I attended the session this morning at INTA 2007 on Internet advertising, specifically the focus was on keywords but popups were discussed as well. The speakers were Peter Becker of Microsoft, Laura Covington of Yahoo, Lauren Fisher of AOL, and Rose Hagan of Google. The most interesting part for me was a comparison of the…
Meet the Bloggers III – Monday April 30, 7:30 PM
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.
Practice Tip: Use Truecrypt to secure portable media
Imagine you need to take a file with sensitive data on it with you on a trip, but the only method you have available is a small USB thumb drive. You get to your destination only to discover the drive fell out of your pocket somewhere along the way. What a disaster, the hardest for…
Compelling audio – Interview with Kevin Werbach
I’m interested in the impact of the digital world on our society. In an interview with Tech Nation, Kevin Werbach of Wharton College and founder of the Supernova conference touches on that impact. He also touches on some mistakes made during his tenure with the FCC, such as the Communications Decency Act. Of course, that particular…
Techshow Roundup
I attended only one day of the ABA Techshow here in Chicago on Friday, March 23rd. I initially wrote this post on the train using my latest gadget acquisition, an EvDO Mobile Broadband Card I won at Techshow courtesy of Sprint. I was one of the lucky winners of their giveaway, and wow, it’s nice. …
Blawg Review #100
Wow, Blawg Review had it’s 100th edition this week! The Editor prepared a retrospective on the past issues which included my #42, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Blawgosphere, and #93, the Illuminati edition. It’s been fun, I look forward to more! I host again next January. Thanks, Ed, for your kind words to me in a…
Commentary: Google/YouTube sued by Viacom
It’s often been said that when Google, Inc. bought the YouTube service, it bought a lawsuit. There have been several, but the biggest one yet was filed on March 13, 2007. There are six counts, the first three are for infringements of the exclusive rights granted to copyright holders, and the remaining three are for…
YouTube received 100,000 takedown notices from Viacom
Here’s a link to a great discussion of the situation which has occurred recently when YouTube received 100,000 DMCA Takedown Notices from Viacom, claiming that all 100,000 videos infringed upon Viacom’s copyrights. The problem? A good number of the videos were legitimate. These users now face the burden of serving YouTube with written counter-notices asserting…
Blawg Review #93
Welcome to Blawg Review #93, the sub rosa, hidden, and subversive Illuminati edition! 1993 was an important year for the development of Internet and computer law. A seminal case that led to the creation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (the “EFF“)was decided. That case was Steve Jackson Games, Inc. v. United States Secret Service and…
General Media v. Crazy Troll: Not reverse domain name hijacking to bring ACPA case for expired domain
General Media Communications, Inc. v. Crazy Troll, LLC (No. 06 Civ. 40581 LAKFM, Order re: partial summary judgment, January 16, 2007), 2007 WL 102988 (S.D.N.Y.) Plaintiff, General Media, is the publisher of Penthouse magazine. At one time, it owned the domain name penthouseboutique.com, but its bankruptcy trustee allowed it to lapse. General Media still has…