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Law Practice

Jun. 26, 2010

Tech Advocate Quits EFF for Google

Fred von Lohmann, one of the nation's most high-profile advocates for a more expansive view of copyright law, has left the Electronic Frontier Foundation to become senior copyright counsel at Google Inc.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Fred von Lohmann, one of the nation's most high-profile advocates for a more expansive view of copyright law, has left the Electronic Frontier Foundation to become senior copyright counsel at Google Inc.

Von Lohmann vaulted into prominence as an advocate for technology companies and online privacy. He was part of the legal team that defended StreamCast Networks, the maker of Morp...

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