In addition to the great technology law conference on Friday (have you registered yet?), the Law and Technology Student Society is sponsoring a terrific free event on Thursday night. It includes a panel on copyright featuring Wide Mouth Mason's Safwan Javed (I'll be participating as well), followed by a performance […]
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