Illegal Online Downloading?

Per the 4/8 Daily Mail – In a ruling that could end the reign of illegal online downloading, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered Australian internet companies to reveal the IP addresses of thousands of account holders who illegally uploaded the film The Dallas Buyers Club online.  The identity of over 4,726 individuals, who Illegal Online Downloading?

By Shannon Hartwig
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Google’s Home Page

 Today, Google’s home page has the link: #LeanInTogether – which takes you to YouTube.  Where you can read the following: See why LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Stephen Curry, and Elena Delle Donne are leaning in for equality—and visit LeanInTogether.org to learn more. When men lean in for equality, everyone wins. Children are happier and healthier. Marriages are Google’s Home Page

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Privacy Law

The Guardian states in its April 1, 2015, issue: Facebook tracks the web browsing of everyone who visits a page on its site even if the user does not have an account or has explicitly opted out of tracking in the EU, extensive research commissioned by the Belgian data protection agency has revealed. The report, Privacy Law

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Billable Hours

Firms’ reliance on the hour as their billing currency emerged in the 1950s. In the country’s early history, state law strictly limited legal fees, which were generally paid by the losing side in a case. Lawyers supplemented their income with bonuses from satisfied clients—like tips for a waiter—or with annual retainers. As economic regulation fell Billable Hours