Brian Rowe
Curriculum Vitae
Brian@FreedomforIP.org

Education
Seattle University School of Law, Juris Doctorate
University of Washington, Bachelor of Science in Informatics
University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
University of Washington, Minors in Human Rights and Philosophy
Clark College, Associates in Arts
Graduating 2009
2005
2005
2005
2000
Employment
Freedom For IP
ATJWeb.org
Wasabi Websites
Office of Legal and Civil Aid
Seattle University School of Law
Mavin Foundation
Founder
Project oversight and support
Partner
Website Consultant
Research Assistant to Intellectual Property Professor Margaret Chon
Research Intern
2005 to present
2006 to present
2006 to 2007
2006
2006
2005
Public Speaking

Nonprofit Technology Conference Generation Y meets Printing Press Law: Copyright questions in the digital age Coming March 21, 2008
Students for Free Culture
Seattle University School of Law Chapter
Wikipedia, Wikilaws, Wikimedia contributing to the legal commons TBA
ATJWeb.org - State Wide Access Group Accessibility Visibility and Usability November 2007
Convergence 13 Panel: The Future of Digital Freedom May 2007
Seattle University Public Interest Kick Off October 2007
ATJ Board Presentation on ATJWeb.org November 2007
Salmon Bay Middle School Fair Use and DRM - Using your rights in creating January 2007
Copynight Seattle Fair Use, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. and DMCA Take Downs July 2007
McClure Middle School Copyright and Creating Digital Content June 2007
University of Washington Balancing Intellectual Property Interests and Human Rights - Informatics Capstone Speaker June 2005

Continuing Legal Education

Patent Law Nonobviousness
Intellectual Property and "Gamer" Technology
Intersection of Intellectual Property and Anti-trust
Open Access Legal Publishing
Privacy and Consequences of the Information Age
Lewis & Clark Law School
Seattle University School of Law
Seattle University School of Law
Lewis & Clark Law School
University of Washington School of Law

Other Education

Seattle Works
Drupal Association
Reed College
"The Bridge" Nonprofit Board Training Class
Drupal Camp Seattle
Audited class on Psychology and Chinese History
International Meetings through World Affairs Council

China Patents intersecting with Human Rights
Taiwan Trademark and copyright
Bosnia-Herzegovina IP and human rights overview
Kosovo Moral Rights and Human Rights
China Why opt out of copyright in an emerging economy

Technology skills and training

Web Tools Drupal, WordPress, Blogger, Wiki, Dreamweaver, Go Live
Web Languages HTML, CSS, PHP, JSP, MySQL, PostGressSQL
Programming Languages Java, C, C++, C#, Basic,
Networking P2P, Samba, small scale networking 25 or less work stations and central servers
OS Linux, OSX, Windows XP, Windows Server
Graphic Design Adobe Creative Suite, Gimp
Accessibility W3C, Bobby 508, Emergent best practices

Writings

Freedom for IP Blog: Page Rank 6
Seattle University Prolific Reporter: Social Justice, IP and Free Culture
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog: Interview and Comments on copyfight in Seattle
Binary Freedom: Letter to BBC on DRM use
Intellectual Property and Human Rights Capstone 2005

Technology Initiatives

ATJWeb.org - Home site for the Access to Justice Technology Principles
A2J - Online interview for eviction response
Washington State Office of Civil and Legal Aid
Meals Partnership Web Portal

Community Involvement (Legal)

Access to Justice Technology Board, Washington State Bar Association Committee Member
Access to Justice Technology Principles Committee Member, Active Volunteer
Public Interest Law Foundation Seattle University Online and Blog consultant
Students for Free Culture - Seattle University Chapter Founder, Active National Member
Human Rights Network Seattle University School of Law Board Member
Electronic Frontier Foundation Paid Member and Volunteer Activist
Creative Commons Activist
Copynight Seattle Member and former Coordinator
Intellectual Property Law Society Seattle University School of Law Member

Community Involvement (Non Legal)

Amnesty International Paid Member
Defective by Design Member and Protester
Meal Partnership Advisory Board Member 2006
Gift of Thoth Philosophical book Club 2004-2006 member
Exegeses - member run book club, interdisciplinary academic focus member
Rebuilding Together Volunteer 2006, 2007
Wikipedia Contributor - Username: Sarterus
Math and reading Tutor K through 8th grade 2001 – 2005
Chess Teacher – Kindergarten to Adult private and group lessons

Awards and Honors

Research Capstone Speaker 2005
Deans List 2.5 years at University of Washington.
Model United Nation Speaker Awards
College Debate speaking awards impromptu, Extemporaneous, Parliamentary, CEDA
Eagle Scout - Vancouver Troop 525