Podcasts
New Media Law Cast is the official podcast of Mirsky & Company, PLLC, bringing you in-depth analysis on technology, new media, intellectual property and privacy from a wide range of experts and innovators. To keep up with each new episode, subscribe to the New Media Law Cast on iTunes.
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BitTorrent Copyright Infringement: Trouble for the DMCA?
Episode 10 – 6/17/11
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 courts will evaluate future claims to protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Legal Issues for App Developers
Episode 9 – 5/6/11
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 of app development from a legal perspective, and how developers can address issues such as information sharing with clients and privacy concerns for users.
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“Street Art”: Fair Use of Prior Copyrights?
Episode 8 – 4/12/11
Andrew 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 defining street art and exploring what liability issues artists may face today. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Privacy vs. 1st Amendment – Supreme Court case of IMS Health v. Sorrell
Episode 7 – 3/29/11
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” and data aggregators are challenging the laws in court. Andrew Mirsky is joined by John Verdi, Senior Counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), to break down the recent court cases connected to this issue. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Music Streaming with Grooveshark, Pandora, and Friends: Legal and Business Discussion
Episode 6 – 3/13/11
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 Jake Kring, co-founder of event discovery engine GetSpontaneous.com, discuss how platforms like GrooveShark and Pandora work from both a business and legal standpoint, and how services like them create new challenges for artists, record labels, and consumers. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Corporate and LLC Reporting and Meeting Requirements in NY and DC
Episode 5 – 2/25/11
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 Washington, DC. Do LLCs really have minimal legal requirements? What if you form a corporation in one state but do business in another? The conversation covers these topics and more in this week’s Law Chat. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Inline Linking, Embedding Video, and Copyright Infringment
Episode 4 – 2/8/11
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 us a pretty good idea. Andrew Mirsky and colleague Thomas Yarnell of Mirsky & Company, PLLC break it down in this week’s Law Chat. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Intellectual Property – Protecting Ideas, Concepts, Processes and Plans
Episode 3 – 1/25/11
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 protect your intellectual property. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Recent search engine advertising trademark rulings in E.U. and U.S.
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 rulings involving major search engines such as Google and Yahoo could affect the online advertising business. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.
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Breaking Down the FTC’s Privacy Proposal
Episode 1 – 12/31/10
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 regulation on the web. Produced by Thomas Yarnell.