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How to hire freelancers with finesse: Know dos and don'ts to keep relationships with outside workers productive, problem-free
July 27, 2010 -- Crain's New York Business.com
Mara Levin discusses employment issues -- what distinguishes an employee from an independent contractor -- and Barry Werbin cautions that contractors' work product is the intellectual property of the contractors unless they sign a work-for-hire or assignment agreement. Mara and Barry made their observations in this story about how small businesses can safely use contractors instead of employees when circumstances dictate.
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The President and His BlackBerry: Much Ado About Something?
January 14, 2009 -- E-Commerce Times
Ronald Levine applies the advice he gives his corporate clients about the possible dangers of blackberry use to President-elect Obama's well-chronicled affinity for using his blackberry.
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Virtual Worlds: It's a Legal Jungle in There
November 26, 2008 -- E-Commerce Times
Steven Feldman notes that virtual worlds such as Second Life could be breeding grounds for securities fraud, with people using avatars to spread insider information or perpetrate pump-and-dump schemes. He analyzes how defense attorneys are likely to neutralize prosecutions of fraud.
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CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
2003 -- Computer and Internet Lawcast
Barry Werbin is interviewed by Computer and Internet Lawcast, an audio legal news service, to discuss the provisions and practical implications of the “CAN-SPAM Act of 2003,” one of the most sweeping federal laws regulating e-commerce and use of the Internet to date.