Stanford CIS
Ryan Long

Ryan Long

Non-Residential Fellow

Ryan is Vice Chairman of the California Lawyers Association, Licensing & Technology Transactions Group, Intellectual Property Section. Since starting his law practice in 2006, he has been teaming up with clients to create and implement effective strategies to litigate over, or negotiate, sophisticated tech and media transactions. Along the way, he has taught seminars on practical applications of blockchain and other emerging technologies at schools including University of Copenhagen's Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law. He has written for, or has been interviewed by, Gizmodo, The Parallax, and Digital Trends about tech-media issues like the use of artificial intelligence to flag "deep fake" videos. Recently, Ryan was an adjunct professor of media law at Pepperdine Law School. He is currently based in Los Angeles.

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Popularity doesn't equal truth.

Popularity doesn't equal truth. And yet Facebook's recent proposal to rank the trustworthiness of news sources based on popularity is loosely equating t…

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Leaks, geeks, & reporters

The recent spat of Washington D.C. leaks is "unusually active," according to FBI Director Mr. James Comey. Even if the leaks are as normal as they are…

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Google is moving to Moscow!

Google is moving to Moscow! Not really. But Mr. Sergey Brin, the founder of Google, was born in Moscow. How does Russia ensure that Sergey 2.0 will stay in Mosc…

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The big bad wolf to the . . . rescue?

If you work in technology, the big bad wolf can be your best friend. Read below to find out why. A few days ago, the U.S. Supreme court denied Google's app…

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Is your design inspired or stolen?

"Am I a crook?" A design client recently asked me this question about one its designs, and whether is was legally inspired by or stolen from other wor…