Here are my slides from the presentation I gave on April 1, 2008 at the Chicago Bar Association as part of the Internet Intellectual Property Issues for Small Businesses seminar. My presentation is entitled “Copyright Issues for Small Businesses.” Also presenting were Gina Durham and Paul McGrady.
Is this the day the world changed?
The results of the FCC’s wireless spectrum auction are of particular interest to more than just people in the telecom industry, as it will significantly impact how people access the Internet for years to come. It’s no big surprise that Verizon is the big winner, but I especially enjoyed reading Susan Crawford’s analysis of the…
Techshow 2008 – Day 2 – In Progress update
Since my last post, yesterday I attended the end of the Day 1 sessions and the evening Techshow After Dark event. Today, I attended sessions on e-discovery, disaster planning, using Internet-based collaboration tools, and computer forensics. The last one was fun, Craig Ball was looking for a volunteer for someone to give him a USB…
Techshow 2008 – In Progress report
The “Laptop Lanes” are finally in place here at Techshow 2008, so I am posting this later than planned. The highlight to me so far has been Marc Rotenberg of Epic’s keynote. Tom Mighell did such a good job with the fireside chat portion of the keynote that I only managed to think of one…
Looking forward to Techshow 2008!
I’ll be heading over to the Hilton for ABA Techshow 2008 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week. I am looking forward to catching up with those I’ve met in previous years. If you will be there, please stop me and say hello! I also plan to post somewhat, at least once per day, during the…
Article on just what is “Intellectual Property”
Mike Masnick at Techdirt has written the latest in a series of posts which discuss the rationale and basis for what we think of as “Intellectual Property.” It’s a well written series, I’d recommend that you read it. I don’t agree with all he says, but it’s well reasoned. It’s of particular interest to me…
Niro posts reward for blogger identity
Raymond Niro, principal of Chicago firm Niro Scavone Haller & Niro, has posted a $10,000.00 reward for the identity of the anonymous patent blogger, “Troll Tracker.” For a discussion of the issues, here’s a link to the ABA Journal article on the subject. Full disclosure – the “Kevin A. Thompson” who posted in the comments…
Blawg Review #144
Welcome to Blawg Review #144! This review draws its theme from the number, as did my prior reviews, #42 with its Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy theme, and #93 with my tribute to Steve Jackson Games and its Illuminati game. Well, this one proves once again how much of a geek I am at heart….
A special MLK Day Blawg Review
Public Defender Stuff has created a really special edition of Blawg Review, No. 143, in honor of Martin Luther King day. I urge you to check it out. As I am hosting Blawg Review #144 this next Monday, please get your submissions in early so they can be included. Also on topic for today, here’s…
A blogger dies in Iraq
Here’s a link to the last post, written before his death, that blogger Andrew Olmstead wanted published in the event he died while serving in Iraq. He posted at the site Obsidian Wings as G’Kar, a character from Babylon 5. His choice of that character resonates with me as a fan of the show. The…