CONTRIBUTORS
Denise Howell is a seasoned appellate and intellectual property litigator based in Los Angeles. Denise writes one of the first and most popular law-related blogs,
Bag and Baggage, coined the term "blawg" and helped pioneer podcasting for lawyers. Microcontent obsessed since 2001, she is frequently quoted in the media on legal issues involving intellectual property and technology law.
"Sound Policy" is Denise's show at
IT Conversations, and it's also what she hopes results from the briefs she submits to court. Email Denise at
dhowell@gmail.com.
Dennis Kennedy is a computer lawyer and legal technology expert based in St. Louis, Missouri. An award-winning author, a frequent speaker and a widely-read
blogger, he has more than 300 publications on legal, technology and Internet topics, many of which are collected in his e-books. Dennis has been described as someone who knows almost every rock song in existence and, more importantly, how they apply to technology and law. Email Dennis at his
gmail address.
Tom Mighell is Senior Counsel and Litigation Technology Support Coordinator at Cowles & Thompson in Dallas. He has published the Internet Legal Research Weekly newsletter since 2000 and blogged about the Internet and legal technology at Inter Alia since August of 2002. With Tom's singing, Ernie on guitar and Dennis' encylopedic knowledge of rock music, we may have the beginnings of a good band, if this whole blog thing doesn't work out. Email Tom at
tmighell@swbell.net.
Marty Schwimmer left a partnership in the largest trademark practice in the world and founded Schwimmer Mitchell, a full-service IP micro-boutique in Westchester County, New York, where he represents owners of famous and not yet famous trademarks. He founded
The Trademark Blog, the first IP law blog and the one with the most pictures. He is the first to come in and the last to leave in his firm. Email Marty at
marty@schwimmerlegal.com.
Ernest Svenson practices law with a mid-sized law firm in New Orleans, specializing in business-related lawsuits. Most of his practice takes place in federal court, especially the Eastern District. He is best known for his weblog
Ernie the Attorney, which he started as an experiment. Like many experiments it got out of control. Nevertheless, he continues to practice law and, occasionally,
to seek enlightenment. Email Ernest at
esvenson@gmail.com.
Denise Howell
Dennis M. Kennedy
Tom Mighell
Marty Schwimmer
Ernest Svenson
1. Frankenstein on September 30, 2005 2:04 PM writes...
Actually, I think a case can be made that the record companies should give a portion of their revenues to Apple. After all, study after study shows that iPod owners purchase much more music than non-iPod owners; ergo, it is the purchase of the iPod that is causing these people to buy more music; ergo, Apple should get a portion of the record companies' revenues.
Permalink to Comment2. Michel on October 3, 2005 3:05 PM writes...
Technology has shifted the major downloading thrust from the internet to wireless connection between devices. With Bluetooth enabled devices, you share w/o a trace.
Permalink to CommentThe speed in technological changes (software, hardware) prevent any legal implementation of any decisions in favor of the industry.
The entertainment industry is not even aliniating the users anymore. That's probably why people laugh. The industry is concentrating their focus on the declining Peer to Peer environment. Copyright is not the issue. Ask the techno geek, original and valuable content is.
What's valuable is purchased, what's not ....shared briefly w/o a trace and ignored rapidly
3. Adrian on October 4, 2005 4:30 AM writes...
Would be fun to see Apple just buy a recording label, and have it drop it's RIAA membership. I'm sure it's impractical for reasons I wouldn't think of, but I think it could be beneficial to both Apple and the artists.
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