise open positions?
Where/how are HR folks, staffing companies, and recruiters using social media to find applicants and candidates?
How are people using social media to vet applicants and candidates and when in the process does this happen?
What are the legal risks and implications that apply at each stage of the hiring process?
And lastly, what are some best practices you can implement to help mitigate legal risk?

You or one of your employees has created a work that is copyrightable subject matter—for example, a book, a computer program, a photograph, a song, or an architectural work.

A recent decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court, discussed widely for its application of internet and intellectual property law, also contains some legal implications that Canadian employers should be aware of.

Journalist and author Robert Levine talks about his book, "Free Ride," and the role of copyright and intellectual property in the new economy.