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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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24 March, 2009: Keynote given at the OFC Conference in San Diego, CA, this is a revision of a REMIX talk, distinguishing between parts of the 20th Century that were RO and parts that were RW.

Larry Lessig tweeted that Warner Music had sent a takedown notice to YouTube over one of his presentations, claiming that it infringed their copyright. Lessig, of course, is one of the nation’s leading legal scholars, particularly when it comes to fair use and electronic media.

Update: http://www.lessig.org/blog/2009/04/update_on_warner_music.html

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