http://www.ericmenhart.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently, quite a bit of attention has been paid to sites like pleaserobme.com, which simply republish public Twitter posts of people tweeting about their present locations.  PleaseRobMe.com republishes tweets of people that contain search strings like "left home," that might be theoretically useful to robbers looking for an empty house.What ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2010/03/10/eric-menhart-quoted-in-business-insider/ I've finally joined the Twitter bandwagon. I invite you to follow me here. I primarily post about professional issues, such as Internet law and intellectual property law. Posts discuss issues such as copyright, trademarks, and domain names. I also tend to keep on eye on interesting cases, pending legislation and ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2009/12/10/follow-me-on-twitter-ericmenhart/ You may have seen some criticism by others regarding the trademark application for the term “CyberLaw.” While the critics have every right to their opinion, I felt it was important to provide the full story behind the issue, as well as some relevant links to credible third-party coverage, such as ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2009/07/02/the-cyberlaw-trademark-debate/ A recent decision by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals addressed whether a private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) required a separate act of enabling legislation. Eric Menhart was on the brief for the prevailing appellant. Read the full text of the opinion: Portuguese ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2009/05/23/eric-menhart-on-brief-in-appellate-win/ You may have noticed that the recent economic troubles are leading most folks to tighten their belts and rethink their spending. Many are also considering new sources of income. State and local governments are no different. The question as to whether States can legally collect sales taxes from online transactions ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2009/04/22/eric-menhart-comments-on-internet-sales-tax-issues/ The FlyCLear Experience I travel relatively frequently for business and I also do my fair share of recreational travel. I am also, unfortunately, not the world’s most timely person, particularly when it comes to airports and catching planes. I’ve missed more than my share of flights. For these reasons, the new “pre-screened” ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2008/06/21/flyclear-review-experience-and-discount-code/ The National Football League's 1994 decision to allow the two-point conversion helped to make the games more exciting by assuring that a team down by eight points could tie the game with one score. Under the previous rules, which only allowed the "extra point" after a touchdown, a team would ... http://www.ericmenhart.com/2007/06/28/going-for-two-in-the-nfl-right-or-wrong/