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October 31, 2005
new intellectual property blogs
- The Patent Prospector
- MT Law Blog
- Spicy IP
- Presumption of Validity
- bk! - Brandy Karl's IP Blog
Welcome to the neighborhood -- more the merrier!
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 11:00 AM.
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Spooky-O-Rama
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 10:02 AM.
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TGIM - USB Creepiness
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phosita ::: quick links for 2005-10-31
- She's one of more than 4 million Koreans who have signed up for various services using technology that can determine a cellular subscriber's location. One, costing $3 per month, will send a message with your coordinates to friends and family periodically
- Though it takes plenty of moxie to start a company, Hirshon says, it's the outsized entrepreneurial ego that most often brings down startups.
- Find out what it means to be treated by a law firm the way you are when you check in at the Ritz or the Four Seasons
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 05:17 AM.
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October 30, 2005
phosita ::: quick links for 2005-10-30
- This past January Chan Nai-ming was arrested in Hong Kong for distributing films over the Internet via BitTorrent, and today he was convicted of that charge in court.
- Universities in the US are facing the prospect of having to overhaul their campus networks in order to comply with a 1994 Federal wiretap law.
- Create a map for your group. Share Group Photos Get others to add themselves.
- Article submissions are a powerful technique for adding additional readers to your blog. Articles also provide powerful inbound links to your blog or website, adding strength in the search engines. Search engines value incoming links, and articles publish...
- One of the more interesting results in human sexuality was the study that revealed that women prefer the smell of men whose immune systems are the most different from their own. In the study, women were given a variety of men’s T-shirts (used)...
- There's a debate raging over who gets the spoils from the culture of participation.
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 05:17 AM.
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October 29, 2005
employee's guide to joining a start-up
If I could find the secret to inspire people for working with us without salary, I'd be ready to die and go straight to heaven, for there is nothing else I'd ever want to know about...
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 12:07 PM.
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Help Al!
What a difference a day makes. My wife and I were in San Francisco the weekend that Katrina began to approach New Orleans. We were taking a vacation between the end of my federal clerkship and the start of a new job in September. As we were watching the news on Sunday before the hurricane hit, I thought that Monica and I could just stay on the west coast where I could find some temporary work if New Orleans suffered a direct hit. Apart from my job, we had nothing that required us to be in New Orleans and, if the storm hit, I had good reason to think that the firm wouldn't need me back anytime soon.After sleeping surprisingly well on Sunday night, I called home to check in early Monday morning. The phone was answered by my tearful mother who told me that my cousin and her boys had been in a wreck the night before, and that my cousin had been killed. A drunk driver evacuating from New Orleans ran a stoplight and broadsided her van. The boys were in the hospital. I immediately went numb, because I knew that my cousin wanted Monica and I to take care of the boys (11 and 7) if anything ever happened to her. Monica and I decided to cut our trip short and immediately headed home.
Fast forward 2 months, we now have custody of the two boys--great kids--and we are living with my parents until we can return to New Orleans. To make matters somewhat more difficult, I lost my job and I have had to start my own practice in a market now saturated with attorneys that are also looking for work.
Despite my efforts of of the last month, I have not been able to locate any regular work. I am now looking for contracting work that can be conducted here in Gonzales, Louisiana. My ability to travel is limited, as my new family is adjusting to school schedules and bed times. I am sharing office space and have access to all the necessary tools to work remotely. Accordingly, I would love to work with a lawyer/firm or two that can provide me steady contract work for the next 2 to 6 months, preferably about 20 to 30 hours per week, to supplement my small case load.
I am a capable researcher and writer and have clerked for a year in federal district court. I also have an engineering degree and four years experience as an environmental consultant. If I might be able to help you, please email me at alrobert (at) gmail.com or give me a call at 504-615-5352. My resume, writing samples, and references are all available upon request.
Can you help Al out?
I can personally vouch for Al's keen intellect and client-driven outlook toward legal services -- more importantly, Al's spirit and compassion would be of benefit to any project you may have.
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 09:47 AM.
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October 26, 2005
what is your 'invisibias' - proactive invention management
1. Big Assumption: We don't know who the most prolific inventors should be.
2. Big Assumption: We don't know when an inventor will come up with an idea.
3. Big Assumption: We don't know what field an inventor will invent in.
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 10:16 AM.
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October 16, 2005
BlawgThink 2005 - Mandatory Cool Thing To Do
Join leading legal bloggers in Chicago on November 11 and 12 for BlawgThink 2005: a bold new approach to learning about legal blogging. This first of its kind two-day has been organized by friend Matt Homann, a lawyer, futurist and author of the the [non]billable hour blog. The event brings together the largest group of legal bloggers ever assembled for two days of education, innovation, fellowship and fun.The first day of BlawgThink will feature structured educational sessions led by top legal bloggers covering basic and advanced topics, including blogging how-to, blogging tools, marketing tips, content strategies, RSS and ethics. Each session will have ample time for questions, demonstrations, and hands-on practice.
The second day of BlawgThink, in true LexThink! fashion, belongs to the attendees. Though there will be some planned activities, much of the agenda will be determined by the audience. By combining collaborative brainstorming techniques with small group discussion groups, BlawgThink give you an unparalleled opportunity to meet, learn from, and interact with the best and most innovative legal bloggers in the country.
Matt encourages you bring your ideas, enthusiasm, and creative energy and the program organizers will come up with cool ideas to improve your blog, increase your blogging "ROI" and change the legal blogging landscape.
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 10:49 AM.
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October 07, 2005
eTV: Another Attack on Entertainment Industry
Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), such as TiVo are sweeping the country. If you do not have at least one DVR, you are really missing a new way to watch television. When you choose to record your favorite programs, you get to watch what you want, when you want. If you do not own a DVR, you can Rent my DVR. Okay, so it is not my DVR, but that is the name of the site. You can have someone record five shows for a Euro. Of course, you must click a box saying that you have the right to view the programs. If you do not have Discovery, Comedy Central, Showtime, or FX Network, you technically should not ask them to record shows that air on those channels. This is not the only way to transmit recordings from the TV broadcast to a computer. In fact, TiVo ToGo allows transfers to PCs, DVD, or mobile devices.
Another example, wwiTV has 1047 stations listed around the world, and even tells you how to record programs using your computer. I could not find anything talking about permission to broadcast. However, it does seem that most of the stations are local broadcast stations.
While the advancements above are suspect, more clear violations are happening.
Did you know that you can watch ESPN and Discovery Channel without paying? See PPLive (in China), and coolstreaming (in Hong Kong and currently shut down due to copyright infringement allegations). There is little question that this online sharing of premium content violates the owner's copyright. However, enforcement is already difficult. An ipFrontline article discusses the copyright challenges this poses. For example, the server with information about violators may be out of the jurisdictional reach of the copyright owners.
What is an entertainment industry to do?
Posted by Melody Wirz at 10:38 AM.
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October 05, 2005
phosita ::: quick links for 2005-10-05
- The show formerly known as "Million Dollar Idea," is seeking submissions. For more information, see AMERICAN INVENTOR Reality TV Show Wants Your Invention. If you click here, you can be added to the mailing list and submit more information in the future.
- Are you tired of waiting around for your bartender to refill your empty beer? The solution has arrived: An intelligent beermat that alerts the bartender that your glass is empty could feature in pubs of the future. And this isn't the only useful application of this new coaster. This makes me wonder: Why aren't my bar-conceived inventions as marketable?
- Japanese IP Court Makes First Decision
- AskMen.com features IP in two different posts: How To Patent An Invention and How To Register A Trademark.
- Expert witnesses are more and more in demand, particularly in the technology field. See Perry Mason, Meet Your Expert Technology Witness (free registration required).
- Ownership of Ideas is High-Stakes Game Patent Battles Shake Global Economy - "In another era, a nation's most valuable assets were its natural resources coal, say, or amber waves of grain. But in the information economy of the 21st century, the most priceless resource is often an idea, along with the right to profit from it."
Posted by Melody Wirz at 01:21 PM.
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October 03, 2005
apples and monkeys - PHOSITA in September, 2005
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at 09:04 PM.
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