Jason Schultz

Jason Schultz Raises Constitutional Issues in Kinks.com Case

SFGate.com, April 30, 2009 by Violet Blue
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/04/30/violetblue0430.DTL&type=printable

“This case touches on an important intersection between free speech and our rights to equal protection under the law. While governments may not be required to fund any and all speech, once they promise general benefits such as job training to particular groups or individuals, the decision then to take those benefits away because of the nature of a recipient’s speech raises some serious constitutional concerns. Just as whistle blower laws prohibit firing employees who speak out against unlawful violations by their employers, we must be careful not to allow governments to punish people because they disagree with their message.”

Jason Schultz Questions Attorney Nesson’s Legal Tactics in Music-Sharing Suit

The Boston Globe, April 8, 2009 by Jonathan Saltzman
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/04/08/to_noted_lawyer_its_an_open_and_shout_case?mode=PF

Jason Schultz, an assistant clinical professor at the law school at the University of California-Berkeley … agreed that posting the e-mail messages of potential defense witnesses was bizarre and risky; the recording industry could try to share the comments with a jury to undermine Tenenbaum’s case. Still, Schultz said, Nesson’s transparency might be part of a broader strategy to spur debate and make the case a public referendum on the file-sharing lawsuits. “This case is bigger than Joel Tenenbaum, and Joel may want it to be bigger,” said Schultz, who called Nesson a “wacky character” but brilliant.

Jason Schultz Supports Ruling to Limit Patent Types

cnet news, Oct. 30, 2008 by Erica Ogg
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10079859-38.html

“We’ve seen a rise in the number of lawsuits against tech companies in the IT area specifically. Many are very questionable patents, and the patent office is overwhelmed,” said Jason Schultz…. “It will reduce the number of patent applications which are filed in the IT space—especially by these questionable entities or companies trying to patent trivial things.”

Jason Schultz Favors Open Wireless Networks

San Francisco Chronicle, August 18, by Matthew B. Stannard
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/18/MNH312BTS1.DTL&hw=How+wardrivers+cruise+the+world+of+wireless+networks&sn=001&sc=1000

“I think most people would presume that you have permission to access that open network, that’s become the social norm. But it’s a little unclear what the law is,” said Jason Schultz…. “I think for most people, an open network is a nice neighborly thing to do. Everyone gets more access to information.”

Jason Schultz Describes EFF, Defender of Cyberspace Rights

San Francisco Daily Journal, Feb. 1, by Jeanette Borzo
http://www.dailyjournal.com

“Most lawyers in the past haven’t been aware of us,” says Jason Schultz, a former staff attorney who left EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation] in November to take a post at UC Berkeley. “EFF, by definition, is a group that deals with cutting-edge technology issues, and most attorneys haven’t cared about those issues.”