9/11 Wars + Tax Cuts + Bailouts = Recession.
This article analyzes, chronologically, how the US got itself – and the world – into the current recession. I wrote this post primarily… [read full post]
A newsletter by Clock Tower Law Group founder Erik J. Heels about trends in technology, intellectual property (IP) law (patent law, trademark law), baseball, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Greetings,
I, Erik Heels, a lawyer, do hereby swear and affirm that this is my LawLawLaw newsletter: read/subscribe at http://www.LawLawLaw.com.
LawLawLaw is about technology, law (mostly patents… [read full post]
Especially when it comes to patents and trademarks.
Philosophy #1: The Customer Is Always Right.
Philosophy #2: Treat Customers As If They Are Always Right.
Which philosophy does your business follow?
My law firm follows #2.
Wrong Customers And The 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle)
What? You don’t want all customers?
That’s right, I… [read full post]
Advice for new Boston patent lawyers.
I try to help everybody who contacts me. Lots of patent lawyers ask for my advice when starting their own practice. Here’s what I tell them.
1. Quit your day job. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, success is 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration. In order to succeed as an entrepreneur, you have to commit… [read full post]
Internet marketing is a process, not an event.
I’m redesigning my website again. So I’ve been thinking about how to most effectively tell my story.
Rick Klau recently commented that he was surprised how many startups were unable to succinctly state their value proposition:
It’s amazing to me how many entrepreneurs aren’t able to tell their startup’s… [read full post]
Never Forget.
[I wrote this post in third person. For some reason, given the subject mater, it seemed more appropriate. Except for this part: My prayers go out to those whose loved ones were killed or injured on 9/11. My gratitude goes out to those who tried to save them. And to all, including those in the military, who are trying to make the world a better… [read full post]
Posted August 22, 2011, in Erik's Favorites, Law, Technology by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2886.html)
Techdirt is on my short list of must-read blogs.
Techdirt has (1) good headlines/titles/Tweets (headlines are titles are Tweets, you know), (2) good URLs (no outsourced feeds here), (3) good content, and (4) good cluefulness. This rare combination of goodness makes Techdirt great. Techdirt founder Mike Masnick has the ability to see both the trees and… [read full post]
Posted August 17, 2011, in Copyright Law, Erik's Favorites by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2882.html)
Content owners have been getting it wrong for a long time. Plus why 1995-2025 is the dark ages of the Internet.
A common theme in this, the dark ages of the Internet (see concluding paragraph for definition), is that content owners overreach with their associated IP rights. For example, copyright owners conveniently forget about fair use except when it… [read full post]
Posted August 17, 2011, in Law, Social Networking, Weblogs by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/2876.html)
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Erik J. Heels is an MIT engineer; trademark, domain name, and patent lawyer; Red Sox fan; and music lover. He blogs about technology, law, baseball, and rock ‘n’ roll at ErikJHeels.com.
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Encrypt your data after storing it in the cloud.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 8/4/2011; CloudSwitch Blog; CloudSwitch
Wikipedia defines “cloud computing” as “the logical computational resources (data, software) accessible via a computer network (through WAN or Internet etc.), rather than from a local computer. Managing local computers is hard: there are security issues, computer lifecycle… [read full post]
