Author Archives: David Greene

In the Immortal Words of Gary Gilmore and NIKE, “[Just] Do It.”

Posted on June 20, 2010 by David Greene

“Just do it.” This is one of the world’s most famous trademarks, and any reader will know that products bearing the phrase are NIKE products. However, not many people know where this phrase comes from. The phrase, “Just do it,” … Continue reading →

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European Parliament Votes to Lower ACTA Opacity

Posted on March 15, 2010 by David Greene

Social networking is great. How else would a third-year law student become “friends” with a member of European Parliament (MEP) if not for Facebook? An MEP from Scotland happens to be my Facebook friend. After Nick Sarkozy implemented his “three-strikes” … Continue reading →

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An Idea to Extend Back End Video Game Sales

Posted on March 9, 2010 by David Greene

I am writing this post because I currently do not have the wherewithal to implement a system like the one I am about to propose. Instead, I seek to explain the system so that perhaps someone will implement it. To … Continue reading →

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WoW is more interesting than Spiderman 4

Posted on January 12, 2010 by David Greene

Recently, Sam Raimi, Kirsten Dunst, and Tobey Maguire pulled out of the upcoming Spiderman 4 movie. The movie, to begin shooting in February, was scrapped when the director, Raimi, pulled out, citing scheduling problems as well as problems with the … Continue reading →

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One Way to Pay Off the National Debt

Posted on January 10, 2010 by David Greene

On January 5, 2010, a company called CYBERsitter LLC, a Santa Barbara software company, sued the People’s Republic of China, two Chinese software makers – Zhendzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Ltd. and Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Ltd., and … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Their Own Medicine…

Posted on December 10, 2009 by David Greene

I don’t know if I am the only person to have seen an analogy between Amanda Knox’s trial in Italy and the Sacco and Vanzetti trial in New York in the 1920s. It seems like Italy paid us back for … Continue reading →

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They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara. You Didn’t Reserve Your Rights.

Posted on October 29, 2009 by David Greene

In 1968, George Romero finished his film “Night of the Living Dead.” While first theatrical distribution of the movie was taking place, the title of the movie was changed from “Night of the Flesh Eaters” to “Night of the Living … Continue reading →

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Laying the SMACKDOWN…

Posted on October 22, 2009 by David Greene

On December 4, 2008, Philadelphia Wine School sought to register the trademark SOMMELIER SMACKDOWN with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). On June 2, 2009, the mark was published by the USPTO for opposition, which means that any entity … Continue reading →

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Free Like Speech – and Like Beer…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by David Greene

I am making a resolution. I will no longer listen to a CD, or even a song, twice in a row. I think the reason that I listen to music on repeat is because it costs so much money – … Continue reading →

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Too Legit to Quit…Downloading

Posted on August 7, 2009 by David Greene

Recently, I have been having email conversations with an artist who I am a fan of: Sage Francis. I first emailed the artist several weeks ago merely to see if I could get a response at some point in the … Continue reading →

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