The Basic Elements of Blockchain
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
November 2022
When trying to understand what blockchain is and how it works, it’s helpful to begin by considering the specific problem that blockchain was invented to solve and the historical context within which it arose.
Does Your U.S.-Based Client’s Website Need a Cookie Consent Banner?
By Aaron W. Brooks
Intellectual Property,
September 2022
The internet has become afflicted with a scourge of bothersome popup windows and dialogue boxes purporting to give us more control over how we’re tracked online. These mechanisms seem to have done little more than clutter up our screens and create a global click-through-loophole around regulations. The European Commission itself has acknowledged that cookie laws have “resulted in an overload of consent requests for internet users” and is currently considering sweeping changes to these laws. Lawyers who advise US-based clients on their online presence should carefully consider their use of cookies. This article provides a basic analysis of cookie-related regulations and offers practical suggestions.
Notion Is the Future of Work
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
May 2021
An overview of the cloud-based application Notion.
California Voters Approve the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020
By Aaron W. Brooks
Intellectual Property,
December 2020
On November 3, 2020 California voters approved Proposition 24, causing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 to become law when the California Secretary of State has certified the election results. The new law is a significant expansion of the already enacted California Consumer Privacy Act. While much of CPRA will not become operative until 2023, several key provisions become effective right away. Perhaps most importantly, California now has the funding and mechanics available to create the new California Privacy Protection Agency. The new agency will have the power to interpret the California Consumer Privacy Act and to enforce its requirements.
From the out-going Chair
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
July 2014
A final message from 2013-2014 Committee Chair Aaron Brooks.
From the Chair
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
March 2014
A message from Committee Chair Aaron Brooks.
From the Chair
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
November 2013
A message from Chair Aaron Brooks.
From the Chair
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
September 2013
Welcome to the first CoLT Newsletter of the 2013-2014 ISBA year. This is my second opportunity to serve in a bar association leadership role, having previously chaired the Intellectual Property Section Council. I learned a lot from that experience, and even more from watching and working with the others who have chaired these committees and sections. Mainly though, what I have come to believe is that my core job as Chair is to be the temporary custodian of an important mission.
Safeguarding your network and your data
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
March 2010
A brief overview of two important information security laws, and a checklist you can use to audit your own computer security practice.
How I use Outlook; Part I
By Aaron W. Brooks
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on,
July 2008
The author has always felt that most people underutilize Microsoft Outlook.
From ink to e-sign: a conceptual history of the electronic signature
By Aaron W. Brooks
Intellectual Property,
February 2001
Amidst the Information Age and the electronic commerce revolution, it is a wonderful time to be a lawyer. Much like Thomas Augustus Watson receiving the first telephone communication in 1876, so too, we stand at the precipice of fundamental change.
A brief history of the UDRP
By Aaron W. Brooks
Intellectual Property,
May 2000
Since January 3, 2000, all Internet domain name disputes have been governed by a single dispute resolution policy known as the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
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