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Articles
Jean Robertson and James Nelson
09/01/2010

Companies using third-party websites to promote growth enjoy many benefits: cheap, effective exposure; real-time consumer feedback and interaction; and relevancy in a changing market. there are risks, however, when marketing to social networks. Avoid the pitfalls and understand the legal issues lurking behind the walls and tweets.

… of control over user conduct and content when your company is the host or sponsor of the social media in question; • … advan- tage of some limited safe harbors available to your com- pany under the Digital millennium Copyright Act (DmCA) … subject to your company’s policy as set forth on its own website. pro- vide a link to your company’s policy as a …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
06/23/2023
18 pages

This is a sample contract where Sponsor desires to engage Developer to develop, create, test, and deliver a Web Site as a work made for hire and to house the Web Site on Developer's Web Server and make the Web Site available for browsing on the Internet.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts Service Agreement (Website Development) June 23, 2023 18 pages This is a sample contract where Sponsor desires to engage … be accessible to Sponsor at the URL "http://www.atlwin.com/ks". Until Sponsor has approved the final Web Site, none …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
12/23/2015

This sample shows that employees are personally responsible for the content they publish on social networking websites or any other form of user-generated media.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… sample shows that employees are personally responsible for the content they publish on social networking websites or … 3) If you publish content to any personal blog or website and it has to do with work, use a disclaimer such as: … [COMPANY]'s confidential information. If a conversation is meant to be private make sure you ask permission before …
Articles
Sheryl Falk , Partner, Chris Costello, Senior E-Discovery Attorney, Winston & Strawn, & Amy Olivares, Manager, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Blount International
06/22/2022
14 pages

Data risk was once thought of as a technical challenge. However, the onslaught of data breach and data privacy legislation, and subsequent litigation have changed this outlook. There is one activity that everyone is aware of which, if well-executed, can lower technical, legal, and privacy risks and increase compliance: a data retention/deletion program. Check out this whitepaper from Exterro to learn more about data retention programs.

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Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… and subsequent litigation have changed this outlook. There is one activity that everyone is aware of which, if … policies are not put into effect. There are many reasons for this, and overcoming these behaviors is a significant … intervention. This would include data that is not fully online, such as on phones or laptops, and data that is stored …
Program Materials
Charlie Bingham, Rachel Reid, Emily Roisman, Cassie Sadowitz, Danielle Vanderzanden
10/20/2015

The US sports and entertainment industries are pushing the envelope on privacy as they mine collective behavioral data from fans and consumers. To avoid the cross-hairs of the Federal Trade Commission, in-house counsel must ensure compliance with myriad statutes and regulations, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), CAN-SPAM and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In-house counsel must work effectively with their technology and marketing departments regarding the acquisition, use and protection of this data. This panel will cover strategies for addressing vulnerabilities and avoiding exposure in terms of marketing practices and data security. It will also cover what companies need to know about communicating with fans and consumers about data mining, including mistakes to avoid when drafting privacy policies.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… protection of this data. This panel will cover strategies for addressing vulnerabilities and avoiding exposure in terms … and consumers need to be able to trust their information is safe and will be used only for their benefit! Information … data • Protect site from malware • Provide conspicuous website notice – Hypernotify re behaviorial tracking • Comply …
Articles
Contoural, Inc.
10/12/2022
31 pages

In this ACC Guide, learn why letting electronic information accumulate can be hurtful, and why deleting it can be difficult. The guide  reviews several deletion approaches that are ineffective and highlights those approaches that work well. These smart strategies will enable companies to create effective programs that ensure compliance, reduce risk, lower costs, and increase productivity.

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Interest Area: Information Governance
Region: United States, Global
1 person found this helpful.
… 20001 USA tel +1 202.293.4103 fax +1 202.293.4107 www.acc.com This ACC GuideSM addresses How to Delete Emails and Files Quickly and Defensibly. It is intended for in-house counsel or other team members tasked … For more information about the author, visit their website at www.contoural.com or see the “About the Company” …
Articles
Scott W. Pink
01/01/2002

Nearly every company has a website and uses the internet as a means for marketing and selling its products and services. Here's a plan for protecting your company's trademarks and domain names in cyberspace.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union, United States
… Scott W. Pink January 1, 2002 Nearly every company has a website and uses the internet as a means for marketing and … midwest. Your president has decided to launch BigWidget.com, a company website that will market the company's product … protected. You need a plan of action. This scenario is becoming common­ place for in-house counsel because nearly …
Articles
Dawn M. Knepper, Ogletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
12/11/2013

This Top Ten takes a look at the top ten considerations that operators of sports and entertainment venues should give related to the ADA's requirements.

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Source: Resource Library
Collection: ADA
Region: United States
… Articles Top Ten on Public Accommodation Considerations for Sports and Entertainment Venues under Title III of the … The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA") is a comprehensive federal law prohibiting disability … should give related to the ADA's requirements: 1. Your website can be a public accommodation under the ADA The ADA …
Articles
Ziyi He, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
07/12/2016

This QuickCounsel will examine three important developments in US whistleblower litigation since 2015: longer statute of limitations, available emotional distress damages, and lower standard of "reasonable belief."

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Articles Recent Developments in Whistleblower Litigation (United States) Author Ziyi He, … protections under SOX by creating a new shield for whistleblowers who report possible securities law … reasoning that the plaintiff's retaliatory discharge claim is not a claim of fraud and does not require proof that the …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
ACC
01/30/2004

A letter notifying a website that it is illegally selling copyright products. Letter states that the company has not received information and instructs the company to cease the infringment.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Party Author ACC January 29, 2004 A letter notifying a website that it is illegally selling copyright products. Letter states that … . … November 6,2001 VIA FACSIMILE and REGULAR MAIL Company.com Address Address Attention: Chief Legal Officer Dear Sir …
Articles
Elle Byram
05/01/2012

When it comes to ediscovery, small and medium businesses (SMBs) tend to be at a greater disadvantage than large enterprises. And the risks of poorly managing data are not to be taken lightly: reactive cost burdens, monetary penalties and even default judgments. Learn to develop programs and policies that are applicable to your organization, and that will flex as it evolves over time. After all, the key isn’t perfection, but rather uniformity and consistency achieved through organization.

… that Can Reduce Legal Risk and Lower eDiscovery Costs it is no secret that corporations are swimming in a continuously … document reviews. She can be contacted at elle.byram@gmail.com. able to start putting policies together until you know … resources. ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Articles
Bill Mordan
10/01/2009

Read this 2010 Clarion Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan appraises the impact of social networking websites and forums on businesses and professionals around the globe.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… account with Legal OnRamp. Among the blogs and articles, com- ments and chatter, you have a list of personal messages … wading through mounds of electronic information, looking for help, or just expanding their circle of contacts. And if … You once fooled yourself into thinking that Facebook is your personal sphere, completely casual. But lately the …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
01/01/2014

Alternative Fee Arrangements ("AFAs") are increasingly becoming an effective tool for in-house legal departments to use in lowering outside legal spending and adding some predictability to anticipated costs on a given matter.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… ("AFAs") are increasingly becoming an effective tool for in-house legal departments to use in lowering outside legal … the outcome of a matter in appropriate circumstances. This is why AFAs are an important element included in the Model …
Program Materials
Sara G. Armstrong - vice president and assistant general counsel, SunGard Data Systems Inc.; Kathy T. Barlow - vice president, Marsh USA Inc.; Barbara K. Eisenberg - senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Ann Taylor Stores Corporation; and Karen Litsinger - vice president and associate general counsel, America Online, Inc.
04/25/2004

Would you like to move up, either within your current company or at another company? Maybe become a senior lawyer at a large organization or a general counsel of an any-size corporation? You work hard and charting your advancement is always on your to-do list, but somehow it always stays at the bottom, thanks to company meetings and more. This panel of career specialists will discuss meaningful ways for you to approach advancement in the in-house profession and show you ways to build your skill set so that when the next big position comes along, your resume and you will get in the door.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… corporation? You work hard and charting your advancement is always on your to-do list, but somehow it always stays at … Merklinger at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 326; merklinger@acca.com 909:Moving Up the Ladder: How to Advance within the … Law Departments, © MCCA, 2003, is available from the MCCA website at …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Reinier W.L. Russell, LL.M.
02/16/2018

There are certain exemptions that companies can make in order to lower costs when filing taxes. One is called a 403 Statement where the "mother" company takes on the liability of its subsidiaries.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Netherlands
… can make in order to lower costs when filing taxes. One is called a 403 Statement where the "mother" company takes on … Firms 171 Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Website: www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Venable LLP
06/23/2023
9 pages

A sample terms of service agreement between an individual and a company concerning the use of the company's website. This agreement includes clauses for license grants, restrictions, user obligations, privacy, and postings.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… and a company concerning the use of the company's website. This agreement includes clauses for license grants, restrictions, user obligations, privacy, … terms of service Effective as of [Date] IMPORTANT – THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("You" or the "Authorized …
Articles
Herb Hotchkiss -- Corporate Counsel, Blair Corporation; Ned Pejic -- Attorney, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
10/24/2007

No matter what type of business you are in, you probably have a website. Did you know that even if you sell purple widgets to pre-teens you could be sued for patent infringement? Read on to find out the steps you can take to access the risk and minimize the liability of an infringement that you may not even know you're involved in.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… what type of business you are in, you probably have a website. Did you know that even if you sell purple widgets to … your office one day demanding to know why the company is being sued for software patent infringe- ment. she presses … to guard against this potentially harsh result, it is com- mon practice for patent counsel to recommend that a …
Articles
Raymond Millien
05/29/2007

Read this 2008 Communicator Award-winning article!
General counsel have a lot on their plates, which means they sometimes don't pay as much attention to what the attorneys in various legal functions, including intellectual property, actually do. GC's can, on occasion, fail to pay enough attention to intellectual property and given today's economic realities and recent headlines, such failure can jeopardize careers and lower shareholder value. This article explores why paying more attention to your company's IP is so important.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… explores why paying more attention to your company's IP is so important. Resource Details Interest Area: Intellectual … Raymond Millien Attention to recently attended a reception for in-house counsel sponsored by a well-known, nation- al … is antiquated and no longer appropriate for a 21st century com- pany. Many C-level executives and directors would be …
Articles
Ashurst
02/03/2014

Linking to protected content on a free website does not constitute an unauthorised "communication to the public", according to the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) (Case C-466/12 Svensson) on 13 February 2014. Read more about this decision in this Ashurst article.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: European Union
… February 3, 2014 Linking to protected content on a free website does not constitute an unauthorised "communication to … links are made to free, open-access websites, linking is unlikely to give rise to liability. Retriever Sverige's … to free content does not infring... http://www.ashurst.com/publication-item.aspx?id_Content=10086 1 of 3 5/13/14 …
Articles
02/09/2017

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses how a company can balance between promoting its magazine online via virtual sharing while still protecting the IP (copyright) protection of the medium. This resource, which has a US-law focus, was compiled from questions and responses posted on the eForum of the Intellectual Property ACC Network

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… how a company can balance between promoting its magazine online via virtual sharing while still protecting the IP …   Question:   My company produces a magazine that is distributed in hard copy and electronic copy. We encourage … of the publication via Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. I'm looking for suggestions on how to strike the right balance in the …
Articles
Dentons
04/12/2023
3 pages

Learn about the effects of class action suits pursuant to the California Invasion of Privacy Act on website operators.

… pursuant to the California Invasion of Privacy Act on website operators. Resource Details Interest Area: Litigation … of any message, report, or communication while the same is in transit or passing over any wire, line, or cable, or is … Partner, Los Angeles D +1 213 892 5050 joel.siegel@dentons.com Kelly R. Graf Partner, Los Angeles D +1 213 892 2811 …
Articles
Richard Hurford, Eric P. Tuchmann, and Mark Wolf
11/15/2005

Highly dispute-savvy companies have mean internal legal department budgets that are 40 percent lower than the least dispute-savvy companies, according to a landmark 2003 study by the American Arbitration Association. New research reveals that dispute-savvy companies focus on maximizing business performance, preserving relationships with customers, employees, business partners, and suppliers, and preventing—or at least minimizing—disputes and their impact. Learn what leading practices they use in this article.

… “Winner takes all.” “Winning isn’t the best thing—winning is the only thing.” And we all know lawyers (including … dispute management philosophy. In every dispute, they look for a way to beat the other side, through a long, hard … that were 40 percent lower than the least dispute-savvy com- panies, even though these groups had almost identi- cal …
Articles
Barry Nagler -- 2006 Chair, ACC's Board of Directors
11/01/2006

2006 has been a very good year for ACC, and I want to highlight some of ACC's major accomplishments: (1) 20,000 Members, (2) New Website, (3) New Educational and Networking Programs, (4) Expanded Resources, (5) Privilege Protection, and (6) Global Network of In-house Peers.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… ACC's major accomplishments: (1) 20,000 Members, (2) New Website, (3) New Educational and Networking Programs, (4) … current- ly transitioning into a new website URL: www.acc.com. Also new online this year are ACC’s blog page, featuring … in Europe and Canada. And it’s this network of peers that is one of ACC’s most valuable resources. You can take …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/18/2016

This is a sample daily fantasy sports website.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Daily Fantasy Sports: From Boom to Nearly Bust to Back in the Game October 18, 2016 This is a sample daily fantasy sports website. Resource Details Interest Area: Government , Sports …
Program Materials
Carol Brani, Creighton Frommer, Ziv Glickman, James Goepel, Kandace Watson
10/19/2016

Collaborative and joint development arrangements can provide valuable economic and strategic opportunities to both parties. With careful intellectual property planning, collaborative development activities can be used to gain access to IP at a lower cost than developing or purchasing these assets while providing an opportunity to generate income from and open new markets for existing IP assets. The panel will review different types of collaborative agreements and discuss the related business and legal issues. Faculty will discuss strategies and best practices for developing and implementing a program and practical guidance for drafting and negotiating agreements to maximize IP value and achieve win-win outcomes.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
1 person found this helpful.
… opportunity to generate income from and open new markets for existing IP assets. The panel will review different types … (Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP) https://pixabay.com/en/faces-exchange-of-ideas-426077/ CC0 Public Domain … Competitors Trust and Cooperation in Strategic Alliances is a KEY factor to success …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2016
If you really want to get serious about better managing these risks, find a way to work with your leadership to implement a systematic approach to measure the effectiveness of the systems you and your organization are counting on to stay out of trouble.
… … I spent the last 20 years of my professional life living in the belly of the beast. I’ve been in-house counsel, I’ve served as a compliance officer for seven multinational corporations — and I have the scars … of this experience, you should know that it truly is a special kind of torture. Minutes drag on like hours and …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
12/22/2015

This sample outlines the rules and guidelines for communicating company-related information, and/or any of its affiliated companies, or any of their respective clients, beneficiaries, guests, suppliers, employees, officers, directors, and/or owners, in any blog, on a website, or otherwise on the internet via social networking forums whether used in or outside the workplace.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 22, 2015 This sample outlines the rules and guidelines for communicating company-related information, and/or any of … officers, directors, and/or owners, in any blog, on a website, or otherwise on the internet via social networking … a comment on social networking sites. However, the Company is also committed to ensuring that the use of such …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
12/22/2015

This sample is divided into three sections: (1) the formal company requirements related to company data, the internet and email, (2) the company portal site (intranet), and (3) social media guidelines when posting or reacting to comments or pictures about the company on collaborative websites (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, My Space, Flickr, etc.)

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Information Systems December 22, 2015 This sample is divided into three sections: (1) the formal company … reliant on electronic communications and electronic data for routine business, [COMPANY] is vulnerable to litigation … belong to [COMPANY], which reserves the right to monitor online communications. Just as [COMPANY] cannot assure …
Articles
Kerry Childe, CIPP/US, CIPM; Senior Consultant, Contoural, Inc.
12/04/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is intended to give consumers greater control on how their personal information is collected, managed and shared. Proposed regulations within this guideline are complex and have far-reaching impact on businesses and consumers alike. In this Quick Overview, draft regulations are explained so in-house counsel can educate and prepare their business and IT departments.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Information Governance
Region: United States
… 4, 2019 The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is intended to give consumers greater control on how their … Xavier Becerra released proposed implementing regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).  CCPA is … a "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" button on its website  •    The business does not have to provide a Notice …
Kristen Chittenden and Alex Malyshev
12/01/2019
8 pages

Companies selling CBD products face unique challenges as industrial hemp legislation continues to evolve. Get the answers needed to manage risks.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Region: Canada, United States, Uruguay
… trial membership . … CHEAT SHEET ■■ Hemp. Industrial hemp is a non-intoxicating variety of cannabis that can be used in … ACC Small Law Department Network. kristen.chittenden@lykes.com Alex Malyshev is counsel at Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
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