in pro­pria per­sona is ded­i­cated to law and tech­nol­ogy. It is writ­ten by me, Kristopher Nelson, a for­mer soft­ware devel­oper and sys­tems admin­is­tra­tor who grad­u­ated from law school in Spring 2009. I am now in a PhD pro­gram in the his­tory of science/​science stud­ies at UCSD.

The point of in pro­pria per­sona is, above all, to cap­ture thoughts, ideas, and events that may form the basis of my future aca­d­e­mic or pro­fes­sional schol­ar­ship or research. It is not legal advice. I am not your attor­ney. I am not licensed to prac­tice in your juris­dic­tion. I am not solic­it­ing your business.

Because intel­lec­tual prop­erty is a core area where the law and tech­nol­ogy over­lap, it is a key area of inter­est for me. Additional top­ics include med­i­cine and pub­lic health (e.g., vac­ci­na­tion), con­sti­tu­tional issues, search and seizure (wire­taps, for exam­ple), inter­na­tional and trans­bor­der law, legal research and writ­ing, edu­ca­tion, and gov­ern­ment. On the tech­nol­ogy front, the rise of social media (blogs, Twitter, etc.) is another core topic.

The pri­mary audi­ence is me: a tech­no­log­i­cally lit­er­ate new lawyer look­ing to cap­ture moments for future reflec­tion. If the focus works for you too, please feel free to lis­ten in or contribute.

Thanks,

Kristopher (Kris) Nelson
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