David R. Ellis

Background

Ellis, David R. was born on November 6, 1947 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (South.B., 1968). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1971).

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1972, New New York 1978, Florida and United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

1981, United States.

Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Tau Beta Pi. Author: A Computer Law Primer, 1986. "The Law of Cyberspace," Computer Law Newsletter, February 1996.

"As Fair As They Wanna Be-The Supreme Court Upholds Fair Use Parody Defense," 68 Florida

Bar J., November 1994. "Chips, Locks & Video Games" (Fair Use and Reverse Engineering), 67 Florida

Bar J., July 1993. "Computer System Malfunction Remedies", 65 Florida

Bar J., October 1991. "Ownership of Computer Programs and Other Copyrighted Works," 64 Florida

Bar J., October 1990. "Technology Transfer & Licensing," 63 Florida

Bar J., April, 1989; "Contracting for Computer Equipment, Software and Services," 61 Florida

Bar J., February, 1987. "Computer Software Protection," 60 Florida Bar J. April, 1986; Data Management, May 1985.

"Communications Satellites," Radio Corporation of America Engineer, November, 1974.

Speaker, Computer and Copyright Law: Florida Bar Convention, and Continuing legal education. DPMA; Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1981—.

Congress on Computer Science Applications, Interamerican University University, Ponce, Prize ring (The), 1990, 1995. Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law, 1989—.

Member: Clearwater, Saint St. Petersburg and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property.

Science and Technology) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Computer Law Committee. Business Law Section.

Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law).

Computer Law Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.

(Also Of Counsel to Mason & Associates, P.A., Clearwater, Florida).

Achievements

• David R. Ellis has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: A Computer Law Primer, 1986. "The Law of Cyberspace," Computer Law Newsletter, February 1996. "As Fair As They Wanna Be-The Supreme Court Upholds Fair Use Parody Defense," 68 Fla.
    
    Bar J., November 1994. "Chips, Locks & Video Games" (Fair Use and Reverse Engineering), 67 Fla. Bar J., July 1993

  • "Computer System Malfunction Remedies", 65 Fla.
    
    Bar J., October 1991. "Ownership of Computer Programs and Other Copyrighted Works," 64 Fla. Bar J., October 1990.
    
    "Technology Transfer & Licensing," 63 Fla. Bar J., April, 1989

  • "Contracting for Computer Equipment, Software and Services," 61 Fla. Bar J., February, 1987.
    
    "Computer Software Protection," 60 Fla. Bar J. April, 1986

  • Data Management, May 1985. "Communications Satellites," RCA Engineer, November, 1974.
    
    Speaker, Computer and Copyright Law: Florida Bar Convention, and Continuing legal education. DPMA

  • ACM

  • IEEE, 1981—. Congress on Computer Science Applications, InterAmerican University, Ponce, P.R., 1990, 1995.
    
    Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law, 1989—.

Membership

Member: Clearwater, Saint St. Petersburg and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property. Science and Technology) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Computer Law Committee.

Business Law Section.

Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law). Computer Law Association.

American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Also Of Counsel to Mason & Associates, P.A., Clearwater, Florida).