New Media Law Cast

Andrew Mirsky breaks down the latest file sharing trend and a case featuring the movie industry versus popular BitTorrent site Isohunt. The case raises new questions about BitTorrent sites liability and may provide valuable insight on how court

Legal Issues for App Developers

May 6th, 2011 16m 2s

charset="utf-8" />Andrew Mirsky is joined by Liz Steininger, co-founder of Tapangi Consulting and a project manager in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer for the District of Columbia government. Andrew and Liz discuss the challenges o

"Street Art": Fair Use of Prior Copyrights?

Apr 13th, 2011 16m 44s

Andy Mirsky is joined by Brooke Jimenez, a student at Georgetown Law, to discuss the rise of street art and how its recently increased visibility in mainstream culture has led to new cases involving copyright infringement. Topics include defini

Privacy vs. 1st Amendment – Supreme Court case of IMS Health v. Sorrell

Mar 29th, 2011 13m 52s

While many laws protect patient information, there are fewer protections for physicians, particularly when it comes to pharmacy records. More states are now passing laws in an attempt to regulate the sale of this "prescriber-identifiable data"

Music Streaming with Grooveshark, Pandora, and Friends: Legal and Business Discussion

Mar 13th, 2011 19m 37s

With more and more people moving music libraries from their personal computers to the cloud, companies are adapting with new business models and courts are facing tough decisions on how to handle a new era of music sharing. Andrew Mirsky and Ja

Rules for Corporations and Limited Liability Corporations in New York and DC

Feb 25th, 2011 19m

Andrew Mirsky is joined by New York-based intellectual property attorney Michael D. Steger of the Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC to discuss various requirements for corporations and limited liability corporations (LLCs) in New York and Wa

Inline Linking, Embedding Video, and Copyright Infringment

Feb 9th, 2011 22m

Ever wonder how YouTube can exist with so many people posting copyrighted clips? Is it illegal for Google Images to show you thumbnails from a website that pirated the pictures? The legal exploits of adult entertainment company Perfect 10 give

Intellectual Property - Protecting Ideas, Concepts, Processes and Plans

Jan 25th, 2011 30m

Andrew Mirsky talks intellectual property with Neal Seth, a partner in Baker Hostetler's Washington DC office. They break down what exactly is a copyright, a patent, and a trademark, and how you can use these and other methods to legally protec

Recent search engine advertising trademark rulings in E.U. and U.S.

Jan 7th, 2011 19m

Andrew Mirsky is joined by Howard Hogan, a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, to discuss recent cases involving search engines and trademark infringement in both the European Union and U.S. courts. In particular, they examine how recent ru

Breaking down the FTC's privacy proposal

Dec 31st, 2010 22m

Andrew Mirsky speaks with Karen Neuman of St. Ledger-Roty Neuman & Olson, LLP about the FTC's recent privacy proposal. Topics covered include the so-called "Do Not Track" list, "privacy by design," and a look towards the future of privacy regu

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