Resolution 102B, supporting UELMA, was approved by a voice vote, “though a significant number of delegates voted nay,” reported Debra Cassens Weiss in the ABAJ News. Did the youngsters shout down the oldsters? Well at least it passed. As the…
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Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
29
Jan
San Diego Patent Attorney Blog http://www.sandiegopatentattorney.pro/ http://www.sandiegopatentattorney.pro/index.xml Examines patent law cases, news, and related matters in California. Published by Mandour & Associates San Jose Bankruptcy & Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Lawyer Blog http://www.sanjosebankruptcyfdcpalawyer.com/ http://www.sanjosebankruptcyfdcpalawyer.com/index.xml Examines bankruptcy and fair debt…
Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs
29
Jan
San Diego Patent Attorney Blog http://www.sandiegopatentattorney.pro/ http://www.sandiegopatentattorney.pro/index.xml Examines patent law cases, news, and related matters in California. Published by Mandour & Associates San Jose Bankruptcy & Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Lawyer Blog http://www.sanjosebankruptcyfdcpalawyer.com/ http://www.sanjosebankruptcyfdcpalawyer.com/index.xml Examines bankruptcy and fair debt…
ALA’s Quick Reference Guide to PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act
17
Jan
“Three copyright-related bills are currently in play at the start of 2012 – all of which take aim at any website beyond U.S. borders that distribute counterfeit or copyright infringing products. All three bills operate under the assumption that there…
Become a Certified Patriot by Donating Cash to Draw Down the National Debt
17
Dec
That’s the idea behind Representative Don Young (Alaska) DebtPatriots.Gov Act of 2011. Introduced last month, H.R. 3504 calls for the creation of federal government website dedicated to collecting donations to reduce the country’s public debt. Quoting from the bill, here…
SOPA Mark-Up: Manager’s Substitute and Links to Webcasts of Committee Hearings
16
Dec
Text of the Manager’s Subsitute for H.R. 3261, the “Stop Online Piracy Act”, referred to in yesterday’s LLB post. Links to “official” yesterday’s and today’s webcasts (well, sort of) and more here. [JH]
SOPA/PIPA vs a Crowdsourced Alternative, the OPEN Act
12
Dec
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently released a public draft of the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act as a bi-partisan alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the…
SOPA Goes To A (Carefully Managed) Hearing
16
Nov
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is headed to a hearing today before the full House Judiciary Committee. Well, we’ll call it a hearing because there is at least one party testifying that opposes the bill, and that is Katherine…
Browsing On A Sunday Afternoon – Copyright and Captcha
06
Nov
Here are a few things to note on a Sunday afternoon. One is an article in CNET where Jennifer Pariser, RIAA senior vice president of litigation complained that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) may need overhaul as the courts…
House Bill Would Place Broad IP Enforcement Powers In Hands Of Rightsholders
01
Nov
I usually appreciate the work of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, though I sometimes roll my eyes at the hyperbole in some of those positions. Biases aside, the EFF report on the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3621) is pretty right-on…
