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Paul Ohm
University of Colorado Law School
401 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
(303) 492-0384 (o); (303) 746-3248 (m)
(303) 492-1200 (f)
paul.ohm@colorado.edu
www.paulohm.com
ACADEMIC University of Colorado Law School, Associate Professor, 2006 present
EXPERIENCE Courtesy Joint Appointments:
Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, Associate Professor
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Faculty Affiliate
PROFESSIONAL United States Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual
EXPERIENCE Property Section, Trial Attorney, 2001 2005
Hon. Betty Binns Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
Law Clerk, 2000 2001
Hon. Mariana Pfaelzer, U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California, Law Clerk, 1999 2000
RAND Corporation, Computer Programmer, 1994 1996
EDUCATION UCLA School of Law, J.D., 1999; UCLA Law Review, Articles Editor;
Benjamin Aaron Award; Jerry Pacht Prize
Yale University, B.S., Computer Science, B.A., Electrical Engineering, 1994
PUBLICATIONS The Myth of the Superuser: Fear, Risk, and Harm Online 41 U.C. DAVIS L.
REV. ___ (forthcoming 2008).
Good Enough Privacy, 2008 CHI. L. F. ____ (forthcoming 2008).
What Lies Between Privacy and Security: The Problem with Justification
Standards (in process).
Legal Issues Surrounding Network Monitoring Research, 2007
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNET MEASUREMENT CONFERENCE (invited
paper) (with Doug Sicker and Dirk Grunwald).
The Olmsteadian Seizure Clause, 2007 STAN. TECH. L. REV. ___
(forthcoming 2007).
Ohm Curriculum Vitae Page 2
The Analog Hole and the Price of Music: An Empirical Study, 5 J.
TELECOMM & HIGH TECH. L. 573 (2007) (with Doug Sicker and Shannon
Gunaji).
Forum Commentary, The Fourth Amendment Right to Delete, 119 HARV.
L. REV. F. 10 (2005).
Parallel-Effect Statutes and E-Mail "Warrants": Reframing the Internet
Surveillance Debate, 72 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1599 (2004).
Comment: On Regulating the Internet: Usenet, a Case Study, 46 UCLA L.
REV. 1941 (1999).
COURSES University of Colorado Law School
Criminal Procedure (Investigative), Introduction to Intellectual
Property, Copyright, Computer Crime
George Washington University School of Law (Adjunct)
Computer Crime
American University, Washington College of Law (Adjunct)
Computer Crime
UCLA (Collegium of University Fellows)
Cyberlaw: The Bill of Rights and the Internet
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Education
Basic Computer Crime, Computer and Telecommunications
Coordinators Seminar
RELEVANT ABA Task Force on Transaction Surveillance, Member, 2007 Present
SERVICE
Pro Bono Legal Representation, Attorney Advisor, Hepting v. AT&T (EFF
litigation relating to NSA Wiretapping), 2006 2007
University Service
University of Colorado, Committee on University Discoveries, Member
(2006 present)
Law School Service
Chairperson, Technology Committee (2006 present)
Faculty Advisor, Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology
Law, (2006 present)
Faculty Advisor, Asian and Pacific American Law Students
Association, University of Colorado Chapter (2007 present)
Member, Website Redesign Committee (2006 present)
Ohm Curriculum Vitae Page 3
NOTABLE "Good Enough Privacy," Invited Speaker at Chicago Legal Forum
PRESENTATIONS Symposium on "Law and Networks," October 28, 2007
"Legal Issues in Network Monitoring Research," Invited Speaker at
Internet Measurement Conference, October 26, 2007
"What Lies Between Privacy and Security: The Problem with Justification
Standards," Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, September
29, 2007
"The Olmsteadian Seizure Clause," Stanford Technology Law Review
Symposium, Jan. 28, 2007
"ECPA, 10 Years From Now," University of San Francisco Law Review
Symposium, Oct., 28, 2006
"The Myth of the Superuser," Telecommunications Policy Research
Conference, Oct. 1, 2006
"The Myth of the Superuser," Intellectual Property Scholars Conference,
Aug. 11, 2006.
"The Myth of the Superuser," Princeton/NYU Spyware Workshop, March
17, 2006
CONFERENCES The Web and the West, Silicon Flatirons, March 20, 2007 (panelist on "The
ORGANIZED Democratic Impulse" panel)
Re-examining Open Source and Community Development, Silicon
Flatirons, March 5, 2007 (organizer and moderator)
The Digital Broadband Migration 2007, Silicon Flatirons, Feb. 11, 2007
(moderated panel on Network Neutrality)
The Challenges of Information Management, Silicon Flatirons, March 13,
2006 (panelist on Data Security panel)
The Digital Broadband Migration 2006, Silicon Flatirons, Feb. 19, 2006
(moderated panel on DRM)
EMPIRICAL Software Regulation Clearing House, Silicon Flatirons 2005 present
PROJECTS (Director) Kauffman Foundation Grant
Altlaw.org, 2006 present, Co-Founder (with Tim Wu, Columbia Law)