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• When Everyone's a Publisher, It's Time for 'IP Law 101'
• U.K. Government to Experiment with 'Ring-Fencing' Finance Regulation
• FTC Proposes Updates to Online Privacy Rules for Children
• Former Lycos Search Patents Used in Holding Company's Infringement Suit Against Google and Partners
• Hong Kong Courts Stir Up Fears About Legal Immunity
• Righthaven's House of Cards
• What Effects Will the America Invents Act Have on U.S. Patent Law?
• Take the ALM/Gartner Chief Legal Officer Survey
• UBS's $2 Billion 'Rogue Trader' Exposes Risk Management Failures
• From the Experts: Inside Job
• From the Experts: To Appeal or Not to Appeal, That is the Question
• Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role
• Moves: Nicholas Eldred Goes from BBC GC to Christie's Counsel
• Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA
• Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy
• Moves: Kristin Campbell Makes Herself at Home at Hilton Worldwide
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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When Everyone's a Publisher, It's Time for 'IP Law 101'	Top
In the era of blogging and social networking, it's not just traditional publishers that are producing editorial content. Legal departments in many industries need to brush up on the laws behind copyright infringement, defamation, and privacy.
U.K. Government to Experiment with 'Ring-Fencing' Finance Regulation	Top
A novel experiment in defensive bank regulation that the British government plans to undertake has a nice (ahem) ring to it: Ring-fencing.
FTC Proposes Updates to Online Privacy Rules for Children	Top
The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a set of new online privacy rules focused specifically on children's interaction with web sites. The rules are being updated in response "to changes in online technology, including in the mobile marketplace."
Former Lycos Search Patents Used in Holding Company's Infringement Suit Against Google and Partners	Top
I/P Engine and its lawyers asserted several search-related patents purchased from Lycos in a federal district court infringement complaint against Google Inc., AOL Inc., IAC Search & Media Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., and Target Corporation.
Hong Kong Courts Stir Up Fears About Legal Immunity	Top
One of Hong Kong's major appeals as a base for international companies doing business in Asia has been recourse to its British-established common law courts. But recent Hong Kong rulings have raised the unsettling possibility that a whole class of potential defendants may have legal immunity from claims.
Righthaven's House of Cards	Top
From $500,000 in settlement earnings in May to the apparent inability to pay $34,000 in September? It seems like "copyright troll" Righthaven is teetering on the brink of failure.
What Effects Will the America Invents Act Have on U.S. Patent Law?	Top
After years of criticism regarding the state of U.S. patent law, the Senate passed the America Invents Act, which is being called the most sweeping patent reform in half a century. But many IP experts are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Take the ALM/Gartner Chief Legal Officer Survey	Top
In order to better understand the information technology needs of corporate legal departments, ALM, in partnership with Gartner, is conducting a survey addressing the relationship between CLOs and CIOs.
UBS's $2 Billion 'Rogue Trader' Exposes Risk Management Failures	Top
Like a Hollywood studio's ill-conceived idea for a sequel, UBS's recent $2 billion unauthorized trading scandal conjures the working title: Risk Management Failure, Part 2.
From the Experts: Inside Job	Top
The controversy surrounding the shuttered U.K. newspaper The News of the World offers general counsel a unique governance "teachable moment" with their board of directors.
From the Experts: To Appeal or Not to Appeal, That is the Question	Top
When handed an adverse patent application decision, the cost, time, and likelihood of success become the basic considerations for deciding whether to appeal the examiner's decision. Given there are already 20,000 undecided appeals hanging in limbo with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the decision to appeal must be made strategically.
Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role	Top
The so-called Congressional "supercommittee" is beginning its work on drafting plans for reducing the U.S. debt, and one of the first pieces of business was naming Michael Bloomquist as its general counsel.
Moves: Nicholas Eldred Goes from BBC GC to Christie's Counsel	Top
Stepping from the telly to the auction block, Nicholas Eldred is departing his general counsel post at the British Broadcasting Corporation to become group general counsel at Christie's, the international auctioneer.
Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA	Top
Joseph West, associate general counsel for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is leaving his post to become president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, effective September 12.
Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy	Top
In September, the Recording Industry Association of America gets a new leader, Cary Sherman, who has been the group's president for the past 10 years after serving a previous stint as its general counsel.
Moves: Kristin Campbell Makes Herself at Home at Hilton Worldwide	Top
Recently, Hilton Worldwide has moved its HQ from Beverly Hills to the suburbs of Washington, D.C.; grown exponentially in emerging markets like Saudi Arabia and China; and hired a new general counsel, Kristin Campbell.
Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint	Top
CorpCounsel.com reporter Shannon Green talks to general counsel John Cannon from Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist Wellpoint.

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