Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote
Everyone’s judicial philosophy, per Kausfiles: [J]udges should have a coherent judicial philosophy and follow it to the conclusions they would not prefer … except for […]
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Likelihood of Revelation
The last week or so has been light on blogging, largely because of technological issues but also because of a slow week in topical news […]
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Continue reading » New Penumbra: "Internet Free Speech"
Glenn Reynolds links to an editorial in the Washington Times that urges “Free speech for bloggers,” to which Glenn adds, “and everyone else.” But while […]
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Continue reading » It’s Not the 20th Century Any More for Email Retention
Reuters “news service” “reports,” astutely: “Where judges once were more likely to accept that incompetence or computer problems might be to blame, they are now […]
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Continue reading » Not a Rookie — Just a Freedom Fighter
Doug, you’re right about this: Helen Thomas will, in one capacity or another, outlast Scott McLellan in his role as White House Press Secretary. But […]
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Continue reading » "Identity" is "Not Authored, Not Fixed"; God Mulls Appeal
Dennis Crouch reports on a Seventh Circuit opinion ruling that the Copyright Act does not preempt a claim under Illinois’ right of publicity. It arose […]
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Continue reading » Reuters "Reports" Possibly Newsworthy WIPO Decision
Remember “Who, What, When and Where”? The New York Times headline says, “Actor Morgan Freeman wins cybersquatting case.” Now read the Reuters story (covered untouched, […]
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Continue reading » Absolutely Non-Boring Patent Story!
Bill Heinze writes about Patent Terrorism and whether it fits into the model, oft discussed here, of improper use of the intellectual property system as […]
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Continue reading » Summer in the City
Originally posted 2005-05-09 13:04:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHope there’s still time to change your summer plans to fit in another IP seminar presentation — […]
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Continue reading » Good Deed for the Day: Helping Old Producers Cross Agents
Originally posted 2009-09-21 22:24:56. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIn far-off Hong Kong, the Motion Picture Association has created a Boy Scout merit badge on copyright [original link […]
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Continue reading » The Matrix Downloaded
Originally posted 2014-03-14 10:40:56. Republished by Blog Post PromoterData security and privacy are not big topical interests of mine. Anything Europeans are obsessive about can’t […]
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Continue reading » Common Law Copyright Makes it On Broadway
The online New York Law Journal (registration with a credit card for at least a free trial required) reports as follows: ALBANY: In an unprecedented […]
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Continue reading » Death of an Icon
A story from the L.A. Times / Washington Post syndicate, evidently sent to press before the Pope’s death, told of the increase in sales of […]
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Continue reading » Translate This
Just had a bizarre experience while doing routine tracking of where readers of the blog come from. The most recent referrer was from an automated […]
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