Before even moving for certification of the putative classes they seek to represent, Interim Class Counsel (ICC) in the In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation sought to insure they would get not only their own piece of the pie, but also a sizable sliver of everyone else’s. Claiming they are prosecuting potentially “the largest cartel case in the history of the United States,” the ICC petitioned the court for preemptive orders that would have placed in escrow 10 percent of any judgment or settlement entered into by parties who have opted out and brought their own suit directly (the …
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Subscribe to Other Articles RSS FeedDCMA agent requirements changing
Bob Morgan, our colleague at Technology Law Source, shares detail about the upcoming Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) agent filing change that takes effect Dec. 31.
This agent filing is a necessary element of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor provision (Title II of the DMCA (the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act)) — an Act which shields online service providers from liability for material posted by their users. If your company has an interactive website, social media presence, or message board it’s worth giving this a read: DMCA agent requirements changing by end of …
Don’t wannacry? Help your IT staff prevent ransomware
The latest cyberattack making the news (and some say the largest to date) is the “Wannacry” ransomware. The ransomware looks for computers containing an operating system vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows platform and then appears to infect computers… without a single click required. My colleague, Brian Hall, outlines the risks employers may face when dealing with cyberattacks — as well as how human resource departments can help protect their organizations in his recent blog post “Don’t wannacry? Help your IT staff prevent ransomware“.…
