Matthew S. Borick, a director of the law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, and Harry R. Fell, systems engineer in the firm’s information technology department, presented “Avoid the Legal Pitfalls and Risks of Cyber Crime and Social Media,” a webinar hosted by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce on April 11.
(Burlington) Attorney Matthew S. Borick, of Burlington, was elected to membership as a director at the northern New England law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC at the firm’s annual meeting in December.
Originally published in the November 14 edition of Bloomberg Law Reports and reprinted here with permission, “History Sniffing: Updates On Current Litigation” was written by DRM attorneys Matthew S. Borick and Walter E. Judge Jr. The article reviews recent legal developments related to the alleged practice of adding hidden links to web addresses, in JavaScript code, that allow them to secretly access, or “sniff,” the browsing histories of web surfers. Borick and Judge represent business clients in commercial and intellectual property litigation matters, including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, computer crimes and cyberlaw.
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Understanding proactive, technical measures that can reduce the risk of becoming a target and the legal consequences that could arise from failure to protect computers and data are essential for businesses of all sizes. What are the federal and state cybercrime laws and remedies? What post-incident actions should you be prepared to take? The seminar presenters provide practical pointers for protecting computers and computer-based information in addition to examining federal and state cybercrime laws and remedies.
Originally published in the March 7 edition of Bloomberg Law Reports and reprinted here with permission, “History Sniffing” was written by DRM attorneys Matthew S. Borick and Walter E. Judge Jr. The article reviews recent legal developments related to the practice of displaying hidden JavaScript links to web addresses to track a visitor’s browsing history. Borick and Judge represent business clients in commercial and intellectual property litigation matters, including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, computer crimes and cyberlaw.
This Vermont Bar Journal article focuses on Vermont’s computer crime statute in detail. It first summarizes the statute’s key prohibitions and other provisions, then examines the types of civil cases we might expect to see under the statute in the coming years.
