Art director turned attorney | Internet, privacy, trademark, copyright | Tweets may not be construed as legal advice, only geekery.

San Diego, CA
Joined January 2009
#PunxsutawneyPhil forgot to mention that there’d be 6 more weeks of #cuffingseason
53
Being a grownup means realizing you haven’t eaten #skittles in nearly a decade, the green one is now delicious, but corporate is changing it back to lime.
if you were inhouse trademark counsel at a large social media company which was undergoing a 'rebrand,' and you wanted to get trademark applications on file without disclosing the name, but you knew that the press was watching your every move, how would you do it? 1/
8
31
27
138
Mitigate risk in using Zoom and videoconferencing platforms during COVID-19 #businesslaw #zoommeetings #smallbusinesses ow.ly/K1FR50zhKnd
Thoughts on Amazon Echo and self-incrimination and how it's different from other communication. #privacy #IOT ht.ly/Cl2u30mRzyC
Employers, ICYMI: As of 9/21, background check forms must be updated to disclose consumer access to the free "national security freeze" program. ht.ly/Oav730lYdq0 #employmentlaw #humanresources
Shout out to another Lauren Stewart's press coverage this week. #ilovetechnology #bots | WestJet's compassionate and confused chatbot sends happy customer to suicide prevention site| ht.ly/dCng30lY7jB
Baratunde Thurston’s recipe and important ideas about data detox and our collective digital future. “Do it anyway ... read a few Terms of Service ... promise not to go to law school.” #dataprivacy #socialmedia #privacy ht.ly/Eicm30lLB1g
1
The "Don't Say Velcro" campaign came in handy for explaining trademark descriptive fair use today. Thanks VELCRO(R) Brand! #hookandloopforever #trademark #fairuse ht.ly/rMLg30lIjmN
Social media influencers are "flexing their muscles." ht.ly/ugGB30lu2RQ #adlaw #influencers
“Are we willing to allow a reduction in competition or innovation? ... Are we willing, for instance, to allow the biggest technology companies ... to entrench further?”| New FTC Commissioner: Privacy Protections Need Competition Considerations #privacy ht.ly/MdT230lu26U
I always thought their boxes were strangely miss-filled, but "it's chocolate, it's peppermint; it's delicious!" ht.ly/tulH30lk6B3