All posts by Sean O'Connor

Sean O’Connor is Professor of Law at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School. He is also Founding Director of the Innovation Law Clinic and Executive Director of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP). With a diverse background in music, technology, philosophy, history, business, and law, he specializes in legal issues and strategies for entrepreneurship and the commercialization of innovation in biotechnology, information technology, and new media/digital arts.

Does Law School Really Need to Take Three Years?

NYU Law is the latest school to revamp its 3L curriculum to address the clear problems with traditional legal education: http://www.law.nyu.edu/news/NYU_LAW_ANNOUNCES_STUDY-ABROAD_PROGRAM_CURRICULAR_ENHANCEMENTS_THIRD_YEAR While this is generally good news, the New York Times coverage of the announcement noted that a key premise … Continue reading

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Corbis’ new “GreenLight” stock/commercial music licensing service

I just found out about an intriguing new service in the digital music space. Called “GreenLight Music” it has just launched in beta. A good friend of mine tipped me off as he is leaving his law firm to be … Continue reading

Categories: Art, Commerce, Creativity, Fine Arts, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Law, Services

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More on YouTube’s “ContentID”

An intern in our fabulous Gallagher Law Library at UW Law posted this entry about YouTube’s ContentID system on Gallagher Blogs: A Case of Mistaken ContentID Thanks to Mary Whisner for pointing this out.  

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More on the new WA Social Purpose Corporation act

Now that I’ve had a chance to reflect further on the WA State Social Purpose Corporation Act (“SPCA”) passed by the Legislature, I’ve amended my earlier post to remove my concern that the new act does not fully free ride … Continue reading

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Washington State Legislature Passes New Social Purpose Corporation Law

Today, the WA State Legislature passed SHB 2239 to create a new Social Purpose Corporation Law within the Washington Business Corporation Act. Governor Gregoire is expected to sign it into law sometime before March 31. Before this, Washington State did … Continue reading

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