Mark Fischer (attorney)
Mark Alan Fischer | |
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| Born | September 28, 1950 |
| Died | February 18, 2015 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston College Law School, J.D., 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, lawyer |
Mark Alan Fischer (September 28, 1950 – February 18, 2015) was a
Fischer was admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.[8] He was a longtime Red Sox season ticket holder who rated Keith Foulke's Oct. 27, 2004 toss to Doug Mientkiewicz as one of his most-treasured moments.[9]
Teaching and scholarship
Fischer taught copyright law at Suffolk University Law School, Berklee College of Music, Boston College Law School, Northeastern University Law School, and New England School of Law. He was a prolific writer and lecturer with a widely followed blog on new media and intellectual property issues. Fischer was a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the US and an Overseer of the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston).
GNU General Public License
Fischer was a contributor to the concept and adoption of the GNU General Public License.[10]
References
- ^ "Perle, Williams & Fischer on Publishing Law". Wolters Kluwer. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Renowned attorney champions innovation in technology, entertainment". Washington Times. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ S2CID 4430624. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Prince Sefa-Boakye (15 October 2013). "50 Shades of Law: Attorney Mark Fischer". Prince's Daily Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Hollywood Wants Tougher Piracy Laws, But Odds Are Unclear". Law360. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Brick-a-Barack". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. 16 August 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Open Science Initiative Developed by YLS Associate Professor David Grewal '02 and Stanford Bioengineer Receives White House Honor". Yale Law School. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Mark A. Fischer, Partner Attorney". LawyerDB. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "MARK ALAN FISCHER". Boston Globe. February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Free as in Freedom". O'Reilly Media. Retrieved 18 Oct 2013.
External links
- Fischer's blog
- Bryan Marquard, "Mark Fischer, at 64; lawyer helped define copyright in Internet age", Boston Globe, Feb. 24, 2015.
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