Pittsburgh Cyberlaw http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com Elliott-Davis, PC Thu, 16 May 2013 22:57:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 “Have Your Steak and Tweet it Too” How Two Identity Thieves Got Arrested Using Instagram http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/05/16/have-your-steak-and-tweet-it-too-how-two-identity-thieves-got-arrested-using-instagram/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-your-steak-and-tweet-it-too-how-two-identity-thieves-got-arrested-using-instagram http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/05/16/have-your-steak-and-tweet-it-too-how-two-identity-thieves-got-arrested-using-instagram/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:57:33 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2213 How did the FBI track down a pair of identity thieves using an Instagram food picture? Read the latest PghCyberlaw Blog post to find out!

http://pghcyberlaw.tumblr.com/post/50606455336/have-your-steak-and-tweet-it-too-how-two-identity

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/05/16/have-your-steak-and-tweet-it-too-how-two-identity-thieves-got-arrested-using-instagram/feed/ 0 New PghCyberlaw Post! Celebrate Mother’s Day With Campbell's Soup and Copyrights http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/05/10/new-pghcyberlaw-post-celebrate-mothers-day-with-campbells-soup-and-copyrights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-pghcyberlaw-post-celebrate-mothers-day-with-campbells-soup-and-copyrights http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/05/10/new-pghcyberlaw-post-celebrate-mothers-day-with-campbells-soup-and-copyrights/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:36:08 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2206 What does Andy Warhol have to do with IP Law and Mother’s Day? Our newest PghCyberlaw Blog Post explains it all!

http://pghcyberlaw.tumblr.com/post/50112211093/celebrate-mothers-day-with-campbells-soup-and

 

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/05/10/new-pghcyberlaw-post-celebrate-mothers-day-with-campbells-soup-and-copyrights/feed/ 0 Interested in Social Enterprise? Check out this FREE Start Smart panel on 4/29 w/Eric Davis! http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/04/26/interested-in-social-enterprise-check-out-this-free-start-smart-panel-on-429-weric-davis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interested-in-social-enterprise-check-out-this-free-start-smart-panel-on-429-weric-davis http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/04/26/interested-in-social-enterprise-check-out-this-free-start-smart-panel-on-429-weric-davis/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:03:42 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2199 Hey Entrepreneurs! Interested in Social Enterprise? Want to learn what Social Enterprise is all about?

Eric Davis is speaking on a panel this Monday, April 29 at CMU…and he’s ready to answer your questions!

Interested? Read on!

Profit with Purpose: Starting a Social Enterprise

April 29, 2013
5:30 – 7 pm
Carnegie Mellon University
Newell Simon Hall 3305

Open and free to all entrepreneurs and start-ups

Join a panel of experts as they discuss:

• For-profit v. Non-profit social enterprise models

• Hybrid and alternative legal models (including the Benefit Corporation, L3C’s and Flexible Purpose Corporations)

This is a MUST-ATTEND for anyone interested in starting and running a company that blends profit with purpose!

Panelists:

Justine Kasznica Thornton Eric Davis
Chairman, Innovation Practice Group Partner
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Elliott & Davis, P.C.

Moderator:

Chris Gassman (CMU Tepper / Pitt Law ’12)
Commercialization Manager
Management and Legal Associates LLC

Registration: Cleah@cs.cmu.edu

Note: Parking is free after 4 p.m. in the Morewood Parking lot
(On Forbes Ave. across from Hamburg Hall)

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/04/26/interested-in-social-enterprise-check-out-this-free-start-smart-panel-on-429-weric-davis/feed/ 0 Freelancers: This Free Law Workshop on 4/25 is for You! http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/04/24/freelancers-this-free-law-workshop-on-425-is-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freelancers-this-free-law-workshop-on-425-is-for-you http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/04/24/freelancers-this-free-law-workshop-on-425-is-for-you/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:53:53 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2195 “Freelancing and the Law with Eric Davis, Esq.”
You’re up and running. Projects are coming in and clients are spreading the word about your good work. There’s not much time for sorting through legal mumbo-jumbo.

Does it matter anyway?

Yes. Pittsburgh attorney Eric Davis has worked with start-ups, entrepreneurs, creatives and social businesses for much of his career. He’s seen it all. Let Eric answer your legal questions, including those you didn’t know to ask. Incorporation, contracts and the ins and outs of small-claims court will be demystified in a relaxed setting surrounded by your peers.

Elliott & Davis, PC is delighted to take part in cityLab’s “Lessons from the 6% Place” series. This series of workshops aims to make running your creative business more manageable. Eric Davis is the first in a long line of subject experts from the greater Pittsburgh area that will speak at this monthly series. This is a great learning and networking opportunity for Pittsburgh’s creative community.

We hope to see you there!

DETAILS:
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FREE ADMISSION

APRIL 25th
6:30-8:00pm

@ Assemble Gallery
5125 Penn Avenue in Garfield

snacks will be served!

Click the Link for more Information:

http://www.citylabpgh.org/7914/

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If you’re ready to create your own business…this is the talk for you!

On Wednesday, January 23, Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center is running a great program called “Making a New Business Your New Career”

You’ll learn about great topics like:
-How to start on a shoestring
-How to price to make profit
-How to create a legal entity meant just for you
-How to brand yourself with your previous experience and
network with those who know you best
-How to manage cash flow; and
-How to Plan for a Successful Exit when the time comes

Even more exciting? Eric Davis will be on the panel to speak about creating a legal entity! Come on out and show your support!

MORE INFO:
Location: Sheraton, Station Square
Price: $25 (includes Lite Lunch)
Time: Registration 10am. Workshop: 10:30-12:30pm
To Register: www.duq.edu/sbdc or call 412.396.1633

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2013/01/18/eric-davis-to-speak-at-making-a-new-business-your-new-career-123/feed/ 0 OSS and the Law Presentation http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/12/08/oss-and-the-law-presentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oss-and-the-law-presentation http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/12/08/oss-and-the-law-presentation/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:27:05 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2171 Did you miss our Open Source and the Law talk at Hack Pittsburgh on 12/7? Check out the presentation by clicking here:

 

http://www.slideshare.net/elliott-davis/open-source-software-and-the-law

 

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/12/08/oss-and-the-law-presentation/feed/ 0 The Newest Facebook Rumor is False. Click Here to Find Out Why! http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/11/29/the-newest-facebook-rumor-is-false-click-here-to-find-out-why/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-newest-facebook-rumor-is-false-click-here-to-find-out-why http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/11/29/the-newest-facebook-rumor-is-false-click-here-to-find-out-why/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:13:10 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2149
Have you heard the latest Facebook rumors? A chain wall post promises everyone that copy-and-pastes it enhanced copyright and privacy protections.

Sound too good to be true? We separate the fact from the fiction on PghCyberlaw’s newest blog post:
]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/11/29/the-newest-facebook-rumor-is-false-click-here-to-find-out-why/feed/ 0 PA Makes B-Corp An Official Entity! http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/27/pa-makes-b-corp-an-official-entity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pa-makes-b-corp-an-official-entity http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/27/pa-makes-b-corp-an-official-entity/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:59:43 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2141 Entrepreneurs: It’s Official!

B-Corps are PA’s newest corporate entity! Our newest blog post explains:http://tmblr.co/Z2cjxvW3LhuL

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/27/pa-makes-b-corp-an-official-entity/feed/ 0 Law 101: ©onquering ©opyright Gives You Some Copyright Law Basics! http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/11/check-out-law-101-onquering-opyright-to-learn-some-copyright-law-basics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-out-law-101-onquering-opyright-to-learn-some-copyright-law-basics http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/11/check-out-law-101-onquering-opyright-to-learn-some-copyright-law-basics/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:06:15 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2129 Interested in a fun way to learn the basics of copyright law? Check out  ©onquering ©opyright: the latest installment of PghCyberlaw’s multi-part, IP series!

Click the link below to read on:

Law 101: ©onquering ©opyright

 

]]> http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/11/check-out-law-101-onquering-opyright-to-learn-some-copyright-law-basics/feed/ 0 Law 101: IP Primer Series Starts This Week! http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/01/law-101-ip-primer-series-starts-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=law-101-ip-primer-series-starts-this-week http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/2012/10/01/law-101-ip-primer-series-starts-this-week/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:36:20 +0000 ed_cyber_law_admin http://www.pittsburghcyberlaw.com/?p=2084 Know the difference between a copyright, a trademark and a patent? Our IP Primer series starts this week…Check it out:

http://t.co/Vuc1YCZm

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