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TWiL 136 and @cyberlaw Links

7th
Nov. ร— โ€™11

I was pleased to be asked back on This Week in Law, Episode 136. Denise Howell, Jay Monahan of Zynga.com, and Matt Macari of The Verge were the other panelists. It was a lot of fun! Thanks again, Denise, for having me back.   Also, for those who may be interested, here is the link [...]


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This Week in Law and Other Updates

19th
Oct. ร— โ€™10

I was a guest on the This Week in Law podcast #82 with hosts Denise Howell and Evan Brown, with the other guest being John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge. It was fun! The video and audio can be downloaded from http://twit.tv/twil82 Here are some other recent updates from Twitter: – For the first time ever, [...]


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Twitterview by @22twts

24th
Sep. ร— โ€™10

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.


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Register for IICLE webcast – 8/23/2010 – Viacom v. Google

18th
Aug. ร— โ€™10

I’ll be discussing the recent Viacom v. Google decision on Monday, August 23, 2010 on a webcast for IICLE, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. To register for the webcast, click here. The webcast will be from 12:00 to 1:00 CST, and is accredited for one hour of CLE in Illinois. Many thanks to [...]


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Guest on This Week in Law #72

12th
Aug. ร— โ€™10

I was pleased to be asked back on Denise Howell‘s excellent show, This Week In Law. The other guests were Alex Macgillivray and Jonathan Bailey. To download Episode 72 in either audio or video formats please follow the link here, or search for the show in iTunes. Or watch it on YouTube.


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Towel Day Tweetup – May 25, 2010

21st
May. ร— โ€™10

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 [...]


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Are Open Source Toyotas Neutrally Networked?

18th
May. ร— โ€™10

I was pleased to be asked back on the This Week In Law podcast for Episode #60, entitled “Open Source Toyotas.” Here’s a link to the audio – http://www.twit.tv/twil60. Video is available on Blip. Denise Howell is the host, and guests are myself, Marty Schwimmer, and Xeni Jardin.ย  It was fun! Also, I was pleased [...]


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Guest on This Week In Law Podcast #59

11th
May. ร— โ€™10

I was pleased to be asked to participate in the This Week In Law Podcast, Episode #59. The episode is entitled “Praying at the Bar.” The hosts were Denise Howell and Evan Brown, and my co-guest was Marty Schwimmer. It was quite a panel! For the audio and the show notes: http://twit.tv/twil59 For the video: [...]


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Slides from DMCA presentation – and Thanks!

27th
May. ร— โ€™09

I’ve been meaning to put these up for a while, here are the slides from the presentation I gave to the Chicago Bar Association’s seminar on website operator liability on May 15, 2009. My presentation focused on the DMCA and discussed four recent cases. thompson-presentation-2009-05-15-10-years-of-the-dmca I’d also like to thank those who submitted pictures for [...]


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Fan Generated Content on the Internet

21st
Feb. ร— โ€™09

Here are the slides from my presentation to the Chicago Bar Association’s Cyber Law and Data Privacy committee on February 17, 2009 entitled “Fan Generated Content on the Internet.” I talked about the Harry Potter Lexicon case, including the changes to the book which were made in order for it to be publishable. Then, we [...]


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