The below video has actually been out for over a year now, but it recently experienced a resurgence through social media–particularly Facebook. As you will see from watching the video, it documents through time lapse photography the “evolution” that a relatively average looking person goes through–hair, makeup, and finally Photoshop–to go from humdrum to white
View my professional biography
Sitting here, composing a profile for a blog on creativity and the law, I can’t help but recognize the irony of my overwhelming writer’s block. But, here we go…Although I wish I could say my path to the law was the result of a lifelong dream or calling, it was more the result mere curiosity and an affinity for leather-bound books. My gravitation towards intellectual property law, specifically, was probably less accidental, given the immeasurable impact of being a college student during the Napster® era. I’m the product of a modest, small-town Minnesota upbringing combined with some polish from a diverse educational background. I received my engineering degree from the University of North Dakota and then, on a whim, moved to North Carolina to attend law school at Duke University. The drastic temperature swing was certainly not the only difference between the two locales, and come to think about it, the only real similarity is probably the word “North.”
An engineer by training, I appreciate both quantitative and qualitative valuation. These two concepts collide head-on in IP law, creating what is, in my humble opinion, the most entertaining and exciting area of law. As we move towards an information-based economy, the laws which govern the incentivization, protection and distribution of information will only become more important. I see IP law as the front line.
When I’m not focusing on the law, I can typically be found (WARNING: stereotype coming) on the golf course. I also enjoy skiing (downhill and water). Unfortunately, as is the case with most hobbies, my skill level has not yet caught up to my enthusiasm. Perhaps when I retire...
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I May Be Old, But I Got To See All The Cool Brands.
As I was perusing Facebook the other day, I stumbled upon the following picture posted by a friend:
For reasons unknown to me, I inserted the letter “r” into “bands” while reading this shirt, and I thought to myself, “What a cool shirt!” Then I read it again, realized my mistake, and thought immediately that
With Great Power Comes Great Responsbility
Recently, a Seventh Circuit Judge penned an article over at Law360 setting forth her belief that the Federal Circuit should no longer have exclusive jurisdiction over patent appeals. For those of you unfamiliar with our Federal court system, the way it works is that appeals for your federal district court are typically heard by
It’s All About Image
Recently, I received my new American Bar Association card in the mail. This is what the envelope looked like:
Notice anything? To me, the first thing that stuck out was the transparent effort to show the “right” mix of people on this envelope. There are 7 women and 6 men; 4 of the women appear
Calling All Gamers
As some of you may know, the most recent installment of the Call of Duty franchise is set to hit stores later this fall–November 5 to be exact.
As usual, it appears that they are continuing to up the ante, this time tapping Academy Award winning writer Stephen Gaghan for the story.
In lesser
iPurge
Earlier this summer, a movie called “The Purge” came out. The premise of this relatively disturbing thriller is that for one night a year – a 12 hour period-all crime is legal. As you can tell from the trailer below, the “legal crime” that first comes to our depraved minds is murder, assault, rape, robbery,
It’s Not Easy Being Green…Or Is It.
Anyone that watches TV or reads magazine or listens to the radio or otherwise participates in the day-to-day interactions with society know that “green” marketing is a hot item right now. Normally, I suffer silently through the endless barrage of “green” this and “eco-friendly” that, content with the knowledge that this too, shall pass.
When
Electronic Arts Takes One In The Kisser
For some time now, Electronic Arts–purveyor of sports video games–has been embroiled in disputes relating to using the likenesses of former college athletes without providing them appropriate remuneration. There has been the Bill Russell / Ed O’Bannon antitrust suit. (Names that would never be uttered in the same sentence but for this lawsuit.) There has
You’ve gotta be shipping me!!
Kmart recently unveiled a brand new advertisement that’s about as subtle as a shovel to the face. While some have described it as juvenile or immature, I can’t help but chuckle everytime I see or hear it. Maybe that says something about me…
Anyway, here’s the ad.
The ad, which was initially released exclusively online,