Christian Laux is an attorney from Switzerland who pursued his LL.M. studies at Stanford (Law, Science & Technology) until 2007. In his daily attorney practice he focuses on IP, privacy matters and Public Procurement Law. Christian has authored a number of articles related to Open Source Software and Open Content issues and regularly presents on this topic. He is co-founder of Openlaw – Plattform für Recht und Freie Software, a Swiss institute dedicated to the legal aspect of Open Source Software and Open Content in Switzerland and is responsible for the implementation of Creative Commons licensing system in Switzerland. Christian is fluent in German, English and French, and speaks Russian.
Christian Laux
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Privacy concepts: US v. EU
When it comes to Privacy Law, Europe and the U.S. are not on the same page. What is the problem? This is not the place to give an extensive answer, but here i…
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User Data = 2 x Video
Anyone still in doubt whether user data is valuable? Take a look at the news and learn: User data is worth the double of what Google paid for YouTube –– Googl…
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Must RFID-Legislation Be Technology Neutral?
It is a common mantra both of industry’s and consumers’ advocates that legislation related to radio frequency identification ("RFID") should be techno…
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DRM-free music from Apple & Microsoft
Apple has announced it would offer DRM-free music through iTunes. The offer is limited to the music catalog of one of the Major Labels, EMI. Customers still ca…