Recent sales of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have generated figures ranging well into seven figures. With such vast amounts of actual currency being exchanged, it’s evident that NFTs have captured the imagination of a significant segment of the commercial realm….
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Understanding Unauthorized NFTs and Intellectual Property Law Challenges
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are increasingly prominent, thanks to high-profile transactions such as the NFT sale of CryptoPunk #8857 in 2021, which fetched a $6.6 million price tag. This disruptive technology can potentially change the face of ownership for things…
Artificial Intelligence’s Potential to Impact Legal Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents one of the latest advances in legal technology. Rather than replacing attorneys and support staff, AI can help lawyers and other legal professionals do more to serve their clients with greater efficiency and less expense. Teaching…
Embracing Technology in the Legal Industry
The legal industry often lags behind other industry sectors in adapting to technological change, resulting in losing out to competitors, and ones that are not necessarily other law firms. Savvy law firms recognize the interaction of law and technology and…
Public Domain – Discovery of Social Media Evidence in Legal Proceedings
Social media profiles contain vast amounts of voluntarily posted information while also being readily accessible and relatively permanent. The prevalence and popularity of social media sites make them a natural target for legal discovery. However, many legal and ethical issues…
Responding to Social Media Discovery Objections
Social media evidence is generally not entitled to a presumption of privacy, nor is it subject to privilege protection against discovery. Nonetheless, plaintiffs frequently raise objections to demands for access to social media collection discovery requests. And when a defendant’s…
E-Discovery as a Pre-Trial Determinant of Success
Very few cases ever go to trial in civil litigation, but the discovery process remains essential in case resolution. As a result of ongoing advances in law and technology, electronic discovery has become ubiquitous in legal practice. Even so, e-discovery…
Understanding Social Media Platforms for Information Management
Like other industries, the legal field must understand and master the social media platforms their clients and opposing parties are using as a matter of standard operating procedure. Leveraging social media collection through e-discovery has become an essential element of…
Modernizing Litigation’s Approach to Social Media
In today’s legal climate, failure to include social media as part of the discovery process can be a detrimental oversight. Likewise, failure to preserve social media content requested as part of the discovery process can be costly. The bottom line…
The Ethical Risks of Using “Friending” to Obtain Personal Information
When looking for evidence in a case, social media is an obvious choice. People share so much of their lives and their opinions on social media. Social media accounts can provide additional information beyond what can be obtained through traditional…