Confusion ascendant
Jewish tradition teaches that on Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av) — which begins tonight but, due to the Sabbath, is... Read more
Category: Everything else
Getting a grip
I complain a lot in this space about the ruthless expansion of IP “rent seeking,” i.e., the attempt to snag “rights” wherever possible in “space”... Read more
Revisiting the Black List
David Bernstein writes: [Northwestern Law Prof Martin] Redish concludes, and this Reviewer agrees, it was entirely appropriate — under the First Amendment, and also morally... Read more
Now you’re what Grammy Hall would call a real…
Right of publicity and trademark lawsuit by Woody Allen, that is! Marty Schwimmer reports and links, and has the complaint, too. Plus a picture of... Read more
Likelihood of extrusion
Reprinting my annual Passover post. The first seder is tonight, Friday, March 1st. I’ll be offline and unaccountable for comment moderation, glitch control or anything... Read more
Confusion Dispelled
Last spring, I got a comment on the blog from a gentleman named Bunker Mulligan. I don’t get a lot of comments, which isn’t surprising;... Read more
Man Bites Dog
The People’s Daily Online reports [Update: Link dead. But here’s a good one.] A Chinese company, Henan Shuaike Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. lodged a lawsuit against... Read more
Likelihood of extrusion
Reprinting my annual Passover post, scrubbed and cleansed and covered with vinyl shelf paper for this year: This year Passover takes up two weekdays, Thursday... Read more
And miles to go before I sleep
Robert Frost? Well, no, it’s Yehuda, he of the rhyming versions of Lanham Act and such. He’s rolled out the UK Copyright Law, in verse,... Read more
Likelihood of extrusion
Reprinting my annual Passover post, updated for modern microblogging sensibilities and adjusted for days of the week as they come out this year: I’ve been... Read more
Understanding Home Title Theft (Infographic)
Usually when we think about scams, we think about online scams and identity theft. Well, there’s now a new type of theft that focuses on... Read more
Confusion ascendant
Jewish tradition teaches that on this day on the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av), five national calamities occurred:... Read more
Confusion Dispelled
Originally posted in September 2005. Minor edits made in September 2012. In the spring of 2005, I got a comment on the blog from... Read more
Confusion ascendant
Jewish tradition teaches that on Tisha B’Av (the Ninth day of the month of Av) five national calamities occurred: During the time of Moses, Jews... Read more