The National Labor Relations Board issues a preliminary report covering investigations where an employee’s use of social media clashed with an employer’s social media policy. Though there have been reports where an employee’s criticism of an employer has been protected,…
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eReading Platforms: eTextbooks at Indiana Univ. and Harris Poll on Adoption of eReaders
26
Sep
A recent Harris Poll found that 15% of Americans use an eReader, up from 8% a year ago. Among those who do not own an eReader, Harris reports that 15% say they will likely buy one in the next six…
FCC Finalizes Net Neutrality Rules
23
Sep
The Federal Communications Commission has finally issued their net neutrality rules by publishing them with the Office of the Federal Register. The three rules listed are relatively simple: To provide greater clarity and certainty regarding the continued freedom and openness…
10 of the Wealthiest Academics in the World
22
Sep
And not one of them is or was a law prof, oh well. Details here. [JH]
Google’s Eric Schmidt Appears Before The Senate Judiciary Committee
22
Sep
Google’s chairman, Eric Schmidt, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. The witness testimony is available in prepared remarks and an archived webcast. The hearing was titled “The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?” Other witnesses included Jeff…
Tenenbaum File-Sharing Case Reversed on Procedure, Otherwise the Verdict Stands
21
Sep
One of the cases I’ve been covering from time to time is the copyright infringement case of Joel Tenenbaum. When we last left Mr. Tenenbaum and his lawyer, Harvard professor Charles Nesson, a jury had found liability against Mr. Tenenbaum…
Google+ Goes Live To Everyone
20
Sep
Google’s new attempt at a social network is now open to the general Google user community, and from Google’s perspective, anyone who would like to join that community. The service started some three months ago and attracted interest from the…
Going the Distance: Lexis to Offshore Some Not Yet Specified Number of Jobs to the Philippines
19
Sep
Last month Lexis Global Legal & Professional informed its US workforce that it was planning to offshore some jobs to the Philippines next year. Most of the positions affected reportedly will be in Global Customer Services and Support. See the…
Google Books Case Gearing Up For Trial As Settlement Talks Still Going On
16
Sep
There are some developments in the Google Book Settlement talks. Search Engine Land is reporting from cited sources that Judge Chin is setting up pretrial steps with the idea that the case could go to trial sometime in mid-2012. However,…
More HathiTrust Lawsuit News
Here’s a bit more on the Authors Guild suit against the HathiTrust. There is short commentary by Irvin Muchnick criticizing the Guild’s action published in BeyondChron, an alternative paper in the San Francisco area. Muchnick, noted for his championship of…
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