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The power of the cellphone in the developing world
Sanjana pointed me toward a fascinating article in the Post from a few days ago: '...The cellphone is bringing new economic clout, profit and productivity…
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The wheel is off our national discourse
David Ignatius, in the Post today: '"Everyone knows that, somehow, the wheel has run off of our national discourse and our common life," Clinton…
Vargas v. BT - Reply in support of BT's Motion for Summary Judgment
BT's reply brief in support of his Motion for Summary Judgment. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:10/18/2006 Download PDF…
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PodcampWest
I heard so much about the success of PodcampBoston when I was at the Podcast Expo, that I'm psyched to be able to attend Podcamp West next month on Nov. 18-…
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Trade secrets and public-private partnerships
I attended the CIS lunch speaker series yesterday where CIS Fellow David Levine gave an overview of his article about trade secrecy law and how it should be alt…
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this cracks me up
Denise Howell's VOX blog pointed me to this hilarious royalty demand from Stephen Colbert to GooTube. The math appears to be remarkably similar to that of t…
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support the commons
It's no secret that I'm a big believer in the Creative Commons. They just launched their second annual fund raising campaign. Click on this button, a…
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I heart libraries
While in Seattle this past weekend, I finally visited the new public library (a recent rebuild was completed in 2004). It's wildly modern, with some great l…
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Studio 60: a copyright geek's favorite TV show
So, I've been recently introduced to NBC's new show this season, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip. It's about the cast and show of a "show within…
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The Vloggies are coming, the vloggies are coming...
Celebrating Achievement in Vlogs and Online Video: On November 4 a massively creative and fun group of people will be innundating the Swedish American Music Ha…
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Starbucks v Starpreya - TM Korean Style
Since I'm in Seattle, it's hard to escape the news about the Starbucks losing a TM case in Korea against the purveyars of Starpreya coffee. I'm not…
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Sunny Seattle
I just completed a lecture at Seattle University in Elizabeth Townsend-Gard's IP class. We had a good discussion about copyright and how it impacts citizen…