Counsel for Technology, Entertainment, and Business
Will DRM be the final nail in the coffin of PC gaming? How anonymous can the Internet be? Why won’t YouTube grant a full legal review of all DMCA takedown requests on election campaign videos? Will trademark owners be forced to monitor domain name registrations? Can libraries go digital? Can a record label infringe its [...]
Once again Michael and I discuss the most important tech law issues of the week. This week’s topics include RealNetworks’ new DVD-importing software, the EFF’s report on five years of RIAA litigation, net neutrality, Apple’s threats to shut down iTunes in the midst of a royalty dispute, an online gambling scam, and how you too [...]
I used to work for a video game publisher here in LA, so it’s not unusual for video game-related news and cases to come across my desk. But over the last few days I’ve seen an unusually high amount of commentary from all different corners of the industry about used game sales. I don’t think this [...]
This is a pilot for a new podcast on technology law that I’ll hopefully be recording each week along with Michael Scott. In each episode we’ll cover some of the most interesting topics of the week, identify trends, discuss new legislation, analyze recent cases, and end with our favorite talking point of the week. We [...]
DRM promotes the premature obsolescence of devices and media. Digital formats and standards change all the time, and content that is restricted by DRM cannot be transitioned to a new format. In addition, many DRM schemes require communication with a central server to “authenticate” the product before it can be used.1 Once these [...]