The Technology Adoption Problem Established corporations (hereafter firms) make decisions about when and which technologies to adopt to increase revenues and stay competitive. The types of technologies they adopt are diverse, from information technology infrastructures that facilitate communication and customer service to manufacturing equipment that increase output and precision. The process a firm undergoes in [...]

Josef Solterer, writing in 1950, quipped that “If there were no entrepreneurs at all, i.e. all acts are merely repetitive, then all durable goods could be replaced only” (Solterer, 1950).[i] His statement cuts at the heart of the purpose and value of the entrepreneur: to propel an otherwise stagnant society towards progress, improvement, and, generally, [...]

          This article attempts to describe the contemporary landscape of University Technology Transfer. Part 1 presents a brief history of the field. Part 2 summarizes the Litan-Mitchell model of university tech transfer and licensing optimization. Part 3 augments this optimization model. Part 4 supplements the licensing gap with entrepreneurial considerations. I.                    University Technology Transfer: An [...]

Cloud computing, a computer networking model that gives users on-demand access to shared software applications and data storage, [1] is becoming increasingly popular among businesses and individuals. For example, if you use Google’s Gmail [2] for your email and calendaring, or Snapfish [3] for your online photo sharing and storage; or if your business remotely [...]

Although the right of publicity has historically been a cause of action invoked by celebrities to protect themselves from an extensive range of conduct, the question remains whether non-traditional celebrities deserve the same rights. [2] Can President Obama protect against the unauthorized use of his image since he has arguably attained celebrity-like status? I believe [...]

This article proposes a system of dispute resolution for the virtual world of Second Life. Virtual worlds offer a unique opportunity to examine real world law in a similar environment. These environments might very well be the electronic market place of the future, replacing traditional two-dimensional web pages, but they also provide a fascinating way [...]

THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY   Presents its   2006 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FEDERALISM CONFERENCE   Introduction by The Honorable David M. McIntosh And Opening Remarks by The Honorable John M. Engler   The Honorable David M. McIntosh, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, and former Member, United States House of Representatives The Honorable John M. Engler, President, National Association [...]

THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY   Presents its   2006 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FEDERALISM CONFERENCE   The Role of Public Utilities Commissions   Panelists: The Honorable Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, and former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission The Honorable Larry S. Landis, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission The Honorable Connie Murray, Missouri Public Service Commission [...]

Russia’s attempts to introduce large-scale competition into the Russian telephone industry got off to an encouraging start in late 1995 when a public offering of shares in Svyazinvest, the holding company representing the government’s 51% stake in 85 of Russia’s 87 regional operating companies, attracted the bids of several foreign investors. But a promising set [...]

On February 15, 1997, sixty-nine governments signed an agreement seeking to liberalize the world telecommunications market – a market, according to Renato Ruggiero, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), worth “well over half a trillion dollars per year.” According to Ruggiero, these sixty-nine countries making commitments account for more than 90% of telecommunications [...]