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The End of the Tail

The End of the Tail

Chris Castle is Managing Partner of Christian L. Castle Attorneys, Los Angeles and San Francisco. You've probably heard the expression "the long tail" used by Web 2.0 cognoscenti.  Despite the largely uncritical acceptance the idea received a few years ago, research shows that for artists the "long tail" is the "wrong tale".  But it may […]

United States Patent Reform – Give Up and Do It Right?

United States Patent Reform – Give Up and Do It Right?

Lee Hollaar is a professor of computer science at the University of Utah, where he teaches engineering and intellectual property law as well as networking and operating systems. On June 8, 2005, the Patent Reform Act of 2005 was introduced in the United States House of Representatives, to whatever fanfare accompanies patent legislation. Its primary […]