My Daughter’s (Unexpected) College Choice
I’m excited to announce that my daughter will attend University of Oregon Class of 2028, where she is a Stamps Scholar and will participate in the university’s Clark Honors College. She has not selected a major yet, but it will…
Speaking/Travel Schedule Q2 2024
On deck for Q2. As always, happy to try to arrange a get-together if I’m in your area. April 2-4: speaking about age authentication at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington DC. Santa Clara Law is hosting a get-together…
In Memoriam: Prof. Dan Burk
I’m devastated to report that UC Irvine Law School professor Dan Burk has died. 💔 His death comes just days before an already-scheduled event to celebrate his life, which will now become an emotionally wrenching memorial. Dan was a brilliant…
I’ve Finished Work on My Mom and Stepdad’s Estates
We’re nearing the 9 year anniversary of my mom’s death. As regular readers know, her death in 2015 threw my life into chaos because she had a complicated estate to resolve: 15 real estate properties, her publishing business, my stepdad…
When Is the Best Time to Post a Paper Draft to SSRN?
I’ve been asked if authors should post law review article drafts to SSRN before or after a law journal accepts it. This post offers some brief thoughts about the considerations. * * * Note 1: The pre-/post-placement decision may look…
Q1 2024 Travel/Speaking Schedule
My schedule as of today: January 18-21: Eugene, Oregon (family trip) February 2-3: WIPIP at SCU February 9: Celebration of Dan Burk, UC Irvine February 23-24: Trademark Roundtable at UNLV March 2: San Diego (family trip) March 19: USC IP…
ChatGPT’s College Application Essay, “Cali Girl” Style
My daughter is a senior in high school and applying to college. She asked ChatGPT to write a college application essay for a California GenZ female interested in arts and the humanities. I was amused by what ChatGPT came up…
IP/Tech Experts Ed Lee and Zahr Said Are Becoming My Santa Clara Law Colleagues!
I’m thrilled that Profs. Ed Lee (currently at Chicago-Kent School of Law) and Zahr Said (currently at the University of Washington Law School) are joining the Santa Clara University School of Law faculty in Fall. As I said in the…
A Tribute to UC Berkeley Law Professor Pamela Samuelson
[These remarks are inspired by the Pamfest, a/k/a the “Symposium Celebrating Pamela Samuelson,” held at UC Berkeley on November 3. I was honored to attend alongside dozens of the world’s leading experts in copyrights (and other topics). We were all…
Some Personal Good News: I Received a University-Wide Award for Curriculum Innovation
My colleague Dean Laura Norris and I recently received a university-wide award, the 2023 Brutocao Family Foundation Award for Curriculum Innovation. Video of the presentation (click on our names). This appears to be the first time that law faculty have…