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Rockwell, eBay and the FBI vs. Software Pirates

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:24:20 CDT

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported (registration may be required) recently on a sentencing hearing involving individuals guilty of selling counterfeit copies of software published by Rockwell Automation, Inc. on eBay websites.

IT Means Business

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:44:16 CDT

The Wall Street Journal published a story Monday that details the steps organizations can take to better integrate information technology functions with other business units. The authors make the point that Chief Information Officers need not (and probably should not) be the most accomplished techies in the building, but instead should be the most capable of identifying ways in which the organization's business needs can be aided by focused and well-understood IT initiatives.

A Lesson for Litigators

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:13:50 CST

Wikileaks, a website designed to host documents and other accounts published by government and corporate whistleblowers has faced opposition from many corners since its launch in 2006.

Google Street View

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:21:06 CST

As a follow up to my last post, here's another indicator of Milwaukee's digital credentials: Google Street View has invaded the city. For those of you not familiar with the Street View feature of Google Maps, it is a series of street-level photographs that provides a first-person perspective when viewing mapped locations.

Milwaukee Most Wired

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:24:16 CST

In case you missed it, Forbes.com recently named Milwaukee as one of America's Most Wired Cities. The ranking, a tie with St. Louis and just ahead of Sacramento, saw Milwaukee squeak onto the sophomore edition of the top-30 list.

Y2K Revisited

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:57:17 CST

Although we are now more than eight years beyond the end of 1999, system time glitches still threaten to interrupt smooth operation of software programs.

Soccer Moms give way to Ubiquitous Technology

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:35:39 CST

It's a safe bet that leading up to the 2008 elections, technology and intellectual property will probably not overshadow traditional election year topics such as the economy, taxes, and healthcare.

Wisconsin Circuit Court Automation Providing RSS Feeds

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:45:06 CST

The Wisconsin Circuit Court Automation website, the Internet portal to the Consolidated Court Automation Program (CCAP), is now offering RSS feeds. Feeds are available at two levels: the query results level, identifying new matters that match basic case search criteria; and (2) the case level, providing updates when court record events are updated for a particular matter. We've used the feature in our office to get early notice of matters we believed to be imminent and to keep appraised of ongoing proceedings.

ICANN uses Kanji, can you?

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:55:18 CDT

ICANN, the entity responsible for the coordination of domain names and other unique Internet identifiers, is seeking multilingual volunteers to help test Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs).

Craig Wilson Bio

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:39:05 CDT

Craig Wilson helps make the most of technology and intellectual property assets by advising clients on legal strategies to acquire, protect and commercialize rights in related products and services. For more details, visit www.tsglaw.com or write to caw@tsglaw.com .