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Spotlight on Patent Claim Construction
An ongoing project reviews patent claim construction orders adding the salient features into a thesaurus of claim constructions. Additionally, I characterize t…
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SXSW - Sexual Privacy Online
I attended the Sexual Privacy On Line panel at SXSW yesterday. Violet Blue moderated with panelists Jonathan Moore, Zoe Margolis, John D’Addario, and Jason Schu…
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Rowling v. RDR Books Trial Set For April 14
The Court has put this case on the proverbial fast track by combining the hearing on the preliminary injunction motion filed by Ms. Rowling and Warner Brothers…
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The Death of the Phone
Matthew Yglesias today: "Megan Hustad bemoans the decline of the phone call as a tool of business... Apparently she learned vital skills while eavesdroppi…
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SXSW - Privacy for Social Network Design
So, after a bit of a hiatus from blogging, I'm back. Today, I'm at South By Soutwest (SXSW) and attended a program this morning on Social Design Strateg…
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FCC Chairman Martin's Remarks
Audio from Chairman Martin's remarks at the Legal Futures Conference March 7, 2008.…
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The Writer's Strike and the Battle for Virtual Value
I have a short article in CIO Insight this month about the href="http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Opinion/A-Virtual-Battle-for-Value/">real meaning o…
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Getting sucked into the negativity: Samantha Power
I was sad to learn today that Samantha Power, who has been called "one of the most creative and dynamic thinkers on the political horizon," resigned f…
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The Bias of the Press: Conflict
Evan Thomas in Newsweek: "Is the mainstream press unbiased? No, but we aren't ideological. What we really thrive on is conflict..." "The mai…
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The Life Penalty
How did a rebel public defender from Boulder, Colorado, throw a monkey wrench into America’s "death machine"? Slip into a juror’s seat as David Wymore…
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You Know What's Stupid? Everything I Don't Understand
Steven Bowman on The Onion 2/27: "God, all the people, places, and things I haven't made the least bit of effort to comprehend should just die already.…
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Negotiating, as a precursor to an attack
Reuel Marc Gerecht in the NYT 2/20/08: "The Bush administration should advocate direct, unconditional talks between Washington and Tehran. Strategically, p…