Tech Law Advisor

There is a lot of chatter about how Twitter accounts are going unused. For example, in this All Things D conference interview, Walt Mossberg states that 51% of people with Twitter accounts don’t use it once a month.

What does Walt really mean by that? Does he mean that people are not twittering meaningless tweets on their twitter account or does he mean that people with accounts aren’t even visiting the site; that they aren’t even pulling feeds and reading on their Google Reader? Can he quantify this statement.

Just because I don’t tweet everyday does not mean that I have not searched twitter daily or reviewed my feeds or monitored conversations or spent time reading what others have to say.

Twitter is more than tweeting. And that is what I think not many of the people that are supposed to be in the know don’t get and that’s why they don’t get Twitter.

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Twitter, like its predecessors, email, IM, texting, blogging, offers individuals, professionals and employees (on or off the job) a quick way to get their message out to others who they are working with. Similiarly, everything you make public (or sometimes private) may reveal, what is essentially, privileged or private information about corporations, friends or yourself and may thus expose you, your company, your friends to claims of defamation, copyright infringement, plagiarism, or may get you in trouble with the SEC.

Twitter is no different than that which has come before.

Just think before you Tweet.

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My name is Kevin Heller. I hold a juris doctor degree from Cardozo School of Law and previously practiced as an IP and technology litigator in New York and New Jersey. I now provide business and technology consulting services focused on litigation readiness, compliance, information and records management, and data retention strategy for a company in Silicon Valley and am based in the NYC area.

I started blogging in 2001 and have been writing about technology law, legal technology, e-discovery, apps and social media at Tech Law Advisor since August 2002. I am currently sharing my thoughts and opinions on these topics at the Knive Media blog.

In my spare time, I hang out and do things with my two wonderful children. We read funny stories, listen to really good music, watch amazing films, play iphone apps, spend lots of time outdoors and have family memberships to the Guggenheim and NJ Discovery Museums.

I can be reached at a multitude of email addresses including kevinesq at gmail dot com.

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Tech Law Advisor discussing Judge Sotomayor’s Netscape opinion in 2002.

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Does app infringement have me thinking differently about mp3 file sharing. Maybe.

Unofficial Software Incurs Apple’s Wrath

Not sure.

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In a recent case, Magistrate Judge Peck elucidated the proper procedure for devising search keywords:

1) there must be cooperation between opposing counsel. Therefore, he strongly endorsed The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation; 2) attorneys must carefully design the appropriate keywords; 3)  keywords should be selected with the input from the ESI’s custodians; 4) Finally, the proposed technique should be validated to ensure it is not substantially over- or underinclusive.

* William A. Gross Constr. Assocs., Inc. v. American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co.

* The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation

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Will the Music Industry Use Illegal Measures to Counteract Piracy?

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