Business Law Section News http://texasbusinesslaw.org daily 1 2008-06-24T02:18:26Z Web Site Update (Phase II) is complete http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/website/web-site-update-is-complete The Web Site Committee has completed the second phase of the SBOT BLS website update. Thanks to everyone for their patience as the committee has continued the updating of the SBOT BLS website.  Phase One was the transition to a content management system (Plone).  Phase One had been completed and up-and-running for some time, but the somewhat complicated layout left much to be desired from an aesthetic and user standpoint and many of the powerful features remained hidden from users and visitors.  We are excited to have now completed Phase Two, which involved a transition to a new hosting server, as well as a moderate revamp of the look and feel of the site, and implementation of some new workflows (more information on that to come).

]]> No publisher Andrew Ehmke 2012-04-17T18:24:03Z News Item The new BLS web site is now live. http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/website/the-new-bls-web-site-is-now-live It has taken close to two years for the new site to be up-and-running the way we wanted it to be. The new site will make it easier for committees to make content available to the Section membership, and the new site also provides a solid foundation for expanding how the Section serves its members. No publisher Andrew Ehmke 2009-04-28T19:36:51Z News Item 2009 Legislative Monitoring Reports Now Available http://texasbusinesslaw.org/resources/2009-legislative-monitoring-1 The reports tracking the 2009 Texas Legislature are now available.  The reports are updated weekly and are located under the "Resources" tab.  Please note that these are available only to members of the Business Law Section.

]]> No publisher Andrew Ehmke 2009-04-23T15:35:00Z News Item Website implementation continues http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/website/website-implementation-continues Committee chairs should now have access to their committee pages. email me.

 

]]> No publisher Test Ehmke 2008-12-12T00:00:00Z News Item Facebook wins $873M judgment against spammer http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/e-commerce/facebook-wins-873m-judgment-against-spammer Facebook has won a $873 million judgment against a Canadian man who bombarded users with millions of unsolicited messages about drugs and sex. The spammer fooled several Facebook users into revealing their passwords so that he could use their accounts to spam other Facebook users.

You can read the article here.

]]> No publisher Ron Chichester 2008-11-25T12:34:01Z News Item Court Awards Damages Because Defendant's Website Not Accessible by the Blind http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/e-commerce/court-awards-damages-because-defendants-website-not-accessible-by-the-blind This was a class action case in the United States between a major online retailer and the National Federation of the Blind in which the major retailer settled for an amount thought to be up to $6m because its website was too difficult to use with screen-reader software, which converts content to speech, allowing the blind use the Internet. https://www.eversheds.com/uk/home/articles/index.page?ArticleID=templatedata\Eversheds\articles\data\en\Local_government\Local_Government_briefing_note_43_2008

It underscores the importance of considering and complying with disability laws in setting up a company’s website and not treating the disabled less favorably than others.

]]> No publisher admin 2008-11-04T14:39:11Z News Item Spammer Fined $236 Million http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/e-commerce/spammer-fined-236-million The spammers, a husband and wife team, used a spam program "Bulk Mailing 4 Dummies" and pretty much brought a small ISP to its knees. The story ends by saying that the ISP won’t be able to collect. See the story at:  http://www.lexology.com/library/document.ashx?g=e7f2f80a-6274-42ea-a5a5-b24d79305927#page=1

]]> No publisher admin 2008-11-04T14:35:51Z News Item The Nominating Committee has issued its report for the 2007-2008 year http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/administration/the-nominating-committee-has-issued-its-report-for-the-2007-2008-year Click this link

]]> No publisher Andrew Ehmke 2008-10-13T16:58:53Z News Item Business Law Section Council meets http://texasbusinesslaw.org/council/meeting-announcements/business-law-section-council-meets The BLS council held its quarterly meeting on September 20, 2008. No publisher Andrew Ehmke 2008-09-18T00:00:00Z News Item Site Inauguration http://texasbusinesslaw.org/committees/website/site-inauguration Today, the Business Law Section's first Plone site was instantiated. Ron Chichester got Plone downloaded/compiled/installed on the Xen server at GrokThis.net.

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