The Outlier: Unlike in The U.S., Software Is Not “Goods” In Britain Although the matter has been mostly settled in the United States and most other common law jurisdictions for some time now, in late March 2018, the United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal in London declared software is not “goods” which it is considered to…
Debunking 5 Common Misconceptions About GDPR As we wrote here recently, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) places serious restrictions on how a business can use information it has on customers and clients and imposes tough penalties on companies that violate the rules. While the requirements of the GDPR are stringent, there are…
ERP Systems Being Used by More Industries with Greater Customization Not unexpectedly, manufacturers continue to be the biggest users of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software as reported in the 2018 ERP Report (PDF; registration required). What is surprising is how the use of ERP is spreading to many other sectors including professional services, IT, retail,…
GDPR: The Management Issue Too Few ERP Executives Are Thinking About Perhaps the most serious issue that few businesses in the U.S. are paying any attention to is the European Union regulation that comes into affect on May 25, 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation, usually referred to as the “GDPR,” affects not just European-based…
Marcus Harris Tech Attorney What to Know about Facebook, Data Collecting and Privacy Marcus Harris interview on Facebook Cambridge Analytica Scandal. According to Taft Stettinius & Hollister attorney Marcus Harris, “Cambridge Analytica used methods such as offering Facebook users ‘free personality quizzes’ in order to gain insight into their political beliefs and assess areas of weakness which…
Attorney Marcus Harris discusses net neutrality on WKZO.com (see below for full interview) Transcript Below WKZO Host: The State of Washington just became the first state to pass their own laws requiring protection of net neutrality. It somewhat flies in the face of a recent FCC decision. Here to talk about that with us…
Some FAQs About Taft Stettinius & Hollister, and Why I Moved My Practice Clients and potential clients have asked why I moved practice and have asked about my new firm. Answers to those questions are below: What made you decide to move your practice to Taft Stettinius & Hollister? Taft has a national footprint. The…
It’s only a matter of time. Although it has not happened yet, eventually a major Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system will get hacked. An ERP system can reveal scads of data about manufacturing processes, trade secrets, or banking information that would be incredibly valuable to a foreign power or corporation. For example, it’s possible to…
The repeal of Net Neutrality will have a substantial impact on digital marketing – Attorney Marcus Harris explains why in this interview with AListDaily. http://www.alistdaily.com/technology/net-neutrality-marketing/
Marcus Harris Discusses the Decision of McAfee & Symantec to Allow Russians Source Code Access Marcus Harris discusses the cyber-security risks associated with the decision by companies like McAfee and Symantec to allow the Russians to look at their source code.(see below for interview)