Publications and Presentations

Copyright Ownership and Transfer, by Richard C. Balough, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Intellectual Property Handbook, November, 2008.

Libel, Privacy and Other Issues for Journalists, a presentation by Richard C. Balough to an advanced communications class at the University of Notre Dame, October, 2008.

Supreme Court’s Decision on the Second Amendment, Richard C. Balough served as a moderator for a panel discussion on the Supreme Court’s decision on the Second Amendment at Chicago Kent Law School, September 2008.

Chicago Cyberstalking Ordinance, presentation by Richard C. Balough to the City of Chicago Council committee, January, 2008.

Transfers of Copyrights, presentation by Richard C. Balough at an Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education on Intellectual Property Law for Business Lawyers, November, 2007.

Covenants Not to Compete, presentation by Richard C. Balough at an Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education on Intellectual Property Law for Business Lawyers, November, 2007.

Privacy Law Primer for New Lawyers, presentation by Richard C. Balough to newly licensed Illinois Attorneys as part of the Chicago Bar Association’s program “New Lawyer Took Kit: Basic Skills for the New Attorney,” April, 2007.

Privacy and On Line Data, by Richard C. Balough, presentation to the Chicago Association Lay Symposium of the ASAS and the Center for Association Leadership, April, 2007.

The 2000 Presidential Election Shattered the Myth that Every Vote is Counted, by Richard C. Balough, Computer & Information Law Journal, The John Marshall Law School, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Spring, 2005.

Are Bloggers Protected by the First Amendment? by Richard C. Balough, presentation at the Annual Intellectual Property Law Assn. of Chicago’s Trade Secret Seminar, December, 2005.

Creative Process and the Public Domain, Richard C. Balough served as a moderator for a panel during this day-long seminar at the John Marshall Law School, November, 2005.

Copyright Ownership and Transfer, by Richard C. Balough, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Intellectual Property Handbook, February, 2005.

Intersection of Technology and Copyright, Presentation to the Midwest Chapter of the U.S. Copyright Society, April, 2004.

Pursuing Anonymous Defamers in Cyberspace, by Richard C. Balough, Presented to the John Marshall Law School Seminar on Free Speech in Cyberspace, December 2003.

The Do-Not-Call Registry Model Is Not The Answer To Spam, by Richard C. Balough, Presentation to John Marshall Law School Spam Seminar, August 7, 2003.

E-Snooping: Companies Can Legally Read Deleted Messages, from Richard Balough's client newsletter, August, 2002.

Domain Name Wanted: Small Internet Firm Bugs VW, from Richard Balough's client newsletter, August, 2002.

Global Positioning System and The Internet: A Combination with Privacy Risks, CBA Record, October 2001

Drafting Contract Provisions for E-Commerce Sites, Illinois State Bar Journal, January 2000

Web Sites Shouldn't Advertise Trouble, Marketing News, August 16, 1999

No Need for Legislative Caps on Y2K Liability, Illinois Legal Times, June 1999

E-commerce: A web of legal perils, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 26, 1999

Covenants Not To Compete or Trade Secrets: Which Is Better When A Key Employee Walks Out the Door? Presented to the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago's Trade Secrets Seminar on December 1, 1998.

International Jurisdictional Issues Related to the World Wide Web and the Internet

Convergence of Traditional Utility Delivery Services on the Internet. Presented on behalf of the Citizens Utility Board before the Gas Policy Committee Of the Illinois Commerce Commission March 24, 1997.

Consumer Protection In a Deregulated Gas Distribution Marketplace: Is the Regulatory Forum Still Necessary? Presented before the Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies for Illinois State University's workshop on "Bringing Retail Choice to Small Gas Consumers in Illinois," February 20, 1998 in Springfield, IL.

Contributing Author, 11 Texas Jurisprudence Pleadings and Practice Forms 2d, Public Utilities, 1993.

Quoted In and Appearing On:

Army Times, interview on privacy issues surrounding the Army’s decision to give recruiters the option of recording conversations with potential recruits, January, 2007.

Chicago Sun-Times, interview on internet libel, August, 2007.

Chicago Tribune, interview by Eric Zorn in column on privacy rights of principal who was caught on tape having sex in his school office, April, 2007.

Pioneer Press, interview concerning the planned used by the Wilmette Police Department for reading license plate numbers, May, 2007.

NBC 5, interview concerning the City of Chicago’s use of cameras in public places, NBC 5 Chicago Special Report, May 5, 2006.

WLS-TV, interview on privacy regarding the Chicago Bulls’ request that Eddy Curry take a DNA test, October 5, 2005.

New York Daily News, article on what people need to do to protect their credit information, June 21, 2005.

St. Petersburg Times, interview in the area of spyware and the legislation pending in Congress to control spyware programs, June 7, 2005.

NBC 5, interview as a privacy expert as part of an NBC 5 Chicago special report on web sites providing people’s personal data. May 6, 2005.

Crain's Chicago Business. "Emergency ward in the making? Some skeptics question hospitals' Y2K compliance," by Kate Fitzgerald. August 2, 1999.

Chicago Tribune, "As impact of Melissa virus wanes, search for author intensifies," by Jon Van. March 31, 1999.

Chicago Tribune, "Y2K fixes breed new bug," by James Coates. February 15, 1999.