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 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 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 bfin | Apr 24, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
Last month, copyright students at Michigan Law were able to engage in a Q&A after a presentation from Alfred Perry, the VP of Worldwide Content Protection at Paramount Pictures. The topic? SOPA, PIPA, and the legal issues that surround file-sharing websites, like...
by anickow | Mar 22, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Wrapping up six years of heated litigation, Sony offered an $8 million settlement this week in a class action lawsuit led by The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick, accusing Sony of underpaying the bands’ digital record royalties. Originally filed back in 2006,...
by Stephen Uffelman | Mar 20, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
When Dick Costolo succeeded Evan Williams as the CEO of Twitter, the social network blogged about the occasion with a post entitled “#newtwitterceo”. This is an example of a new kind of link—the hashtag—and its popularity is growing rapidly. The #-symbol...
