by rotchadl | Sep 27, 2010 | Legislation/Regulations
Business, legal, and academic leaders urged reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) during hearings last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee and a Subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Enacted in 1986, the ECPA regulates...
by Tracy A. Steindel | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
It is a fair guess that just about anyone uses the Internet regularly has run some kind of search on themselves, a future employer, their co-workers, etc. Reviewing a Facebook profile or Googling a name are two common techniques. Capitalizing on this sleuthing,...
by anickow | Dec 3, 2007 | Uncategorized
by: Ming Shui, MTTLR AlumThe state of patent law today has significantly changed in the two years since I graduated from law school. In fact, the changes are such that I would estimate that around half of what was taught in my patent classes is no longer good...
by anickow | Nov 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
by: Professor Jessica LitmanProfessor of Law, University of Michigan Law SchoolIn part 1, I explained some of the appeal of seeking to begin a copyright reform process by agreeing on a set of copyright principles to guide lawmakers in their drafting. In the intensely...
by anickow | Nov 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
by: Professor Jessica LitmanProfessor of Law, University of Michigan Law SchoolIf you hang out among copyright lawyers, you’ll notice widespread agreement that the current copyright statute, enacted more than 30 years ago in 1976 and amended piecemeal in the years...
