Intellectual Property Law

Granick Slate Card: November 6, 2012 Election

Posted on October 30, 2012
GRANICK SLATE CARD NATIONAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 2012   Friends, Romans, Republicans:   Welcome to the Granick Slate Card for the November 6, 2012 National Election.  I missed the last opportunity to opine on all things voting because I didn?t have the time to do the kind of analysis I like...

Catching Up

Posted on July 24, 2012
Unfortunately, I haven’t been keeping this site up to date as I’ve been blogging on the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society site.  To that end, here are my most recent posts: The Unintended Consequences of CISPA New Cybersecurity Bill Available Revised Cybersecurity Act Needs Amendments for Privacy, Security Thanks for following along...

BCPO Raffle

Posted on April 23, 2012
Contact me if you want tickets for this worthy cause! BCPO Raffle 2012 Flyer

Draft Bill to “Fix” CFAA Won’t

Posted on April 12, 2012
The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill (.pdf) to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 USC 1030. I’ve redlined the current statute (.doc) to show how the law would look should this bill pass, and inserted comments where relevant...

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Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think

Posted on January 26, 2012
The recent Department of Justice decision to indict Megaupload for copyright infringement and related offenses raises some very thorny questions from a criminal law perspective.  A few preliminaries: I’m responsible for the musings below, but I thank Robert Weisberg of Stanford Law School for taking the time to talk through the issues and giving me [...

New Year, New Job

Posted on January 10, 2012
Happy new year, Friends. It is starting out to be a great 2012 for me. I’ve taken a position as General Counsel for Worldstar LLC and its flagship website worldstarhiphop.com (WSHH), voted top hip hop and urban culture website two years running by BET...

Stingray Bites Man. Will the Fourth Amendment Bite Back? (Location Tracking)

Posted on October 20, 2011
On October 28, the Department of Justice will argue to a District Court Judge in Arizona that neither the public nor criminal defendants should learn about a special investigative tool it uses to track individuals? location via their cellphones. According to the Wall Street Journal, law enforcement and the military are regularly using such devices, [...

Great Network in the Sky Giveth, Taketh Away

Posted on September 07, 2011
Isn?t it great that when your car, or phone, or laptop gets lost or stolen, you can use modern technology to find your stuff and get it back? One might think only paranoid Luddites or the thieves themselves would oppose such an innovation. But the joy of a ubiquitous communications/tracking network is tempered by the [...

Can You Track Me Now? Not Without a Warrant!

Posted on August 26, 2011
A look at the most recent court opinion on cell phone location tracking: http://bit.ly/o171vy

Wiseguys Prosecution Not So Smart

Posted on July 02, 2010
EFF filed a brief today in U.S. v. Lowson, again arguing that public websites can not decide who is and is not a criminal. For why you should care about what happens to a bunch of Wiseguys cutting the virtual line for ticket purchases, check out my blog post.

Correction: SFBG recommends yes on all SF props

Posted on June 08, 2010
In my slate card, I mis-copied the SF Bay Guardian recommendations. In fact, the SFBG endorses a YES on all eight city props. http://www.sfbg.com/2010/06/01/guardian-clean-slate http://www.sfbg.com/2010/04/27/endorsements-san-francisco-ballot-measures Vote early, vote often, Jennifer To subscribe to the Granick Slate Card, visit http:// lists...

GRANICK SLATECARD STATEWIDE ELECTION,

Posted on June 07, 2010
GRANICK SLATECARD STATEWIDE ELECTION, JUNE 2010 Friends, Romans, Republicans: Welcome to the Granick Slate Card for the June 8, 2010 California Primary Election. The hot national issues are Drill, Baby, Drill and Arizona checking the IDs of suspected non-Amuricans, in other words ?illegal? people...

Open Wi-Fi Privacy Mistake Must Be The Last | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Posted on May 20, 2010
You might be interested in EFF’s take on Google’s open wi-fi sniffing debacle.

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Posted on May 08, 2010
Izz, Cal and I made sweet potato biscuits this AM using tubers from our farm box. A total success, except that all three of us and the floor were covered with flour. The dough is really sticky so definitely use a heavily floured surface or a baking cloth.

EFF Defcon Getaway Fundraising Contest!

Posted on April 12, 2010
Help EFF and get a free trip to Vegas for Defcon in our First Annual Defcon Getaway Fundraising Contest!.

Rehberg v. Hodges

Posted on March 31, 2010
In Rehberg v. Hodges, we are asking the 11th Circuit to fix an earlier opinion wrongly suggesting that the contents of stored emails are not protected by the Fourth Amendment.

New Research Suggests That Governments May Fake SSL Certificates | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Posted on March 24, 2010
New Research Suggests That Governments May Fake SSL Certificates | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Pro-User Zealot

Posted on March 16, 2010
Calista visits EFF Originally uploaded by Threat to Democracy

Homebrew Limoncello My Contribution to War on Booze

Posted on February 26, 2010
Today’s SF Chronicle reports that state authorities are warning local bars that they cannot serve artisan infused liquors. Certainly, there’s a place for health regulation of on-site alcohol sales. But infused liquors are based on, yes, alcohol, and alcohol kills germs...

Berkeley activists can sue over federal raid

Posted on December 01, 2009
EFF represents the Long Haul and East Bay Prisoner Support in this case. A nice win for us, and for attorney Matt Zimmerman who wrote our opposition to the government’s Motion to Dismiss.

Side A: DJs Win Laptops Back

Posted on December 01, 2009
Side A: DJs Win Laptops Back | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

These Hobbyists Add to Calculators, Multiplying Their Fun | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Posted on November 16, 2009
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and I are mentioned in this Wall Street Journal article about TI calculator hackers and the law.

Convicted Murderer To Wikipedia: Shhh!

Posted on November 11, 2009
In Germany, you can’t publish the names of murderers after some years have passed since the crime. So a convicted murderer’s lawyers wrote to Wikipedia and asked them to take his name off of the webpage about his victim. Read my take on this First Amendment issue on the EFF blog.

November 3, 2009 Election Results

Posted on November 04, 2009
Department of Elections Official Results Hello, Friends, Romans, Republicans: Here are the election results for yesterday’s balloting, with 15% of the electorate weighing in. Dennis Herrera is City Attorney Jose Cisneros is Treasurer PROPOSITION A: Two Year Budget Cycle: Yes PROPOSITION B: Board of Supervisor Aides: Yes PROPOSITION C: Candlestick Park Naming Rights: Yes PROPOSITION D: Mid-Market Special [...

Does the Fourth Amendment Protect Your Email?

Posted on November 03, 2009
Read my legal analysis on EFF’s website — New York Court Scores Over Oregon In Recent Email Privacy Opinions.

Granick Slate Card: November 3, 2009

Posted on November 02, 2009
GRANICK SLATE CARD CITYWIDE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 2009 Friends, Romans, Republicans: Welcome to the Granick Slate Card for the November 3, 2009 San Francisco Citywide Election. I know, I know, you had no idea there was an election tomorrow, and neither did I...

Made Up Pasta #1

Posted on November 02, 2009
Made Up Pasta #1 Originally uploaded by Ms. President Chanterelles are in the farmer’s market now, so I made up this pasta dish featuring them last night. Click on the photo for more pictures and the “recipe”.

Elmoween 2009

Posted on November 02, 2009
Granick/Stones, 10/31/09 Originally uploaded by Ms. President After Nigel and the Ice Doll had a great Halloween with Izzy Elmo and Callie Elmo, we’re back to work in the brand new month of November.

UPDATE: Texas Instruments failed

Posted on October 29, 2009
UPDATE: Texas Instruments failed to stand behind their misguided claim that calculator hobbyists violated copyright law by having public, online discussions about techniques to get more functionality from TI calculators. Yet the company continues to dig itself into new holes by issuing more improper take-down letters.

Hey, TI, Leave Those Kids Alone | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Posted on September 26, 2009
Hey, TI, Leave Those Kids Alone | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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