On October 27 2014 the Copyright Society of the USA’s New York Chapter presented a luncheon panel – Spiders and Scraping and Bots, Oh My! — Datanomics, Copyright, and Legal Liability – at the Princeton Club in NYC. A panel looked at the implications of the intersection of big data and data mining with copyright-related principles, including DMCA restrictions and fair use. The discussion covered the legal landscape and assessed whether certain ways of using data may have legal implications. Panel: Jonathan Askin – Professor,Brooklyn Law School; Joseph V. DeMarco – Partner, DeVore & DeMarco LLP; Dana Rosen – General Counsel, Wenner Media. Moderator: Robert Potter – Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP. Video/audio is below.
On November 19 2014 Legal Hackers NYC and Launch LM presented ‘Legal Issues in the Sharing Economy‘ at Joynture NYC. The proliferation of companies rooted in the sharing economy — a socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical resources — has been making headlines as Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, and other startups quickly amass users while grappling with laws hostile to their missions. While there is no doubt that sharing economy principles often challenge local regulatory schemes related to health, safety, labor, and taxes, they can also create entrepreneurial opportunities while promoting social good. This panel explores the pros and cons of the sharing economy and the reactions of local governments to these companies’ attempts to either flout, circumvent, or challenge local laws. PANEL: Diana Dellamere, Public Policy Manager, Lyft; Henry Imber, General Manager, onefinestay; Amyt Eckstein, Counsel, Moses & Singer. MODERATOR: Jonathan Askin, Professor, Brooklyn Law School. Video is below.
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/lNtF-8jXEKc
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/yKBq8qGKAHbJ/
Twitter: #legalhack + #sharingeconomy
On Tuesday July 29 2014 at 7pm the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is happy, along with our colleagues at Legal Hackers NYC, and Launch LM,  co-sponsored Tech Tuesdays at the Seaport: Net Neutrality in a Non-Neutral Net at the South Street Seaport NYC. Panel: Bruce Kushnick, Executive Director, New Networks Institute; David Pashman, General Counsel, Meetup; Jonathan Askin, Founder/Director, Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic; Althea Erickson, Policy Director, Etsy. Moderator was Nilay Patel, Editor-in-chief, The Verge. Video is below.
View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/TaMtCW8_TiA
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/IJa75y07c6nc/
Twitter: #legalhack | #netneutrality
On Friday April 4 2014 will present a symposium From Bleak House to Geek House: Evolving Law for Entrepreneurial Lawyers at Brooklyn Law School. Participants will focus on challenges and opportunities that are changing legal education and the practice of law. This program will feature lightning talks and expert panels on new issues facing the legal system, changes in law and legal practice that are needed and are underway, and how the future of law and legal practice might look. In addition to the presentations and talks, this program will also include demonstrations of forward-looking legal products and services exemplifying the new face of law practice. The entire event will be webcast live via YouTube, see below.
What: From Bleak House to Geek House: Evolving Law for Entrepreneurial Lawyers
Where: Brooklyn Law School NYC
When: Friday April 4 2014 9:00am – 5:30pm EDT | 1400-22.30 UTC
Agenda: http://www.brooklaw.edu/en/newsandevents/events/2014/~/media/88DD1F044EB043C3BDFC29D4302E6152.ashx
Webcast: http://bit.ly/brooklawgeeklive
Twitter: #brooklawgeek