October 9th 2007
In an unbelievable move, last week Verizon briefly rejected a request from an abortion rights group to make its network available for a text message program. The timing couldn’t have been worse. It vividly demonstrated that online, cable and wireless services are immune from non-interference regulations that apply to phone services just as the national […]
October 7th 2007
The FBI and Customs have both recently gained high profile convictions of software pirates. In September, the FBI gained the conviction of 27 year-old Nathan L. Peterson, described by them as “the most prolific online commercial distributor of pirated software ever convicted in the United States.” The owner of a massive for-profit software piracy Web […]
October 7th 2007
Dan Twohig, a deck officer with the Washington state ferry service was using Microsoft Virtual Earth to review real estate on the west side of Puget Sound. Instead he found a state secret, a photo showing the secret propeller design of an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. He posted the publicly available image on his web […]
October 2nd 2007
The definition of web 2.0 is still like a bit like pornography, that is, we know it when we see it. That aside, I’d like to start a discussion of a set of forces which I believe promise to create change on the web greater than web 2.0. I’d appreciate any thoughts you might add, […]
October 2nd 2007
Friday, October 26, 12:30-6:00 pm The Boston Patent Law Association and the Suffolk University Law School IP Concentration are sponsoring a program which includes the presentation of final arguments to the TTAB in Boston. Trademark Trail and Appleal Board Blogger, John L. Walch, will participating the day’s panel discussion.
October 2nd 2007
The Rhode Island School of Design is hosting a series of digital media lectures through November 2007.
October 2nd 2007
Hi, I’m Dave Wieneke, an Internet strategist who manages online marketing for a firm that provides trademark screening and copyright research for lawyers and savvy marketers. I have published a chain of technology magazines, been online strategist for a national news organization, and managed e-government initiatives for several US states. Currently I speak on interactive marketing topics […]
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