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About TechLawAdvisor @kevinhell

Posted on December 18, 2008
Thank you for visiting Tech Law Advisor. @kevinhell This is an example of a twitter landing page. This site is under serious maintenance....

Looking Back

Posted on December 17, 2008
The Induce Act Blog was something to be proud of doing http://techlawadvisor.com/induce/...

MP3s for First Sale

Posted on December 07, 2008
Bopaboo Used MP3 Store Walks Legal Tightrope Bopaboo allows you to sell your unwanted mp3s... interesting concept - this will be a total test of the first sale doctrine...

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Copyright Czar

Posted on December 02, 2008
President-Elect Barack Obama, I am officially entering the race to be the next Copyright Czar. I would love the opportunity to talk with you to discuss why I am the right candidate for this position. * Wired Nominees. * Will...

In Defense of Piracy

Posted on October 16, 2008

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Free Expression is not Free

Posted on September 12, 2008
It could cost you your job, your life, your safety, your privacy, your freedom.... Assignment: find your own links for each of the above; it shouldn't be too hard....

Google Chrome Terms of Service

Posted on September 03, 2008
These Terms of Service apply to the executable code version of Google Chrome. Source code for Google Chrome is available free of charge under open source software license agreements at http://code.google.com/chromium/terms.html. 1. Your relationship with Google 1...

Tech Feng Shui

Posted on August 30, 2008
This statement of principles by Ernie the Attorney on technology in our lives is one of the best I have read: A simpler way is needed, one in which we can accomplish great things with less technology. We need a...

Republish your feeds as HTML

Posted on August 01, 2008
The reason why I think this is such a useful tool is because it makes syndicating and republishing feeds simple for even the newest blogger. Feedburner's BuzzBoost service allows you to republish your burned feed's content as go-anywhere HTML. I...

Are you a Blawgr?

Posted on February 20, 2008
Come check out the new site and decide if you're Blawgr material. Help build an online legal community that takes the time to discuss and debate important and interesting issues. Come join us at Blawgr.com....

Cultural v. Commercial Uses

Posted on January 29, 2008
Cory Doctorow: "Copyright law should distinguish between commercial and cultural uses" (2008) Professor L. Ray Patterson: "The competitor uses the copyright; the consumer uses the work. The copyright owner, by reason of the Copyright Act and the copyright clause, has...

TWiL 10: The RIAA vs Jammie Thomas

Posted on November 06, 2007
TWiL 10 at TWiT Host: Denise Howell, Guests: Cathy Kirkman, John Palfrey, Kevin Heller, and Professor Eric Goldman. The panel discusses the RIAAs case vs. Jammie Thomas and new developments in indirect liability for third party acts and comments. Our...

Mastering Negotiation

Posted on November 06, 2007
A friend of mine is teaching a one day course at NYCLA (NY County Lawyers Assoc) next Thursday 11/15/07 titled Mastering Negotiation....

Michigan Law Review Symposium on Patent Law

Posted on October 17, 2007
Dear Mr. Heller: The Michigan Law Review's companion journal First Impressions today published an online symposium on the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law. The symposium takes place against a backdrop of three recent Supreme Court decisions-KSR v...

WikiPatents celebrates 1 year

Posted on October 12, 2007
WikiPatents just celebrated its first birthday! During its first year, WikiPatents has become one of the most popular patent web sites on the Internet. It has been mentioned by hundreds of web sites and blogs, has been covered by The...

Free Expression is not Free

Posted on September 12, 2007
It could cost you your job, your life, your safety, your privacy, your freedom.... Assignment: find your own links for each of the above; it shouldn't be too hard....

Hey Ladies...

Posted on August 29, 2007
No. Not the Beasties, but rather a new song by Oxford Collapse entitled Lady Lawyers. Related: The Technolawyer Summer Mix: 21 Pop Songs About Lawyers, Technology, Work, and More...

Blawger Bowl IV

Posted on August 24, 2007
Blawger Bowl has been dominated by one team for too long... 2006: 1. Bizz Bang Buzz 2. pf.org 3. Loosely Coupled 2005: 1. Bizz Bang Buzz 2. IPTABlog 3. Unbillable Hours 2004: 1. Bizz Bang Buzz 2. Tech Law Advisor...

Fantasy Sports Lawsuit Reply Brief

Posted on November 01, 2006
Download file Previously: Fantasy Sports League Lawsuit Filed!...

This Week in Law

Posted on October 24, 2006
Denise Howell's much anticipated This Week in Law podcast series is off and running. Update: TWiL 6: Ecommerce and the Internet...

Myspace is Boomtown for Lawyers

Posted on September 22, 2006
There's no doubt that Myspace will start generating lots of lawsuits, but not necessarily for copyright infringement like Youtube, but rather more like this one: A high school assistant principal is suing two students and their parents, alleging the teens...

Target suing Blogger for posting anti-theft policy

Posted on September 20, 2006
MSNBC via TVC is reporting that Target Corp. has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta on September 5, 2006 for posting Target's anti-theft procedures on targetunion.org. MSNBC interviewed David Bodney, a First Amendment and media rights lawyer with...

Get Legal Mojo Working

Posted on September 20, 2006
The 3 rethink(ip)ers are about to launch the premiere job board for legal professionals: LegalMojo. To get it going, they are looking for available positions in your firm, company or organization. To discuss details and get your posting listed, contact...

Copyright Law - It's Tricky

Posted on September 19, 2006
Rolling Stone via Stereogum is reporting that The Knack is suing Run DMC for sampling the 1979 "My Sharona" in their rap single "It's Tricky" off of the group's 1986 Raising Hell. Which essentially means that The Knack is bringing...

More on the YouTube Business Model

Posted on September 19, 2006
YouTube (YouTube Model Is Compromise on Copyrights) is rolling out technology to spot pirated material in a plan to defuse big media companies from suing them for copyright infringement. YouTube then plans to share ad revenue from that material with....

Belgian Court Orders Google To Stop Publishing News Content

Posted on September 18, 2006
WSJ: A Belgian court ordered Internet search giant Google Inc. to stop publishing content from Belgian newspapers without permission or payment of fees, a Belgian press association said Monday. The setback is the latest chapter in the search titan's struggle...

Universal to Sue YouTube

Posted on September 16, 2006
It appears that Universal Music may be preparing to file a lawsuit against YouTube for copyright infringement. [Lawgarithms] As I've stated before elsewhere, unlike Grokster, YouTube is not a business built on copyright infringement. There is tons of user...

What Banned Books have you read?

Posted on September 13, 2006
Google blog has a post on the American Library Association's Banned Books Week (Sept. 23-30) and Google has also created a Banned Books page (in conjunction with Book Search) to highlight novels that have been threatened or actually banned. Related:....