CNET News, October 22, 2009 by Erica Ogg
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10381354-260.html
“There are companies that are patent trolls, that don’t participate in the creation of technology, or they secretly acquire them. Nokia’s not one of these companies…. They’re probably not trying to put Apple out of business … but force Apple to play the same game that every other phone company has to play.”
Freeculture.org, September 30, 2009 by Jason Schultz
http://freeculture.org/blog/2009/09/30/gbs-and-students-schultz-privacy/
Despite Google’s assurances that they “take our privacy commitments to our users very seriously,” there are open questions about how much information they will collect on readers who use GBS, whether that information will be used in conjunction with other Google Services (such as its advertising services), how long they will keep the information, and under what circumstances they will disclose it to third parties, such as the government or those involved in civil lawsuits.
CNN.com, September 4, 2009 by John D. Sutter
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/04/future.library.technology/
Jason M. Schultz, director of the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic…. said libraries always have served two roles in society: They’re places where people can get free information; and they’re community centers for civic debate. As books become more available online, that community-center role will become increasingly important for libraries, he said. “It depends on whether we prioritize it as a funding matter, but I think there always will be a space for that even if all the resources are digital,” he said.
Berkeleyan, September 3, 2009 by Kathleen Maclay
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/09/03_cyberlawblog.shtml
“No other blog does this,” said Cyberlaw Cases blogger Jason M. Schultz, an assistant clinical professor of law and director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic. “There are blogs that talk about Internet-related cases, but none that rank them to help readers focus on where the significant decisions will emerge.”
CNET News, August 29, 2009 by Tom Krazit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10321371-265.html
If the class action settlement is approved, Google stands to gain control of a priceless asset. Jason Schultz, acting director of UC Berkeley’s Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic, called it “the largest copyright-licensing deal in U.S. history”: the right to display the contents of out-of-print books that are still covered by copyright protection.
The Recorder, July 17, 2009 by Zusha Elinson
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202432339946&
A_Decade_Later_Amazon_Finds_Itself_on_Other_Side_of_Click_Patent_Battle
Jason Schultz, an IP lawyer at UC Berkeley School of Law, said Cordance’s Internet commerce patent on an “object-based online transaction infrastructure” is “just as suspect” as the Amazon 1-click patent.… “This is the hard lesson that Amazon learned and that a lot of software companies learn,” Schultz said. “You think these patents are great when you own them, but really it’s a minefield.”
Slate.com Explainer, June 26, 2009 by Brian Palmer
http://www.slate.com/id/2221408/
Could he have licensed his dance moves? Only the more complicated sequences. Since 1976, federal law has allowed for the copyrighting of “pantomimes and choreographic works” but not of isolated dance steps. So while Michael Jackson could surely have safeguarded the rights to the “Thriller” video choreography, he likely could not have licensed the moonwalk. (Besides, the moonwalk was probably not an original work.) Jackson does hold a patent on the specialized shoes he used in the leaning sequence of the “Smooth Criminal” video…. The Explainer thanks … Jason Schultz of Berkeley Law School.
SFGate.com, April 30, 2009 by Violet Blue
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/04/30/violetblue0430.DTL&type=printable
“This case touches on an important intersection between free speech and our rights to equal protection under the law. While governments may not be required to fund any and all speech, once they promise general benefits such as job training to particular groups or individuals, the decision then to take those benefits away because of the nature of a recipient’s speech raises some serious constitutional concerns. Just as whistle blower laws prohibit firing employees who speak out against unlawful violations by their employers, we must be careful not to allow governments to punish people because they disagree with their message.”
The Boston Globe, April 8, 2009 by Jonathan Saltzman
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/04/08/to_noted_lawyer_its_an_open_and_shout_case?mode=PF
Jason Schultz, an assistant clinical professor at the law school at the University of California-Berkeley … agreed that posting the e-mail messages of potential defense witnesses was bizarre and risky; the recording industry could try to share the comments with a jury to undermine Tenenbaum’s case. Still, Schultz said, Nesson’s transparency might be part of a broader strategy to spur debate and make the case a public referendum on the file-sharing lawsuits. “This case is bigger than Joel Tenenbaum, and Joel may want it to be bigger,” said Schultz, who called Nesson a “wacky character” but brilliant.
cnet news, Oct. 30, 2008 by Erica Ogg
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10079859-38.html
“We’ve seen a rise in the number of lawsuits against tech companies in the IT area specifically. Many are very questionable patents, and the patent office is overwhelmed,” said Jason Schultz…. “It will reduce the number of patent applications which are filed in the IT space—especially by these questionable entities or companies trying to patent trivial things.”
San Francisco Chronicle, August 18, by Matthew B. Stannard
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/18/MNH312BTS1.DTL&hw=How+wardrivers+cruise+the+world+of+wireless+networks&sn=001&sc=1000
“I think most people would presume that you have permission to access that open network, that’s become the social norm. But it’s a little unclear what the law is,” said Jason Schultz…. “I think for most people, an open network is a nice neighborly thing to do. Everyone gets more access to information.”
San Francisco Daily Journal, May 8, by Craig Anderson
http://www.dailyjournal.com
“That’s not what Congress intended to be covered,” said Jason Schultz…. “The patent office is overwhelmed, and it’s hurting innovation. We would benefit so much more not having examiners waste so much time on things that are suspect at best.”
San Francisco Daily Journal, Feb. 1, by Jeanette Borzo
http://www.dailyjournal.com
“Most lawyers in the past haven’t been aware of us,” says Jason Schultz, a former staff attorney who left EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation] in November to take a post at UC Berkeley. “EFF, by definition, is a group that deals with cutting-edge technology issues, and most attorneys haven’t cared about those issues.”