Category: Litigation
Be careful when you use the cloud…
Here’s a cautionary tale of what can happen when your connection to that data is pulled because of accusations that you violated Terms of Service. Google Apps user Dylan M. was a happy user (and evangelist it seems) of numerous Google services — until the company disabled his Google account. On July 15 he received [...]
Lesser Known Threats Of Cloud Computing
Security has been one of the major stumbling blocks which has prevented cloud computing from achieving wide acceptance from the business community. Threats in offsite infrastructure are vastly different from the ones that you encounter in traditional onsite management facilities. Different approaches that would involve both vendors and buyers need to be employed when dealing [...]
Cloud Computing and Patent Trolls: How To Prepare Now
Here’s the scenario: Your IT team writes a web service, and part of its WSDL interface includes a hash algorithm the team came up with on their own. You publish the API and your business partners use your clever little hash in integrating with across cloud services. Years later, you get a letter from a [...]
Cloud Computing legal considerations
Legal Issues in Cloud Computing Organizations considering using the cloud computing model should carefully consider a long list of legal issues before taking the plunge, an attorney advises. In an interview, Marilyn Lamar, a partner at Liss & Lamar, advises those considering using remotely hosted applications to: Make sure the cloud computing vendor adequately addresses [...]
Microsoft vs. Salesforce the court case
Packaged software king Microsoft and cloud computing prince Salesforce.com are duelling in US courts, with each accusing the other of violating its patented technology. The legal battle comes as Microsoft strives to adapt to a trend toward programs being offered as services in the internet “cloud” instead of being installed and maintained on people’s computers. [...]
Microsoft sues Salesforce.com
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Salesforce.com for allegedly infringing nine unspecified Microsoft CRM-related patents. Microsoft posted a statement on its Web site acknowledging it had taken legal action on May 18. Here’s an excerpt from that statement from Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing: “Microsoft has [...]
For Cloud Computing, IT practitioners may need to think like lawyers
Great article from Infolawgroup.com talking about how things have changed and how the lines between strartegic legal thinking and strategic IT planning seem to be gettting closer and closer… Some Excerpts.. So, what does “legal defensibility” mean in the security context? While some security professionals have begun to address the concept from the security side, my [...]
