07 Feb 2016
By Richard Neff

New Safe Harbor Is a Priority for the EU

The European Court of Justice invalidated the Safe Harbor Framework that permitted personal data transfers from the EU to the US. What happens now, and what should US companies do to protect themselves? [NOTE: On Feb. 2 EU and US negotiators reached a new deal called “EU-US Privacy Shield” to replace the invalidated Safe Harbor.”] CLICK HERE to view the full article Neff published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
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06 Nov 2014
By Richard Neff

Startups need to Protect Intellectual Property

Most inventions, or apps and software, are best protected by patent or copyright, or both. Unfortunately, cash-strapped startups often defer protecting their putative crown jewels. CLICK HERE to view the full article from the Los Angeles Daily Journal.   
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25 Jun 2012
By Richard Neff

Why Software Piracy Persists in Latin America

Note: these comments by Richard Neff were excerpted in Latin America Advisor; Neff as former Chairman of the Business Software Alliance was asked to comment on BSA’s Annual Worldwide Piracy Report. In 1989 when I was an in-house lawyer at a Business Software Alliance member company (Ashton-Tate), and BSA director, I spearheaded the establishment of more than 20 antipiracy programs for the BSA in Latin America and the Pacific Rim. Piracy rates in Latin America were above 90%. Most countries lacked copyright laws that protected computer software. It seemed that only US Embassies had legitimate software. Over the next decade,…
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