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Twitterview by @22twts

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:51:39 +0000

On Thursday, September 23, 2010 I was pleased to be interviewed by Lance Godard of @22twts. 22twts interviews practicing lawyers over Twitter.

The transcript of the interview can be found here.

Thanks again, Lance, for the opportunity.

Twitterview by @22twts is a post from: Cyberlaw Central

Towel Day Tweetup – May 25, 2010

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:18:39 +0000

I’m not organizing it, per se, but I promised Ed (pictured below with his towel), to post information about the Tweetup/Blogger Meetup on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010.

May 25th is Towel Day every year, in honor of Douglas Adams, so please bring your towels to:

Aria Bar, at the Fairmont Chicago hotel
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601

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We start at 6 PM.

Hosts are @blawgreview and @insidecounsel. More information on the meetup is here. The hope is that some people attending the SuperConference will like to stop down and meet some of the best legal minds. And, we get to be social with social media!

Those who have indicated they are coming are:

@adriandayton – Adrian Dayton
@amyderby – Amy Derby
@Chris_McGeehan – Chris McGeehan
@CW_Schneider – Chris Schneider
@cyberlaw – Kevin Thompson (that’s me!)
@dgulbran – Dave! Gulbransen
@econwriter5 – Gwynne Monahan
@internetcases – Evan Brown
@JeremyKissel – Jeremy Kissel
@Kashhill – Kashmir Hill
@Molly_McDonough – Molly McDonough
@pzura – Peter Zura
@rdd – R. David Donoghue
@scottgreenfield – Scott Greenfield
@windypundit – Windy Pundit – Mark Draughn

If you are coming, and are not on this list, please direct message or @reply me on Twitter.

Ed Post
Dave! Gulbransen
Kevin Thompson

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Towel Day is May 25th, every year!

Kevin A. Thompson — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:49:18 +0000

Legal bloggers, where are your towels?

Last year on Towel Day, I hosted Blawg Review #213. This year, I’ll be participating in a blogger meetup for those attending the SuperConference here in Chicago. For details, see the post here, or follow me on Twitter – @cyberlaw.

For more on other Towel Day activities, check out Towelday.org. Towel Day is held in honor of Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and other great works. Douglas suffered a permanent existence failure in 2001, and so we carry a towel in his memory. Why a towel? Because they’re so useful!
As the Guide itself says –

“A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can’t see it, it can’t see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.”

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Blawgworld 2007

Kevin A. Thompson — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:42:46 +0000

I’m happy that my Blog was included in the 2007 edition of Blawgworld, published by Technolawyer. Here’s a link to get your free copy. Be sure to check out the other wonderful legal blogs that are linked through from there.

Blawgworld 2007 is a post from: Cyberlaw Central

Meet the Bloggers III – Monday April 30, 7:30 PM

Kevin A. Thompson — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:04:38 +0000

John Welch and Marty Schwimmer have organized Meet the Bloggers III, which will be held on Monday, April 30th at 7:30 at the Billy Goat Tavern here in Chicago. More details can be found here at the TTABlog. I fully intend to attend, even if I may be a few minutes late.

Meet the Bloggers III – Monday April 30, 7:30 PM is a post from: Cyberlaw Central

Technology Voter Guide 2006 Released

Kevin A. Thompson — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:54:21 +0000

In preparation for the November 7, 2006 elections, check out the Technology Voter Guide prepared by CNET News.com. The link leads to the analysis page, from which you can click on the map to see how your representatives in your state voted on technology issues. Then, you can click on each person’s name to see their votes on particular bills. What a wonderful resource, I’ll be sure to study it further before voting.

Technology Voter Guide 2006 Released is a post from: Cyberlaw Central

Cyberweek – September 25 to 29th

Kevin A. Thompson — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:52:53 +0000

The Internet Bar Association and the Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution have joined together to sponsor the 2nd Annual Cyberweek. Be sure to check out the programs, discussions, podcasts, and other content available there.

Cyberweek – September 25 to 29th is a post from: Cyberlaw Central

Odds & Ends: Search & Seizure

Kevin A. Thompson — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:53:49 +0000

Today was my first day back at work after two weeks off. My excuse? Parental leave after the birth of my third son. Mother and baby are doing fine. So are his older brothers.
I was pleased to see that Blawg Review #70 was posted on Monday by Dave! Gulbransen. I had the pleasure of meeting Dave! last fall at the BlawgThink conference. He’s been on my blogroll ever since. What a great job he did here, be sure to check it out.
The most interesting case I kept up with over the last few weeks is the 9th Circuit’s decision in United States v. Hill, a 4th amendment search and seizure case involving computers. Orin Kerr posted a great summary of the decision at his personal blog.

Odds & Ends: Search & Seizure is a post from: Cyberlaw Central

Speaking at the IP Law and the Internet Seminar

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:48:16 +0000

I am one of a panel of speakers on July 27, 2006 at an afternoon seminar entitled “IP Law and the Internet” sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (“IPLAC”) Internet Law Committee, and Northwestern Law School.

The event will be held at Nortwestern University, and will feature a keynote address by the USPTO’s Commissioner for Patents, John Doll. Other speakers will include Professor Clint Francis from Northwestern University School of Law and Professor Douglas Lichtman from the University of Chicago School of Law. There will be panels of practitioners (like me!) on topics such as patent, trademark and copyright law developments relating to the Internet.

~~Here is a flyer for the seminar with instructions about how to register. The cost is $15 for IPLAC members and students, $25 for non-members.~~

~~I hope to see people there!~~

UPDATED 7/26/06 TO ADD: The seminar has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled for the fall. I hope shortly to post materials I had prepared for my talk on trademark issues as they relate to the Internet.

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Thoughts on ABA Techshow

Kevin A. Thompson — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:44:59 +0000

I attended the ABA Techshow here in Chicago from Thursday through Saturday, and had a wonderful time.

On Wednesday evening I was one of the 100 invited guests of the Lexthink! Lounge, presented by Dennis Kennedy, Matthew Homann and JoAnna Forshee. My bowling was a bit rusty, but the conversation and fellowship was great. Rob Robinson took photos, here is a link to his post from which you can follow the link to the Flickr photo set.

At Techshow, I attended sessions relating to electronic discovery, extranets, MS Sharepoint, information security, computer forensics, advanced Internet searching, and use of technology to reduce the risk of legal malpractice. It was very educational and informative.

I especially enjoyed meeting and talking with the following people, in no particular order:
Tom Mighell
Dennis Kennedy
Matt Homann
Sabrina Pacifici
Blair Janis
Rob Robinson
Ben Cowgill
Jim Calloway
Adriana Linares
Ernie Svenson
Nerino Petro
David Moon

Here’s looking forward to next year’s show!

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