RSS Feeds
Legal News
Library of Congress Current Legal Topics
Law.com Newswire
WSJ Law Blog
- Federal Court Sides With Eminem in Royalty Dispute; Record Business Does Not Implode.
- David Levin, Burning Man Barrister
- Vegas, Baby! Ruling a Possible Boon to ‘Copyright-Troll’ Suits
- With Clemens Prosecution, Has the Government Gone Too Far?
- Study: Asylum Seekers Get Lawyers, Gain Access to the U.S.
Law.com Blog Watch
|
I like Venn diagrams. I was kind of jealous when Bruce got to use one on Tuesday. Luckily, D.A. Confidential apparently likes Venn diagrams as well. He picked up on the same one Bruce wrote about, comparing what lawyers publish in their bios with what clients are looking for in said bios. And based on that, he was inspired to create his own. So, without alteration or elaboration, I present the Lawyer/Witness Disconnect from a prosecutorial perspective: Have a great long weekend. I'm off to start drinking, and get a naked girl tattoo that looks like Elena Kagan.
Eric Lipman
|
It's the Friday before Labor Day weekend. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that some of you readers are going to be doing a little imbibing over the holiday. I'm not much for fancy mixed drinks (with the exception of anything involving vodka and jalapenos), but I'm enough of a fan of the consumption of alcohol generally to have been offended by the idea of copyright protection for drink recipes, as discussed in this article in The Atlantic. (The Atlantic article, written by a food columnist, was a little light on the legal niceties. See this post at Techdirt for some clarifications and scathing criticism.) Exclusive rights to the Long Island Iced Tea, anyone? Sorry, but that's ridiculous. Don't take my word for it. Felix Salmon at Reuters (via Overlawyered) thinks so too. So does Ezra Klein at the Washington Post. The drink copyright movement appears to be spearheaded by a gent named Eben Freeman (pictured above), who doesn't think he gets enough recognition for his innovative recipes. In honor of Eben, I say we all make a variation on his American Beauty this weekend. Swap out the orange juice for a dash of self-importance, add a...
Eric Lipman
|
|
Well, at least those in the private sector. While the Brooklyn DA's office is all up in arms about the bedbug infestation in its building, some New Yorkers -- including an attorney -- are putting on brave faces and getting out there on the front lines. You know, buying old crap. From the New York Times (via the ABA Journal), comes a story about what effect the citywide bedbug invasion is having on the bottom line at vintage clothing stores and thrift shops. While some shoppers interviewed for the story expressed hesitation at buying clothing and furniture of questionable provenance, a lawyer named Lisa Slocum bit the bullet and shelled out $33 for a (This is beautiful, what is that) velvet coat. Demonstrating that lawyers are either incredibly courageous or a little dense, Slocum did this despite having lived through bedbugs a couple of years ago. Her bedbug experience threw a little fright into her, but she powered through it, as she might have through a particularly lengthy and repetitive privilege log: The infestation was enough for her to stop making the rounds of vintage shops “for a while,” even though she had no evidence they came from the stores...
Eric Lipman
|
And if it is, can I go back to bed? I raise the question because some esteemed legal bloggers have been chewing on it recently (that's a legitimate basis, right, Bruce?). Bob Ambrogi, who in the not-too-distant past patrolled the hallways here at LBW, proclaimed on Wednesday that reports of blogging's death have been greatly exaggerated, and, as evidence, cited 15 legal blogs of relatively recent vintage that he believes to be of value to the legal community. Scott Greenfield took issue with Bob's proclamation yesterday. Obviously, not with the notion that legal blogs continue to exist, and people keep right on starting up new ones, but with the notion that many of them serve a useful purpose. Here are Scott's thoughts on a random sample of the 15 blogs Bob listed: What I found was distressing. No conversation. No synergy. Limited analysis and little effort. But what struck me clearly between the eyes is that the ones I looked at could have been taken out of the social media marketer's handbook. Trying to look informative, these were created for the purpose of self-promotion, marketing. Having clicked on a couple of the links myself (no way of knowing if they're...
Eric Lipman
|
- 1 of 75
- ››
AddToAny
Custom Search