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Served as plaintiff's technical expert witness in
z4 Technologies Inc. vs. Microsoft Corp. and
Autodesk Inc.,
Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, Case
No. 6:06-CV-142, 2006, deposition and trial.
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Served as Special Advisor to the
European Commission,
Media and Information Society Directorate,
in connection with its initiative on Creative
Content Online in Europe's Single Market.
- For outside
counsel to a major software company, served as an expert consultant
on digital rights management (DRM) technology in a patent dispute (defense
side).
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For outside counsel to
three "brand name" video
content providers,
served as technical expert in patent litigation
(defense side); created and served three expert
reports.
- For outside
counsel to a small technology company, served as an expert consultant
on software antipiracy technology in a patent dispute (plaintiff
side).
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For
outside counsel to a
consumer electronics company,
served as expert consultant on DRM technology in a
patent dispute (defense side).
- For counsel to major film
studios,
served as an expert consultant on streaming video, content management, and
content security in a dispute concerning
misappropriation of confidential information (defense
side); created expert report.
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For a technology industry
trade association, provided input to a
public policy initiative related to copyright issues in
the European Union.
- For
a major software company, served as an expert consultant
on DRM in an antitrust dispute before
the European Commission.
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For a
large law firm,
investigated licensing opportunities for a portfolio
of patents on IT security technology.
- For outside counsel to an online
music company, served
as an expert consultant on DRM technology
in a patent dispute (defense side).
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Testified at
Federal Trade Commission
hearing on consumer disclosure of DRM.
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Provided input to the
Section 108 Study Group,
convened by the
U.S. Library of Congress,
on DRM and how it could be implemented by libraries
for exceptions in Section 108 of the Copyright Act.
- Provided
input to the U.S. Copyright
Office in connection
with its triennial rulemaking on the anti-circumvention
provision of the Digital
Millennium Copyright
Act.
- Other matters still in progress; please inquire.
Investment Support:
- For leading
venture capital firms, investigated startup
companies and delivered investment recommendations.
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Consulted to analysts at
hedge funds, private
equity firms, and other investment firms
on strategic issues concerning publicly traded
companies in the digital media market.
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