The Sedona Conference Update:
Addressing the Challenges of Cross-Border e-Discovery

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• March 24, 2009

  "The Cloud" Explained, Part 2 of 2

  In Part One of this article we explored the meaning of "The Cloud" and arrived at a definition: The cloud is a collection of utilities built on Internet technologies for on-demand services. In Part Two, we'll explore data centers, the facilities where Internet information actually resides.
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• March 17, 2009

  Behavioral Advertising: Thumbs Up or Down?

  Behavioral or target advertising seeks to direct ads to Internet users based on information collected from their prior online browsing. The goal is to customize the Internet experience so that Internet users receive content that reflects their own interests and preferences.
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• March 11, 2009

  Top 10 e-Discovery Cases in 2008

  2008 saw many interesting developments in the world of eDiscovery. Mary Mack, an expert in eDiscovery issues, lists the ten most important cases of 2008 and discusses their significance for the eDiscovery community.
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• March 10, 2009

  The Demographics of Online Porn Access

  It is an open secret: some Americans do visit pornographic Web sites as part of their use of the Internet. However, it is not well known whether there are differing degrees of online porn consumption based on U.S. geographic regions.
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• March 06, 2009

  e-Discovery Rules - Interpreting ESI from Federal to State Courts

  Following the two-year anniversary of the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) approaching, the federal courts are still getting their feet wet in developing a basic understanding of what constitutes electronically stored information (ESI). Is it email? Certainly, but what about the email stored on inaccessible backup tapes or legacy systems from 15 years ago? What about voicemail, instant messages or random access memory (RAM)? Determining what constitutes ESI has direct implications for the overall costs of accessing, collecting, reviewing and producing ESI.
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• March 03, 2009

  Monitoring of Internet Communications By Educational Institutions

  Faculty, administrators and students often use the IT systems of educational institutions to gain access to the Internet, to visit Web sites and to send and receive emails. That is all well and good. The question arises, though, as to how much educational institutions should monitor the use of such IT systems.
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