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Misinterpreting email communications
Daniel Goleman in the 10/7 NYT: "We were having an e-mail exchange about some crucial detail involving publishing rights, which I thought was being worked…
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Disputes growing in virtual worlds
The Business Shrink, October 10th, 2007: "With virtual world’s forming into the next big thing on the horizon, the real world is starting to play catch up…
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The Poetry of Patent Infringement
From the most serene and blissful town of Marshall, TX comes Patent Litigation Haiku from Michael Smith's Eastern District of Texas Practice blog. http://…
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Reporters' Shield Law Overdue but Underpowered
Proposed Reporters' Shield Law Overdue but Underpowered This week's Circuit Court column is about the proposed federal reporters' shield law that j…
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Jury Instruction No. 15
The attorney of Jammie Thomas has resolved to appeal the jury verdict entered against her last week. That closely-followed trial culminated in awarding $222k in…
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Digitally Transparent Elections? The Sorry State of Nominating Judges in New York
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres. The case's trial and appellate opinions chronicle…
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Network Neutrality
Just posted my newest episode of Rules for the Revolution which discusses Network Neutrality with Alex Curtis of Public Knowledge. Please give it a listen, and…
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Creative Commons, Common Sense, and Nonsense
Over the last 3-4 years many people have been speculating about how U.S. courts would interpret the Creative Commons (CC) licenses in litigation concerning the…
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Podcast Academy #6 - wrap up
I spoke at Podcast Academy #6 yesterday about new media/podcasting and the law. A summary of the event and links to my slides ("Podcasting Train Wrecks&quo…
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The Madness of Software Copyrights
My column in the current issue of CIO Insight, href="http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2182447,00.asp">“Battle Over Linux: When a Win May…
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EFF's Web 2.0 Compliance Bootcamp - Register Now!
EFF is hosting a one-day Web 2.0 compliance bootcamp. It's scheduled for October 10. Here's the full description: Does your interactive company have to…
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Is That Big Brother In Your Pocket?
Did you know the government can track your movements by your cell phone? And while courts are struggling to define whether agents need probable cause to follow…