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08/02/2022

It's unfortunate, but true, that the victim of a cyber-intrusion is the one who has legal responsibilities and, often, legal liabilities. https://mailchi.mp/9e7d157448fd/protect-your-business

01/03/2022

Every state in the country now has a law requiring businesses in the state to report a breach of their computer system if the breach results in personal information being compromised or stolen. Although similar, these laws often vary in detail, so we will focus on the 2006 Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Act (which we’ll simply call “the Act”). This Lawgorithm will walk through the steps involved in determining whether and how a business must notify others of a breach under the Act.

This Lawgorithm explains the requirements for reporting a breach of personal information in computer databases. If your business maintains or manages person...

06/16/2021

In this 8-minute Lawgorithm, we analyze the series of decisions you will face in adopting open source software in your business or your published work. We look at permissive and ‘copyleft’ licenses, to help you determine whether and how to incorporate open source code in your own.

See a visual legal guide to business decision-making about open-source software for the small business professional.

04/13/2021

Almost every business produces information that may be a copyrightable work of authorship. The question is: what is its value and how might copyright registration support that value? This week's LAWGORITHM looks at the question from a business-oriented perspective.

In this Lawgorithm, we look at the business value of your information products, and examine whether and how you can best use copyright law.

04/13/2021

Here is my WhatsApp button -- apparently very important to the people at Facebook

03/29/2021

https://www.generalcounsel.online/a-visual-guide-to-whether-to-register-a-trademark/

A new LAWGORITHM: Should your business register a trademark on its brand? A visual guide to business decision-making about protecting your company's brand. 10 minutes + a free downloadable whitepaper.

After weeks of brainstorming, you’ve come up with just the right name for your product or service. It is a clever name, and distinguishes you from other competitors in the market. Once your product is “out there,” you are committed to the name, and you know that — eventually — it may becom...

03/19/2021

Remember Radio? Remember AM Radio? GCO to be featured on ESPN radio.
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03/08/2021

Does your business use or adopt Open-Source Software? Here's a 10 minute "LAWGORITHM" designed to brief you on the essential legal issues involved with complying with Open-Source licenses. Navigate to https://www.generalcounsel.online/lawgorithm-using-open-source-software-in-your-business/ to download the free white paper that accompanies it. https://youtu.be/HGHv-uPnhUE

In this Lawgorithm, we diagram the business decision-making involved in the legal issues concerning Open-Source licenses. GET THE DOCUMENT: https://generalc...

08/26/2020

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