by marobo | May 2, 2012 | Commentary |
According to the government in the State of Washington, “Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world today.” In response to this crime, the Washington State website against trafficking boasts that the state has passed the “most stringent...
by josephcl | May 1, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
It is no secret that the cost of doing business in the United States is higher as a result of disclosure obligations and liability threats that stem from public company status. Accordingly, the decision about pursuing an initial public offering is one that companies...
by prewittm | Apr 30, 2012 | Commentary |
Judge Frank Easterbrook and Professor Lawrence Lessig had a famous exchange in the late 1990s regarding cyberspace law. Easterbrook argued that scholars and judges ought not waste energy developing a body of law specific to cyberspace. Such law would be as parochial...
by jhevey | Apr 27, 2012 | Commentary |
Imbued with its new fee setting authority after the America Invents Act (AIA), the USPTO has, unsurprisingly, decided to raise its fees. Taking a page out of the USPS playbook, the PTO is not promising any better or faster service with its increased fees. In fact,...
by mmconrad | Apr 26, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
The advent of the internet has accelerated the evolution of business models by creating the possibility for countless novel companies with low start-up costs. One need only look at the fate of newspapers across the country and the pains of the music industry to...
by robinska | Apr 25, 2012 | Cases, Commentary |
The death of Tyler Clementi in 2010 stocked the country as it added another example of bullying of LGBT teenagers ending in suicide. Last Friday, Clementi’s roommate, Dharun Ravi, was found guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, evidence tampering and...
