If your website is on this list, then it is likely that you have been a victim of hotlinking by Freakonomics.
When John McCain built his MySpace site by linking to images that were not hosted on his website, it was big news on Digg, TechCrunch, and elsewhere.
For the past two months, popular blog Freakonomics has been… [read full post]
A second call for Freakonomics to clean up its act.
On Friday, I blogged about how Freakonomics posted a provocative photo on its blog and that the use was probably not fair use. As I investigated the matter, it became clear that Freakonomics was engaging in widespread image hijacking: namely, directly linking to photos on other websites, a practice… [read full post]
A call for Freakonomics to clean up its act.
Earlier this week, I noticed a photo of cleavage on the Freakonomics blog. And I wondered. Where do these professional blogs get such high quality photos? Surely they are paying for them. Right?
Better Blogs With Photos
Conventional blogger wisdom says that adding photos to your blog
Use a read-fire-aim approach to technology.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 1/2/2007; Law Practice magazine, “nothing.but.net” column; American Bar Association
My friend Paul and I were recently discussing the security and privacy risks associated with using web services such as social networking and web-based email. I commented that I was shocked at how willing some people are -… [read full post]
A technology evangelist’s work is never done.
On 08/25/06, I wrote an article entitled “Steal This Article” that first appeared in the ABA’s Law Practice magazine on 10/01/06 and on the ABA website on 10/28/06. Yesterday, 12/30/06, that article disappeared into the ABA archives. It is no longer searchable, findable, or useful. It is as if the article… [read full post]
By Al Ries and Laura Ries.
The excellent book “The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding,” by Al Ries and Laura Ries, states that “A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all of the other cattle on the range. Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.” Good branding can separate your cow from the… [read full post]
All brands are trademarks but not all trademarks are brands.
Clock Tower Law Group frequently ends up counseling clients on how to choose a good trademark.
In some cases, it is impossible to counsel clients about trademarks without also counseling about branding. Although not all trademarks are brands (e.g. slogans and taglines – which can be trademarks – are likely… [read full post]
Organizations large and small – including the ABA – need to evolve on the ever-changing Internet.
By Erik J. Heels
First published 10/28/2006; Law Practice magazine; American Bar Association
[Note from EJH: This article differs somewhat from the version published online today by the ABA. In particular, the title has been changed. For reasons that I hope are obvious… [read full post]
For the music that I have purchased, I want all of the metadata: the MP3s, the album art, the BPM data, the liner notes, the lyrics, the tablatures, the recording dates, the release dates, the artist’s history, etc. Today, I can’t get all of the metadata from a single source. [read full post]
And why you should join the American Bar Association. [read full post]
