Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.09
* Should Facebook ban Holocaust denial groups? [The Cuban Revolution; The Lede]
* What can be done to protect fashion designers from cheap imitations? Two law professors, including one-half of Feldsuk, opine (and give a shout-out to our sister site, Fashionista). [Slate]
* “[A] paralegal used the Find/Replace feature on Word to make an old-timer partner’s brief more PC and remove certain colloquial terms. The end result? The brief cited to ‘African American’s Law Dictionary.’” [Courtoons]
* Our very own Elie Mystal is part of a long line of HLS grads who have left the practice of law for other pursuits. [Black Book Legal]
* Hall passes required for summer associates? Satirical — for now. [Litination]
* An interesting event next week focusing on legal issues in the digital media space. [NY:MIEG]
* Speaking of digital media — can you Twitter your way to a job? [Young Lawyers Blog]
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Fashion brands and cheap imitators...Cheney Bros. v. Doris Silk?
"Should Facebook ban Holocaust denial groups?"
Um, yes. Why is this even a question?
Tweet: will work for loan checks
Create a crack pot kook section for facebook and put the holocaust denial groups there. I'm sure the collection of freaks will quickly include Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran's local Hitler fan club and Embarrasment of our Modern Enlightened Civil Society
These pretzels are making me question the holocaust. Of course they should not ban these groups! Regardless of your opinion on the matter, you have to admit that allowing these groups furthers everyone's agenda. You can see which people you shouldn't hire for a job. You can see which people believe certain things. And the people remain free to express their opinions... although they shouldn't be forced to allow these groups, I think it is good policy to allow them anyway. And really, which is more effective... A: "We silenced all the people who denied the holocaust" or B: "Hmm. Interesting. All of the people who are in this holocaust denial group are from Alabama and North Carolina, and only 20% of them attempted community college"
I do not understand the current obsession with Twitter.
Don't ban them. Just explain why they are wrong, bigoted, etc.
6, if it can land you a job, it's ok by me
When you say Elie left the practice of law, you mean in the same way S&C attorneys "leave"?
LAT IS BACK!!!! YAY!!!!!
Has Elie debriefed you yet?
Never used Twitter, never will.
Many people use Twitter then drop it. They're called Twitter Quitters:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/Story?id=7470651&page=1
Proud to be a Twitter Quitter. It's the boring-est, most navel-gazing tool for narcissists ever conceived.
Latham started stealth layoffs here in Chicago. Good luck brothers.
Speaking of the African American's Law Dictionary (formerly Black's Law Dictionary), my crim law professor was so PC that she objected to the word "manhole" (as in the cover, NOT the, well never mind).
Her last name was Ms. Wildman--but I referred her as Ms. 'Wildperson'.
After a couple weeks of this madness, I decided to skip her classes altogether, and invested in a good crim law outline.
It was my only "A" that semester.
#5, why is North Carolina in there with Alabama on this one? I think you meant South Carolina. Go Gamecocks!
Welcome back Lat! Are you waiting for Friday to fire Elie or did you do it today?
Twitter!?
I barely know her.
Welcome back, Lat. Now, please fire Elie and replace him with a toilet paper tube, a Youtube video, or something equally as useful as his posts.
thank god your back lat. fire mysTTTal today, please?
Lat, I am so happy that you're back, but if you're going to quote a Courtoons commenter, the only allowable one is Mr. Cat.
kthxbai.