There has been a lot of writing, and action, by people for and against the two bills being considered by Congress for protecting intellectual property owners from having their rights infringed online. In this blog I address many of the arguments against these bills.

Over the years as an expert witness I’ve worked with a lot of lawyers. Most are really sharp, some are brilliant, and a few… not so much. Here are some guidelines for treating an expert right.

My book on software intellectual property has just been published by Prentice-Hall.

S.A.F.E. has recently announced the release of DocMatch, a new tool for comparing all kinds of documents to find plagiarism.

The ADFSL 2011 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law is a small conference that’s focused on practical results as well as academic research. I attended last year, and presented a paper, and found it interesting and informative. I heard from law enforcement officials, the kind of people you don’t often meet at these types of conferences.

Social network games have burst onto the Internet with amazing speed and popularity. There’s a lot of money to be made and a lot of users to capture. There’s also a lot of copying going on. Some of that copying is legitimate and some is infringement. Our Online IP Screening Service found code in common between Zynga’s FarmVille and CrowdStar’s Happy Aquarium game. Was is illicit, perfectly allowed, or just coincidence

Sometimes a full-course meal is more than you need, have time for, or are willing to pay for. Sometimes fast food just hits the spot. That’s why we’re introducing CodeSuite-LT, a lower priced version of CodeSuite with most of the functionality at much lower cost.

There’s a new business model to make money off of copyrights. Should you be concerned? New technology allows this business model to prosper. Can it also help you protect yourself? Read more about it here.

SAFE Corporation announces CodeScreener, its online plagiarism detection service for software. online, it’s interactive, and it’s much less expensive than standalone CodeSuite.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act specifically allows copying of protected works by researchers, libraries, nonprofits, and academic institutions. Also, the Librarian of Congress is required to issue exemptions every 3 years. The current exemptions, issued just last week are described here.