Brian Rowe

Current

• Google Public Policy Fellow at Public Knowledge
• Founder at Freedom for IP

Past

• Access to Justice Board Extern at Washington State Bar Association
• Legal Intern at Creative Commons
• Research Assistant at Seattle University School of Law

• IT consultant at Wasabi Websites
• Research Intern at Mavin Foundation
• Retail Manger at Wizards of the Coast

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Education

• Seattle University School of Law
• University of Washington
• University of Washington

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Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Brian Rowe’s Summary

Public speaking and out reach on technology and intellectual property legal issues are Brian's passions. Brian actively run a volunteer organization dedicated to bring awareness to and changing the legal landscape relating to IP. Brian also servers on various boards dedicated to technology and human rights issues.

Brian graduated from Seattle University Law School in 2009 with a JD specializing in IP. Brian is also an active member of the the nonprofit technology community of the access to justice movement.

Brian Rowe’s Specialties:

IP, Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademark, Human Rights, Code, Technology, DMCA, DRM, Creative Commons, Licensing, Non profits, Public Knowledge

Brian Rowe’s Experience

• Google Public Policy Fellow

  Public Knowledge

  (Public Policy industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Creating access to knowledge, fighting for open standards and protecting users rights in the world of participatory culture, while ensuring that international intellectual property policies reflects the public interest.

• Founder

  Freedom for IP

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

• Access to Justice Board Extern

  Washington State Bar Association

  (Non-Profit; Government Administration industry)

  January 2009 — May 2009 (5 months)

  Legal extern working on Access to Justice and Technology projects. Topics include: e-discovery, accessibility, CLE's, streaming media, copyright, best practices for emerging technologies.

• Legal Intern

  Creative Commons

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

• Research Assistant

  Seattle University School of Law

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  November 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  Working on intellectual property related projects including a citation database.

• IT consultant

  Wasabi Websites

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2005 — 2008 (3 years )

• Research Intern

  Mavin Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Public Policy industry)

  January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)

• Retail Manger

  Wizards of the Coast

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

  June 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 7 months)

Brian Rowe’s Education

• Seattle University School of Law

  JD , IP, Copyright, Patents, Trademarks, International IP , 2006 — 2009

  Intellectual Property Focus Area

  Activities and Societies:

  Seattle Human Rights Network Board Member, Students for Free Culture Founder, Public Interest Law Foundation

• University of Washington

  BS , Informatics , 2002 — 2005

• University of Washington

  BA , Political Science , 2002 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Human Rights Minor, Philosophy Minor

Additional Information

Brian Rowe’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Brian Rowe’s Interests:

Copyright, Copynight, Fair Use, Coding, Chess, Rodin’s sculpture, coffee, industrial music, ancient Egypt, chess, not watching TV, sushi, civil disobedience, Chado (the Japanese tea ceremony).

Brian Rowe’s Groups:

Access to Justice Technology Board, Washington State Bar Association,
Access to Justice Technology Principles, Public Interest Law Foundation Seattle University, Students for Free Culture, Human Rights Network Seattle, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Creative Commons, Intellectual Property Law Society, Amnesty International, Defective by Design, Gift of Thoth, Wikipedia

•    Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)
•    NetSquared
•    Legal IT Network
•    Legal Blogging
•    World Copyright Summit
•    University of Washington Information School Alumni

Brian Rowe’s Honors:

2008 Seattle University Summer PILF Grant Recipient
Eagle Scout Troop 525 Vancouver Washington

Brian Rowe’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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