Day 20 of One Month to 360 Degrees of Communication in Compliance - What have we learned?
In the contemporary landscape of intelligence gathering, the emergence of crowdsourced data has paved the way for revolutionary approaches to information acquisition. ...more
Sitting square among the AmLaw 200 is Boies Schiller Flexner, a litigation boutique that not only boasts annual revenue of $246 million, but also is a role model for the aspiring entrepreneurs working in Big Law. It all...more
For decades, litigators have relied on focus groups. While this approach can help identify issues for further exploration, attorneys often use focus groups to shape trial strategy or even predict outcomes. But focus groups...more
In the evolving landscape of technology-based information-gathering, the distinctions between tasking an individual source and asking a crowd have become more pronounced. Why does this matter?...more
Crowdsourced data providers are revolutionizing data collection, analysis, and decision-making, and play a pivotal role in gathering information that can be used to inform business and government intelligence requirements to...more
In an era characterized by rapid technological evolution, traditional approaches to data collection and analysis have undergone a remarkable transformation. Crowdsourced data and services have emerged as powerful tools that...more
Recently, Cloudflare Inc. succeeded in convincing the PTAB to institute in IPR2021-00969 against a Sable Network, Inc.’s patent directed toward data flow. While the institution itself is not out of the ordinary—the...more
Crowdfunding – a mechanism which connects people in need directly to those who are able to provide support – has completely revolutionised the traditional fundraising landscape. But it can come at a cost if the fundraising is...more
As tax time approaches for many, taxpayers and tax professionals alike are engaging in the annual ritual of gathering their cryptocurrency transactions and seeking out the latest and greatest guidance from the IRS on the...more
A pro se applicant appealed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision affirming the rejection of the application's claims. The application entitled, "Method and System for Developing and Evaluating and Marketing...more
Crowdsourced Content in Video Games: How Ownership Issues Almost “Ganked” a Copyright Case - In Blizzard Entertainment v. Lilith Games (Shanghai) Company, a federal court denied a motion for partial summary judgment for...more
I entitled this month’s podcast series as “360-degrees of communication in compliance” because it has occurred to me that you can have an ongoing discussion about compliance at all times. Previously, I had thought of...more
Every summer vacation (or, at least, the ability to take the weekend off!) should include a good read. Whether your preference runs toward a memoir with words of wisdom, a review of new technical advancements, issues of...more
Declining to rely on crowdsourced data, the National Advertising Division recommended that T-Mobile USA discontinue advertising claims about the speed of its network....more
So there I was reading Twitter, and saw an item about online dating site OKCupid: it had imposed a lifetime ban on white supremacist Chris Cantwell, after other site members alerted OKCupid to Cantwell’s presence. A person...more
I began my in-house legal career at a large energy services company where the law department felt it was the only thing stopping the business folks from destroying the company. That is one of the more extreme examples of the...more
On October 14, the California Attorney General released a new online form designed to crowdsource reporting of allegedly inadequate privacy policies. The tool allows users to report violations of the California Online...more
Letter from the Editors - Dear Readers, The world of raising capital for emerging companies has experienced a revolution. Prior to the enactment of the JOBS Act in 2012, raising capital for private companies was...more
The world of raising capital has been evolving over the last several years. Offerings of securities generally used to fall into two main buckets: (i) private placements under the old Rule 506 or (ii) a public offering. With...more
Traditionally, when companies wanted to advertise that consumers preferred their product over another product, the companies would substantiate their claim by running a survey. Consumers would be stopped in a mall, called, or...more
Data security officers typically look for security risks by monitoring reports from automated security systems, listening to employees’ reports of security issues, and/or auditing IT systems. There is a great deal of debate,...more
On November 12th and 13th, the Food and Drug Administration hosted genome scientists from across the nation at its campus in White Oak, Maryland. Two public workshops engaged presenters and audience members on various...more
The NAD recently determined that Euro-Pro could not support a claim that its Shark vacuum receives “more 5-star online reviews than any other vacuum brand.” To support the claim, Euro-Pro had looked at over 4,000 verified...more
On 8 December 2014, the Australian Government Treasury (Government) released a Discussion Paper on crowd-sourced equity funding (crowdfunding). Crowdfunding is an emerging global funding approach that allows smaller...more
In a Federal Register Notice dated November 12, 2014, the USPTO solicited public comments on the “use of crowdsourcing to identify relevant prior art,” and announced a related roundtable to be held on December 2, 2014 at the...more