Publications and Presentations

 The Day the Cars Stood Still:  1951 Sci-Fi or 2013 Reality?, by Richard C. Balough and Cheryl Dancey Balough, presentation to the 2013 Cyberspace Law Institute of the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law.

 A Survey of False Advertising in Cyberspace, By Cheryl Dancey Balough, The Business Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law, November 2012.

Developments in the Law Concerning Geolocational Privacy, by Richard C. Balough and Theodore Claypoole, The Business Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law, November 2012.

Location Tracking and US Law:  How Technology Alters Expectations, by Richard C. Balough and Theodore Claypoole, Journal of Internet Law, November 2012.

Trademarks, Marketing, and Advertising, by Cheryl Dancey Balough, Kristine Dorrain, and Paul Godfread, Internet Law for the Business Lawyer, 2d Ed., published by the American Bar Association, 2012.

Does Your Internet Persona Have Privacy Rights, a panel discussion moderated by Richard C. Balough at the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting, August 2012.

 Privacy Considerations Limit Geolocation Technologies, by Richard C. Balough and Theodore Claypoole, Business Law Today published by the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section, April 2012.

Intellectual Property Issues for Entrepreneurs, presentation by Richard C. Balough, to the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, March 2012.

Libel and Privacy Basics, presentation by Richard C. Balough, at the University of Notre Dame, February 2012.

Geolocational Technologies and Privacy, presentation by Richard C. Balough and Theodore Claypoole to the Winter Working Meeting of the Cyberspace Law Committee of the American Bar Association in San Francisco, January 2012.

Impact of Geolocational Technologies on Privacy, presentation by Richard C. Balough to the Non-Resident Lawyers Division of the Illinois Chapter of the Wisconsin State Bar, November 2011.

 Privacy Implications of Smart Meters, by Cheryl Dancey Balough, Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 86, Issue 1 (2011).

 The Spy Who Came In From the Refrigerator, Privacy Implications of Smart Meters, presentation by Cheryl Dancey Balough and Richard C. Balough, January 2011, Institute on the Law of Cyberspace, Austin, Texas.

 Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the Virtual World of Second Life, presentation by Richard C. Balough at the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Intellectual Property Seminar, December 2008.

 Copyright Ownership and Transfer, by Richard C. Balough, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Intellectual Property Handbook, November 2008, February 2005.

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.

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