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If you run a business, and you have a website, you may or may not know whether disabled users - the blind, the mobility-impaired, and others - can access your web site with their helper technology. And, from a lawyer’s perspective, even more important, you may not know whether you are violating federal law [...]

I’ve got three:

Rage Against the Machine: RIAA Litigation Update
The recording industry has ramped up its litigation campaign against peer-to-peer file sharing suspects, with cases now numbering in the high thousands. This session explores recent developments in the various cases nationwide and how someone caught in this driftnet litigation might defend themselves.

Among Thieves: Preventing Online Copyright [...]

Via Dan: Weightshift’s SXSW Recap in Infographic Form

The triumphant reunion tour of Austin has now concluded, and I have a few final words to say.

It’s all about the people. The panels are great —or more to the point, it’s great that there are panels, some of which are great themselves —but the real reason these two lawyers went to Austin the [...]

Matt Mullenweg by Laughing Squid

As SxSWi wraps up, you may be flipping through Flickr looking for visual documentation of the event.
I’ll post links to some photo streams that have caught my eye. For instance, here’s mine.

George Kelly
Michael Brown
Laughing Squid / Scott Beale

Feel free to [...]

Yesterday morning I got up from my second panel and realized my wallet was missing.
I immediately sent out a Twitter request, slightly vague, on purpose. The guy sitting behind me had found my wallet, and turned it in to the proper authorities. Then, seeing my note, he replied.
I wasn’t seeing his [...]

I’m posting this here instead of Twitter because only hard-core Wasylik fans read this site. I’ll be hooking up with some friends tonight at the Driskill Hotel, 6th and Brazos, to discuss debauchery, the Internet, and the finer points of world domination.
No RSVP required, just show up with a thirst. Look [...]

Back From the Dead
After two years with no Wasylik delegation, this year’s SxSW Interactive festival benefits from not one, not two, but four of us joining the tribe.
Distressingly Sober
Unlike previous years, involving copious amounts of alcohol and the occasional indiscretion, we’ll be observing this year with sobriety and moderation.
I’ll wait until you’re done [...]

If you’re not at SxSW but wish you were, here’s two ways to check out the action:

Keynote and Panel podcasts
Flickr photos tagged with sxsw06

Psst… Mike… that’s another reason podcasts are cool.

Krempasky’s very large PR firm is looking for communications staff.

Krempasky’s not impressed at SxSW:

Back at SXSW, sitting through a panel on podcasting - when, why, how. It’s relatively interesting - but frankly - I’ve not heard anything that distinguishes advice about podcasting from advice about broadcasting events in traditional fashion. Why does everyone seem to think that podcasting really is the GREATEST THING EVER? [...]

Like Jason, I’m missing my second consecutive SxSW conference after attending (for me) four consecutive years.
Our stories are similar: a shift in professional emphasis combined with significant change in personal circumstances (for me, a move to Florida and the birth of my second son), resulting in us missing out on a chance to [...]