Fair use analysis is about as complex as determining whether an older work is protected by copyright. There are hundreds of cases that analyze and apply the fair use factors, including an analysis of the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the...
Regulations and technical limitations pose challenges in the federal government's move to "Government 2.0," the trend of Web-enabling government data and processes, Andrew McLaughlin, deputy CTO for Internet policy, said in a speech today in Washington, D.C. Several issues come into play as the...
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C a Wisconsin law firm with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, has hired Paul J. Eberle to become the Chief Executive of the firm. Eberle a founder and past president and CEO of Milwaukee- based computer reseller, consultant and system's integrator Capital...
The Federal Communications Commission, on September 21, proposed rules that would prevent Internet service providers (“ISPs”) from treating different sources and types of data differently; more to the point, the rules would prevent your ISP from charging a premium for watching content generated by third...
The Federal Communications Commission, on September 21, proposed rules that would prevent Internet service providers (“ISPs”) from treating different sources and types of data differently. These rules would enforce “Network Neutrality.” More to the point, the proposed rules entrench the way that...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has taken a welcome stance on controversial regulations, announcing last week that it would rescind rules enacted in 2007 that were viewed by many in the patent community as draconian. The move represents a desire by new Patent and...
One way to characterize venture capital financings is by the number of investors; more specifically, is there more than one. If so, the investor group is typically called a “syndicate.” While working with a syndicate can pose challenges, before and after the closing,...
The Red Flag Rules, issued by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and other regulatory bodies, become effective November 1, 2009, and require certain entities to establish programs that facilitate the detection, prevention and mitigation of identity theft. The Red Flag Rules apply to financial institutions...
Regardless of whether they are called university spinoffs, spinouts, or just plain start-ups, the University of Utah sure has a lot of them: 23 that started just last year— that's second best of all universities in the nation. Think about how impressive that is....
On August 19, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) posted an “advance copy” of its final HIPAA breach notification regulations on the HHS website. These regulations are expected to be published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2009. Once published,...