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Cleantech IP Thoughts
Last week a stream of cleantech related events emerged onto my radar is several ways. First, Bruce Abramson simply but profoundly commented on Facebook that he…
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What the Comcast/NBC merger is really about
My op-ed today in The Hill (see “The Winter of Our Content,”) argues against those who want to derail the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. I don’t know eno…
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FTC: Protecting Consumers from Moore's Law?
I write today on CNET News.com (see "FTC's new strategy: kick 'em when they're down") that the FTC’s decision yesterday to attack Intel s…
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Taxonomy of Social Networking and Privacy
Security expert Bruce Schneier today posts about the taxonomy of social networking data. He describes five types of data: "1. Service data. Service data…
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Facebook privacy flap reveals bad PR more than bad policy
I write today on CNET about several recent privacy gaffes and missteps, notably the damp squib that was Facebook's new privacy policy and tools. I have som…
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Noble / Nobel
Our President: "Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the wo…
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Breaking Congress
Ezra Klein interviewing Stenny Hoyer in the Washington Post: "This is a United States Senate that has had more cloture votes in one year than in the '…
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Isn't It Ironic? The Fourth Estate's Assault on Free Speech
It’s nothing new for media organizations to employ lofty rhetoric about the role of the press in democracy to advocate special legal privileges. Likewise, it’s…
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Patent law goes to Hollywood
I have seen several posts (here, here, and also here) that discuss a recent patent infringement lawsuit filed late November to the DC District Court. Bloggers f…
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Reasonable Doubts for the FTC's Privacy Conference
Initial reports of the FTC's privacy and technology conference, which began today, suggest that the speakers are leaning heavily toward the apocalyptic. Th…
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Audio/Video Of Robotics And The Law Panel
You can now find both the audio and the video of our panel on robotics and the law on the Stanford Law School website. See also my recent blog post. Here are…
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Shmeat
As long time readers know, I am a passionate advocate for in-vitro meat production. Who knows if we'll see it in my lifetime -- even Winston Churchill said…