Disclosures
This is an old version the new version has been attached to the philosophy page.
No one pays me to write this blog or to say particular things in it. That includes all forms of compensation. I don’t run ads, no one pays me under the table, and I don’t sell t-shirts or coffee mugs. I don’t invest in companies discussed in this blog or any other places I write.
How I make money
I make a living through legal and technical consulting, as well as activism. I am also currently a paid Google Public Policy Fellow working for Public Knowledge.
Tech
I am a paying customer of Dreamhost. I use Open Office, Neo office and Goggle docs primarily for creating content. In some rare cases I will use Microsoft Office if it is the only way to meet a client’s needs. I have access to several computers and run Linux, OSX and Windows on different machines.
Business attachments
Clients
Please see my Curriculum Vitae for an up-to-date list of my work. Some of my clients prefer to remain anonymous. I will disclose them (and have disclosed them in the past) if I talk about them on my blog.
Community involvement:
I am very active in the community. Here is a currently list of engagements:
Legal:
| Access to Justice Technology Board, Washington State Bar Association | Committee Member |
| Access to Justice Technology Principles | Committee Member, Active Volunteer |
| Future of the Law Institute |
Mock Trial Writer 2008 and Volunteer |
| Public Interest Law Foundation Seattle University | Online and Blog consultant |
| Students for Free Culture – Seattle University Chapter | Founder, Active National Member |
| Human Rights Network Seattle University School of Law | Board Member |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | Paid Member and Volunteer Activist |
| Creative Commons | Activist |
| Copynight Seattle | Member and former Coordinator |
| Intellectual Property Law Society Seattle University School of Law | Member |
Non Legal:
| Amnesty International | Paid Member |
| Student for Free Culture | Chapter Leader / Helped Draft National by-laws |
| Defective by Design | Member and Protester |
| Free Software Foundation |
Member # 6925 |
| Creative Commons |
Network Member |
| Rebuilding Together | Volunteer 2006, 2007 |
| Wikipedia | Contributor – Username: Sarterus |
I will keep an updated list on my CV.
Conferences
I go to more conferences than I should. I rarely pay the conference fee because either I’m speaking or I wheedle a media pass. I have been known to ghost a bit as well. I usually pay my own travel and hotel expenses.
Political
I am a liberal democratic socialist but I vote on issues, not straight party lines.
Personal
My wife, Sarah Davies, is technology consultant and an employee of the American Civil Liberties Union.
My promise
I promise I will be honest with you and never write something I don’t believe in.
If you don’t like this or disagree or have ideas on how to improve this, let me know.
- Brian Rowe
Most recent update: April 29th, 2009
First posted: April 29th, 2009
Previous versions: will be posted here if this statement changes
This statement is based on similar statements by David Weinberger and Lawrence Lessig.