“Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” – Ayn Rand

Stories from the Week that Was – 2/12/12-2/18/12

19 Sunday Feb 2012

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Nonprofit, Right of Publicity, Social Media, Stories from the Week that Was

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Stories from the Week that Was – 2/12/12-2/18/12

LLC vs. S Corp: Which Is Right for Your Startup?

Retailers Shut Facebook Storefonts Amid Apathy

Nonprofit groups oppose Obama’s change in charitable deductions

“He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.” Thomas Jefferson

Stories from the Week that Was – 2/5/12-2/11/12

11 Saturday Feb 2012

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A New Weapon Against Nukes: Social Media

How close is your home to a nuclear plant?

Indiana Moves to Grant Broad New Legal Rights to Dead Celebrities

NLRB Report Concerning Social Media Cases [Full Text]

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“The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.” Carl Sagan

Stories from the Week that Was – 1/29/12-2/4/12

04 Saturday Feb 2012

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Legislation, Litigation, Right of Publicity, Social Media, Stories from the Week that Was

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Stories from the Week that Was – 1/29/12-2/4/12

I’m sure there was plenty going on this week but I was pre-disposed with the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

NLRB Acting General Counsel releases new memo on social media cases

Facebook and Twitter: Key moments in social media law [Infographic]

Facebook’s Registration Statement on Form S-1

5 Ways Twitter Is Changing Media Law

Hate to admit it but Indianapolis has been best Super Bowl site ever

“It is not enough that you should understand about applied science in order that your work may increase man’s blessings. Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, concern fo the great unsolved problems of organization of labor and the distribution of goods — in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.” Albert Einstein, in an address at Cal Tech, 1931.