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EricMenhart

  1. Facebook IPO: I am truly conflicted about. Valuation pretty crazy high, but so is the user base, world market. I might buy, but not at IPO.
  2. @fightcopytrolls Bottom line: Suspicious? Maybe. Really crazily out of line? Not so much.
  3. @fightcopytrolls No need to dismiss one Doe alone if plan is to dismiss all of them after ISP records obtained. Plus Doe 1 a winner now too.
  4. @fightcopytrolls Very possible that Plaintiff requests an IP from ISP, but ISP has no record of it. Can't really be sure without discovery.
  5. Check out my quote in New York Times article by @eramshaw regarding the legality of political domain name squatters. ow.ly/aRefQ
  6. Maryland is first state to ban employers from asking for employee social media log-in/passwords. ow.ly/aGoIN
  7. Ex-boyfriend post nude pics of you on Facebook? Better move to Australia. US Law says in no uncertain terms "too bad." ow.ly/ats7o
  8. Text message spam on the rise. Your options for stopping it are not. ow.ly/ahALt
  9. Wow. Surprising guilty verdicts for Dharun Ravi in one of the most public cyberbullying cases: Tyler Clementi. ow.ly/9HxPJ
  10. Keep fewer friends! It's as easy as posting political messages on Facebook or Twitter. ow.ly/9DOf1
  11. I'm quoted in USA Today on an interesting case: Who owns a twitter account when the employment is over? ow.ly/9iRIN
  12. Not sure if your daughter is pregnant? Check with Target's advertising department. ow.ly/9bKrv
  13. Spectrum sale!! Verizon and AT&T will be there with big checks, but anti-competitive concerns remain. ow.ly/99ccE
  14. #Linsanity meets IP. The term has attracted fresh trademark applications from third parties as Jeremy Lin enjoys NBA fame....
  15. I don't think too many people are going to be clicking on this link, despite Google's recent privacy changes. ow.ly/8HqX5
  16. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA claims OK in federal courts says SCOTUS. ow.ly/8yfRv Good (and easy?) ruling here.
  17. Just recently returned from a trip to Israel/Jerusalem. Religious or not, the area is quite interesting from a "history of humanity" POV.
  18. Groupon GRPN down again. ow.ly/8jrOe I believe my exact words on Nov. 5th were "I'm not a buyer." No reason to start now, either.
  19. 60-day self imposed penalty by Google feels hollow. Not quite the Microsoft/IE tying arrangement but sure feels similar....
  20. A sad reality: scamming pays. Legal processes often lead to little recovery for victims of fraud. ow.ly/8gUY6