Background
Franklin, J. Thomas was born in 1938 in Champaign, Illinois, United States.
Franklin, J. Thomas was born in 1938 in Champaign, Illinois, United States.
Dartmouth (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Harvard (Bachelor of Laws, 1963).
Worked at Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove, Limited Liability Partnership (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Computer Law, Copyright Law, Unfair Competition Law. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New Hampshire. 1966, Massachusetts.
Author: "Proprietary Protection of Computer Data Bases," 3 Computer Law Service, Section 4-4, 1973.
"A Special Report: United States v. International Business Machines Corporation-What the Case Will Mean for The DP Industry - What Users Can Do," Volume 2, Number.
2, Computer Law and Tax Report, September, 1975. "United States v. International Business Machines Corporation-An Interim Analysis," Volume 5, Nos.
3 and 4, Computer Law and Tax Report, October and November, 1978.
"A Short History of the Computer Industry," Computers and the Law, Third Edition, 1981. "Misappropriation Law, Copyright Law and Product Compatibility," The Computer Lawyer, Volume 4, Number. 2, February, 1987. Company-Author: "The Implications of Vault Corporation v.
Quaid Software, Limited.," The Computer Lawyer, Volume 4, Number.
3, March, 1987. Member: Massachusetts (Member, High Technology Sub-Committee, Chairman, 1986, Company-Chairman, 1987-1990. Member, Business Law Section) and American Bar Associations.
Member: Massachusetts (Member, High Technology Sub-Committee, Chairman, 1986, Company-Chairman, 1987-1990. Member, Business Law Section) and American Bar Associations.