Understanding Basic Elements of Cloud Operation
Catherine Sanders Reach · Digital Commons-DePaul (DePaul University) · 2015
DEAN MARK: Thank you very much, and thank you very much for coming to DePaul University and especially the college of law today.It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you here, especially because what we see here today is the interaction of two different journals, the Business & Commercial Law Journal and the Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property.What I think is especially terrific about both of these Journals is that they are student run, and so this represents the best, the most entrepreneurial aspect of the law school.Our students come together in the event of a cutting edge conference because very few things can be considered more cutting edge than the use of the Cloud and the legal ramifications thereof.I can only say, by way of example, that just two minutes ago I was talking with my colleague, Josh Sarnoff-who you will hear from later today-about the terms "bull" and "bear," and he asked if I knew the terms' origins.Given my history experience and my interest in corporate law, I turned to him and I said, "No, I think it might have something to do with pitting a bull against a bear in a medieval marketplace."But why are we asking each other this hypothetical question when we can just go to the Cloud and get the answer.And the answer is, Josh?JOSH SARNOFF: There are multiple possible sources, including that "bull" in French, meaning "above, inflate, or swell," and bear, meaning "swipe down"; bull, swipe up.And I can go on.DEAN MARK: Right.That tells you how immediately accessible information can be even if it turns out you do not get at the definitive answer.But the Cloud presents, not just the possibilities of obtaining information, but all kinds of issues about its use from obvious questions of jurisdiction to other questions about how you-even if you had jurisdiction, how do you chose to access it.I am delighted that this conference is here today to talk about some of the most cutting edge issues.As I said, it represents the best of the college of law.It represents the best that our students have to offer.