by nickdm | May 4, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
Sergey Aleynikov, a former programmer for Goldman Sachs, recently became a free man. His conviction was overturned by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals after serving a year of his original eight year prison sentence. Aleynikov’s crime? He downloaded the highly...
by lacealex | May 3, 2012 | Commentary
Michael Gross writes in this month’s Vanity Fair about an internet treaty conference to be held in Dubai later this year. The International Telecommunications Union, about which I’ve blogged in the past, will attempt to forge some sort of consensus...
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,...
