This WEEK in LAW 180

This WEEK in LAW Episode 180

This Week In Law 180: Boston Style Bluegrass

Phones, drones, privacy for royals and more.

Panel

• Denise Howell
• Evan Brown
• Chris Sloan (@casloan)
  • http://www.bakerdonelson.com/chris-sloan/
  • "Chris Sloan is a corporate and intellectual property lawyer who represents entrepreneurs, start-ups and other emerging businesses, handling complex software and other IT transactions for both small and large companies alike. He helps many early-stage, high-growth businesses with business planning and formation, venture capital funding, drafting and negotiating vendor and customer agreements, strategic contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection and other general business law and intellectual property law issues. He often serves as outside general counsel for these types of companies. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School ('99) and the University of Virginia ('96)."
• Will Norton (@nortonwill)
  • http://www.bakerdonelson.com/william-k-norton/
  • "Will Norton is an associate in the Nashville office of Baker Donelson. He is a member of the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Technology and Emerging Company Groups. Will Norton has advised many early-stage, high-growth companies with formation, fundraising, intellectual property, regulatory compliance and other general business planning and technology issues. He has particular experience with electronic contracting and software licensing and development. He has assisted a number of companies in developing policies related to the domestic and international use of electronic signatures and electronic contracts. He has also advised companies of all sizes on technology development, licensing and procurement issues. Will Norton graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in mathematics and computer science. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law ('09)."

Topics

• The Duchess's New Clothes: Right of Publicity, Privacy, and Site Liability as Cameras Invade "Private" Space
  • The Kate Debate: How private are your private parts? via CNN HLN
  • Where Is the Right to Publish Royal Breasts Most Protected? via The Atlantic Wire
  • Insect Spy Drone (Snopes) via Snopes
  • Markey Releases Discussion Draft of Drone Privacy and Transparency Legislation via Congressman Ed Markey
  • Drone trade group adopts guidelines for flying in U.S. airspace via LA Times
  • These Drones Are Made For Watchin' via Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Romney's 47%
  • How Mother Jones got the Romney ‘47 percent’ story via The Washington Post
  • Mother Jones declines to reveal Romney video's source via First Coast News
• JOBS Act
  • Lawmaker Calls SEC’s Delay on JOBS Act Promotion Rule ‘Completely Unacceptable’ via Advisor One
  • 4 Ways Your Business Can Benefit From Crowdfunding via Forbes
  • Are B Corporations Better for the World? via Corporate Social Responsibility Newsire
  • AOL Founder Steve Case On The JOBS Act: Not A Big Deal In Silicon Valley, ‘Really Important’ In Detroit via TechCrunch
  • The future of crowdfunding: Crowd-investing? via Christian Science Monitor
  • Phil Shmerling's Crowdfunding Capital blog
• Dish Hops the Block
  • Dish Network won't back down on Hopper commercial skipper via USA Today
  • Battle over AutoHop isn't just about skipping commercials via The Los Angeles Times
  • Public Knowledge Puts Support for Dish in Legal Hopper via Multichannel News
• Ad networks and infringement
  • Brand banners on pirate sites: whose fault is it anyway? via AdLand.tv
• When Ia A Color A Trademark?
  • Can a Company Trademark the Colors On Its Web Site? via Forbes
  • Why Facebook Decided To Settle With Lamebook via PaidContent
  • http://lamebook.com
• Genetic engineering and social justice
  • The societal risk of trying to create a pedigree super race via Wired (UK)

Tip of the Week

• Lawyer’s Facebook photo causes mistrial in Miami-Dade murder case via The Miami Herald
  • "While on a break, the 31-year-old lawyer posted the photo on her personal Facebook page with a caption suggesting the client’s family believed the underwear was “proper attire for trial.” "Although her Facebook page is private and can only be viewed by her friends, somebody who saw the posting notified Miami-Dade Judge Leon Firtel, who declared a mistrial."

Resource of the Week

• Entrepreneur Minute

Sponsor

• ShareFile.com

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