This WEEK in LAW 179

This WEEK in LAW Episode 179

This Week In Law 179: Judges of Unspecified Gender

Hadopi, iPhone 5, Law 2.0, and more

Panel

• Denise Howell
• Evan Brown
• Terry Hart (@terrencehart)
  • Copyhype
  • "Terry Hart is a graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law with a J.D. and a certificate in intellectual property law. He currently resides in Pennsylvania, where he has passed the February 2012 state bar exam and is awaiting becoming licensed. Prior to law school, Hart worked as a media monitor and mobile disc jockey. Terry runs the legal blog Copyhype. Copyhype provides news and info on current developments relating to copyright law, the media industries, and the digital economy. It cuts through the hype to bring reasoned discussion aimed at both legal and nonlegal audiences. In 2011, Copyhype was named by the ABA Journal as one of the top 100 legal blogs in the U.S."
• Jeff Orduno (@jefforduno)
  • JeffOrduno.com
  • "Jeff represents clients in a variety of commercial disputes in state and federal court. An experienced trial and appellate attorney, Jeff has successfully prosecuted and defended complex cases on behalf of individuals, business owners, businesses, financial institutions, and governmental bodies. He is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School and Rockford College. Jeff runs Law 2.0."

Topics

• Maybe HADOPI Ain't So Bad?
  • HADOPI and Copyright Hypochondria via Copyhype
  • Pirated Rihanna songs land Frenchman in court via BBC
  • "Six strikes" Internet warning system will come to US this year via ArsTechnica
• Continuing Saga of RIAA v. Jammie Thomas
  • Appeals court sides with RIAA, Jammie Thomas owes $222,000 via CNET
• Twitter a Secondary Copyright Infringer?
  • Twitter won’t take down pics so artist sues via ArsTechnica
• No App for Torrents in iOS App Store
  • Apple: Sorry, Those BitTorrent Apps Were Approved by Mistake via Torrent Freak
• Noise = Privacy?
  • Fooling Facebook: telling lies to protect your privacy via Forbes
• Occupy Protester's Tweets
  • Twitter Told to Produce Protestor’s Posts or Face Fine via Bloomberg
  • Twitter surrenders Occupy protester's tweets via Reuters
• Social Media and the Judiciary
  • Florida Court: Lawyers And Judges Should Not Be Facebook Friends via JD Supra
• iPhone 5 and the IP Apocalypse
  • Is Apple’s iPhone 5 A Sign of the IP Apocalypse? via Above the Law
  • Which state you'll pay more for an iPhone 5 in and why via CNET
• Bringing the Practice of Law Into the Modern Age
  • Law 2.0 imperatives via Jeff Orduno
• GoDaddy Goes Down
  • The Legal Implications of Anonymous’s GoDaddy Takedown via JD Supra
  • GoDaddy Denies it Was Hacked via Mashable
  • GoDaddy outage reminds us why limitation of liability clauses are important via InternetCases

Tip of the Week

• Don't forget the limitation of liability clause in your technology service contract
  • GoDaddy outage reminds us why limitation of liability clauses are important via InternetCases.com

Resource of the Week

• Josh Wattles on Fan-Art at Comic-Con 2012
  • Fan Art Law at Comic-Con 2012 via ReverbMike on Twitter

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