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THE VALLEY CURRENT®️ COMPUTERLAW GROUP LLP

Computer Law Group

Computerlaw Group LLP (www.computerlaw.com) provides strategic, knowledgeable, and effective business and intellectual property protection, licensing and litigation services to Internet, e-commerce, computer software, hardware and other high-tech businesses, teams and industry professionals throughout California, nationally and around the world. CLG produces THE VALLEY CURRENT as a way to keep its worldwide clients, co-counsels, colleagues, and friends aware of developments in Silicon Valley and

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35:54

The Valley Current®: Will the Coming Recession Cause...

THE VALLEY CURRENT®️ COMPUTERLAW GROUP LLP ·

2023/01/11

If you think you’re seeing the word ‘bankruptcy’ floating around more often lately, you’re not imagining it. Between the triple whammy of the pandemic, feds raising interest rates, and a drop in demand from consumers tightening their wallets, small businesses have been stretched to their breaking point and are filing for bankruptcy. So, while businesses continue to head towards bankruptcy, host Jack Russo looks to one of the most eminent bankruptcy professionals in Silicon Valley – Zachary Tyson

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35:34

The Valley Current®: Is Parody a Defense Even in...

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2022/12/21

You don’t have to be a whiskey drinker to know about Jack Daniels. The name, the bottle, the label – everything about it is well known not just in America, but across the world. Now you would think a distillery that’s been in business for nearly 150 years would have dealt with just about every lawsuit there is to deal with, but the whiskey maker is currently embroiled in a trademark case with a company making dog chew toys that look like the iconic bottle. The CLG Educational team discuss if Jack

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35:43

The Valley Current®: Is Parody a Defense Even in...

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2022/12/20

You don’t have to be a whiskey drinker to know about Jack Daniels. The name, the bottle, the label – everything about it is well known not just in America, but across the world. Now you would think a distillery that’s been in business for nearly 150 years would have dealt with just about every lawsuit there is to deal with, but the whiskey maker is currently embroiled in a trademark case with a company making dog chew toys that look like the iconic bottle. The CLG Educational team discuss if Jack

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35:45

The Valley Current®: Is the First Amendment a Defense...

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2022/12/16

In recent years, a number of public accommodation laws have passed. Similar to the laws prohibiting discrimination people of a different race, these new laws have expanded to include LGBT, religion, and ethnicity as individuals a business that is open to the public must cater to. Despite these laws, 303 Creative owner, Lorie Smith, argues that she be allowed to turn away clients as her graphic design is a form of art used to honor God and may clash with the content clients ask of her. Jack Russo and

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33:05

The Valley Current®: Is the First Amendment a Defense...

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2022/12/14

In recent years, a number of public accommodation laws have passed. Similar to the laws prohibiting discrimination people of a different race, these new laws have expanded to include LGBT, religion, and ethnicity as individuals a business that is open to the public must cater to. Despite these laws, 303 Creative owner, Lorie Smith, argues that she be allowed to turn away clients as her graphic design is a form of art used to honor God and may clash with the content clients ask of her. Jack Russo and

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49:06

The Valley Current®: Does FTX Represent the Pinnacle...

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2022/12/02

Incompetent boss jokes have long been a staple in the workforce, but between the Theranos convictions and now the FTX implosion there may be more than a little truth behind these jokes. Executives running their companies while not fully understanding their business appear to have become a growing trend and its resulting in massive cases of fraud. The consequences aren’t just for the CEO’s though, Sam Bankman-Fried admitting he screwed up with FTX has brought back skepticism regarding if we are

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27:41

The Valley Current®: Bootstrap Entrepreneurship...

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2022/11/25

Have you ever spent a few minutes back floating in the pool, utterly relaxed, only to be disrupted by your pool mate swimming by? Perhaps you get the time alone but hate the smell and irritation of chlorine clinging to your skin all day. The solution to these inconveniences may be simpler than you thought. What originally started as a simple note on a Blackberry has transformed into Mark Anderson floating over 10,000 people for everything ranging from stress and pregnancy to sports recovery and PTSD

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41:17

The Valley Current®: Why China is Destined to...

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2022/11/18

The most covered geopolitical issue in the news of 2022 is easily Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… but what if this is not the only incursion the United States should be concerned about? China’s intention to fully take over Taiwan may not exactly be news to most, but the relationship between the two crises might. Professor Robert Acker joins host Jack Russo to debate if the US should be more concerned about what has already occurred between Russia and Ukraine or what China may do in parallel to Taiwan

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30:23

The Valley Current®: Trump Tax Returns Remain in...

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2022/11/04

Justice Roberts granted a Stay to former President Donald Trump in the most recent attempt to get his tax returns to Congress after denials from the District Court and the Court of Appeal. Throughout this time, Trump has argued that he shouldn’t have to release his returns as they are confidential and always under audit. Jack Russo asks tax and accounting expert Steve Rabin, CPA, if the public understands that the tax returns of Donald and Melania Trump are required to be kept confidential by the

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37:39

The Valley Current®: Is the Copyright Fair Use...

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2022/10/14

Fair use is one of those things where the lines are not so clear cut. In the mid 80’s, Andy Warhol doctored an existing photo of Prince, taken by Lynn Goldsmith, for a magazine cover and that same bit of art is currently being debated in the Supreme Court. Factors such as what the media was used for, how much of it was used, and the effect it had on the market certainly factor into whether Goldsmith’s art was fairly used, but was cropping and colors enough for Warhol to claim the work as his own

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28:35

The Valley Current®: Who Owns the Copyright in...

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2022/09/20

Is creativity limited to only humans or can computers create it on their own? The debate over how much artificial intelligence should we allow has extended its reach into the art world after a man in Colorado won the State Fair after submitting a piece of art generated by a few keywords and some AI software. Though many an artist would question its viability since little hands-on creativity was needed to produce the image, the bigger legal question now revolves around whether he has the right to

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49:16

The Valley Current®: Will A.I. Ever Replace...

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2022/09/14

The world of artificial intelligence is rapidly shaping multiple industries from law and real estate to medicine, and the financial industry. So far, A.I.’s use in the financial field is purely influential, meaning machine learning is available to better help investment advisors like Anthony Benson steer clients towards their financial goals. Millennials are currently the driving force behind wanting everything automated and in their pocket, but maybe not everything should be handled blindly by a

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24:59

The Valley Current®: Will A.I. and PropTech End the...

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2022/09/12

Typically, when you went through the process of buying a house, you sat down with your real estate agent inside the house after walking through the property. Today virtual delivery has completely changed the way realtors do sales. The use of property technology (PropTech) means consumers and agents can streamline the purchase process enough so hardly any time is spent face-to-face or at the physical property. Is it too soon to assume that the in-person part of buying a house to be coming to an end

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28:09

The Valley Current®: Do We Need to Now Worry About...

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2022/09/08

Polio has resurfaced in the United States, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we need to fear an outbreak that rivals coronavirus. In fact, it was probably very expected result to find traces of the polio virus in New York’s sewage and could possibly be a good thing if you know a thing or two about vaccines. Luckily, Jack Russo has Dr Leonard Hayflick to turn to, to explain the three different types of polio vaccine and the role that fecal-oral transmission plays when it comes to protecting the

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18:41

The Valley Current®: Why is Life Expectancy Decreasing?

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2022/09/06

If you take the stairs to increase your life span, you very well may end up spending all those extra years climbing stairs. Whether that’s your definition of quality of life or not, new data shows that lifespans are shortening – only that’s not exactly new or shocking news. Obesity has been a contributing factor to decreased life expectancy in the US for a while now and the pandemic certainly skewed the numbers. So, if we ignore things like the pandemic as a one-off and take factors such as birth

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27:58

The Valley Current®: What Impact will the new Federal...

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2022/09/02

Being sick for a week can be just as costly as the measures you take to avoid getting sick in the first place. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (originally titled Build Back Better) passed after a few last-minute changes to include a lot of politics alongside the deficit reduction. Many of you are probably wondering how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will save the economy and affect business clients around Silicon Valley. Jack Russo asks CPA, Steve Rabin to break down critical points both in

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16:32

The Valley Current®: Why Smart Folks Get the Science...

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2022/08/08

We don’t always get everything right; even smart people don’t really understand the finer points of studies in their field. Take this article by Sam Westreich, a microbiome scientist with a doctorate in genetics who just happened to get everything wrong regarding the Hayflick Limit… and Dr. Hayflick is calling him out on it. Listen in for this epic mic drop where Dr. Leonard Hayflick picks apart Dr. Westreich’s analysis of his eponymous discovery and explains what the Hayflick Limit really

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26:49

The Valley Current®: Why is Storyboarding with Mock...

THE VALLEY CURRENT®️ COMPUTERLAW GROUP LLP ·

2022/08/04

When David Mann helps lawyers put together a theme for their case, he often refers to transcripts from depositions and hearings to help him synthesize that data. Now ideally lawyers will have the general direction of the story they want to convey before any discovery happens to increase their odds of winning over the jury. To emphasize how much of an impact storyboarding has in the court room, internet carrier Spectrum was ordered to pay $7 billion in the case of a wrongful death of an older woman

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The Valley Current®: Can A Jury Reasonably Award $7...

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2022/08/03

In December 2019, 83-year-old Betty Thomas was murdered in her home when the cable guy returned to her home under the guise of finishing his work. Fast forward to July 2022 and this story makes another shocking headline. The cable company Spectrum was found to be negligent in Thomas’ murder and was subsequently instructed to pay $375 million in damages and an additionally $7 billion in punitive damages. And if the numbers aren’t enough to make you wonder, Spectrum was found to be 90% responsible for

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50:24

The Valley Current®: Do We Now Need to Worry Now...

THE VALLEY CURRENT®️ COMPUTERLAW GROUP LLP ·

2022/07/29

350,000-400,000 people are born every day on average, and in the span of 100 years, the Earth’s population has grown from 2 billion to 8 billion. Covid and all its variants have renewed discussions about global population and the effect it has on our health. If you’ve been watching the news you’ve noticed that monkeypox is spreading more rapidly in the US. Even though the death count is nowhere near as high as it was during the early coronavirus outbreak, it’s enough to make your head think we are

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