Singularity Law

My son, also named Michael, is a budding filmmaker (alright, so is half of LA). About three years ago, when he was a junior at UCLA he and a friend made a short fan film for a Star Wars fan site. The video (called Ryan v. Dorkman) featured a laser sword fight including special effects [...]

I had the pleasure of speaking at an international conference in Amsterdam in early June. The event was the 20th anniversary of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations (IFCLA), which consists of virtually every computer law organization in the world (except for the U.S.-based ITech Law Associations — previously called the Computer Law Association).
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This year, for the first time, I offered a course for law students on drafting and negotiating technology agreements. While a few students had drafted contracts before, most of them were lucky to have read a couple of contracts (such as an apartment lease and an auto purchase agreement). Although they had all taken contract [...]