Gregory Kent Laughlin Cumberland School of Law Samford University 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229 (205) 726-2430 glaughli@samford.edu Experience Law Library Director & Associate Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 2008-Present Associate Dean for Information Resources and Law Library Director & Associate Professor of Law, The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 2000-2008 Director of Law Library and Assistant Professor of Law, Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1998-2000 Information Technology Librarian and Instructor, Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1995-1997 Attorney, Thurman, Howald, Weber, Bowles & Senkel, Hillsboro, Missouri, 1989-1994 Attorney, Popkin & Stern, Clayton, Missouri, 1986-1989 Education Master of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1995 Juris Doctor, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (Honors: cum laude; Order of the Coif; Best Oralist-first year moot court competition; managing editor of the Missouri Law Review), 1986 Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (Minors in Economics and History), Missouri State University (cum laude), 1982 Courses Taught Internet Law, scheduled Spring 2009 Cyberlaw, 2002-2008 Remedies, 1999-2000 Legal Research & Writing, 1995-1998 Publications Playing Games with the First Amendment: Are Video Games Speech and May Minors Access to Graphically Violent Video Games be Restricted?, 40 U. RICH. L. REV. 481 (2006), reprinted in FIRST AMENDMENT LAW HANDBOOK, 2006-2007 ed., at 603 (Rodney A. Smolla ed.), Thomson-West (2006), reprinted in ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLISHING AND THE ARTS HANDBOOK, 2007 ed., Thomson-West (2007)
Gregory K. Laughlin Page 2 Sex, Lies, and Library Cards: The First Amendment Implications of the Use of Software Filters to Control Access to Internet Pornography in Public Libraries, 51 DRAKE L. REV. 213 (2003), quoted in United States v. Am. Library Ass'n, 539 U.S. 194, 224 (2003) (Stevens, J. dissenting) Who Owns the Copyright to Faculty-Created Web Sites? The Work-for-Hire Doctrine s Applicability to Internet Resources Created for Distance Learning and Traditional Classroom Courses, 41 B.C. L. REV. 549 (2000), reprinted in ONLINE EDUCATION: A LEGAL COMPENDIUM, at 197 (Jonathan R. Alger & John R. Przypyszny eds.), National Assoc. Of College and University Attorneys (2002) Professional Presentations Recent Developments in Internet Law, M EMPHIS BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING, Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 2007. Co-Moderator, Laptops in the Classroom - Pros and Cons, CONFERENCE FOR LAW SCHOOL COMPUTING (CALI), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, June 15, 2006. Cyberlaw, CYBER SECURITY EDUCATION DAY, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, September 26, 2005. Playing Games with the First Amendment: Are Video Games Speech and May Minors Access to Graphically Violent Video Games be Restricted?, YOUNG SCHOLARS WORKSHOP: SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS, Hilton Head, South Carolina, July 18, 2005. The Application of Copyright to Online Course Materials, JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Jackson, Tennessee, February 2004 Copyright and the Internet for Librarians, TENN-SHARE WORKSHOP, Memphis, Tennessee, August 2003 Integrating Information Technology into Teaching & Research, THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS TAF FACULTY WORKSHOP, Memphis, Tennessee, March 2003 Legal Information Systems in Legal Research and Education, CONFERENCE ON LEGAL EDUCATION IN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES, Memphis, Tennessee, May 2001 Lawyers & the Internet, ALLEN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, Lima, Ohio, September 1998 Professional Conferences Law Libraries Association of Alabama, Meetings: Montgomery, Fall 2008 Oxford Roundtable, Exeter College, Oxford University, March 2008 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meetings: St. Louis, 2006; San Antonio, 2005; Seattle, 2003; Orlando, 2002; Philadelphia, 2000; Anaheim, 1998; Baltimore, 1997; Indianapolis, 1996; Pittsburgh, 1995 American Association of Law Schools Annual Meetings: Atlanta, 2004; San Francisco, 2001; Washington, D.C., 2000 & 2003; New Orleans, 1999 & 2002 Bricks, Bytes and Continuous Renovation Conferences: Seattle, 2006; Boston, 2003.
Gregory K. Laughlin Page 3 Computer Assisted Legal Instruction Annual Conferences for Law School Computing: Ft. Lauderdale, 2006; Durham, 2003; Boston, 2001; Chicago, 1996-1998, 2000 & 2002 Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting: Raleigh, 2006; Lexington, 2003; Atlanta, 2001 EDUCAUSE National Learning Infrastructure Initiative Focus Session: Worcester, Massachusetts, 2001 Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries Annual Meetings: Columbus, 1999; Cleveland, 1998; Cincinnati, 1997; Toronto, 1996 Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries Retreat: Mohican State Park, 1998 Professional Service Activities Samford University, Committee on Academic Technology and Learning, Member, 2008-Present Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Library Committee, Ex Officio Member, 2008-Present The University of Memphis, Law School Building Committee: Chair, 2006-2008; Member, 2001-2008 The University of Memphis, Law School Information Resources and Library Committee: Ex Officio Member, 2000-2008 The University of Memphis, Law School Intellectual Property Law Society (formerly Internet Law Society): Advisor, 2001-2008 The University of Memphis, Law School ABA Sabbatical Evaluation Self-Study Committee: Member, 2001-2002, 2007-2008 The University of Memphis, Law School Finance Advisory Committee: Member, 2004-2007 The University of Memphis, Law School Dean Search Committee: Member, 2003-2004 The University of Memphis, Law School Dean s Advisory Committee: Member, 2001-2003 The University of Memphis, Information Technology Policy & Planning Council: Chair, 2003-2005; Member 2003-2008 The University of Memphis, Dean s TAF (Technology Access Fee) Advisor Committee: Member 2006-2008 The University of Memphis, Information Assurance Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2005-2006 The University of Memphis, SACS Core Requirements, Intellectual Property Policies Compliance Audit Team: Member, 2003-2004 The University of Memphis, Assistive Technology Committee: Member, 2002-2003 The University of Memphis, University Ad Hoc Information Technology Fluency Task Force for Staff: Member, 2002-2003
Gregory K. Laughlin Page 4 The University of Memphis, University Information Technology Academic Advisory Committee: Member, 2001-2003 The University of Memphis, University Ad Hoc Information Technology Fluency Task Force for Faculty and Students: Member, 2001-2002 The University of Memphis, University Ad Hoc Calendar Task Force: Member, 2001 Ohio Northern University, Law Library Committee: Chair, 1998; Ex Officio Member, 1998-2000 Ohio Northern University Law College Web Site Committee: Chair, 1995-1998; Member, 1999-2000 Ohio Northern University Law College Legal Writing Committee: Chair, 1999-2000; Member, 1995-1998 Ohio Northern University Electronic Resources Committee: Member, 1999-2000 Ohio Northern University Network Steering Committee: Member, 1997-2000 Ohio Northern University Law College Graduation Committee: Chair, 1998-1999 Ohio Northern University, Law College ABA Sabbatical Evaluation Self-Study Committee: Member, 1998-1999 Ohio Northern University Law College Construction Committee: Member 1997-1998 Ohio Northern University Law College Pro Bono Committee: Member, 1997-1998 Ohio Northern University Computer-Users Committee: Member, 1996-1998 Ohio Northern University Web Committee: Member, 1997-1998 Ohio Northern University Ad Hoc Distance Learning Committee: Member, 1997-1998 Professional Organizations Missouri Bar Association, Member, 1986-Present American Association of Law Libraries: Member, 1994-Present American Bar Association, 1998-Present Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries: Member, 2000-Present Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries: Member, 1995-2000; Web Committee, Member, 1997-1998 Ohio Bar Association, Member, 1995-2000
Gregory K. Laughlin Page 5 Law Related Community Service and Outreach Presentation: Legal Issues for Parents of Children using the Internet, PARENT INTERNET SAFETY NIGHT, Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis, Tennessee, September 2004 Presentation: Legal Issues for Parents of Children using the Internet, PARENT INTERNET SAFETY NIGHT, Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis, Tennessee, March 2004 Church Related Community Service and Outreach Mission Committee, St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, Collierville, Tennessee, 2007 Volunteer, Service Over Self (provider of urban home repair camps; one day each summer doing laundry, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms and accompanying small children who took treats to the high school age volunteers repairing homes in the Binghampton area of inner city Memphis), Memphis, Tennessee, 2006-2007 Volunteer, Calvary Rescue Mission, Men s Homeless Shelter, (serving meals on numerous occasions and worship speaker on three occasions), Memphis, Tennessee, 2005-2007 Full-time Caregiver (along with my wife) for one-year-olds during second worship service, Germantown Baptist Church, 2003-2006 News Articles and Television Appearances Real Time Reporting Winkler, Ford Trials, WHBQ FOX 13 (April 6, 2007) Lawrence Buser, Attorney Helps Keep U of M Law Library off the Bottom Shelf, COMMERCIAL APPEAL (November 30, 2003)