Cyberlaw
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Crime, Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Privacy, Technology
Check You Gmail: Google Engineer Accused of Being a Little Evil
An engineer at Google may have abused his unfettered access to users’ account information. Gawker reports that David Barksdale, 27, a former Site Reliability Engineer with Google, allegedly tapped into the accounts of four teenagers, using information from their Gmail, Google Voice, and GTalk chat accounts in order to harass them. Gawker doesn’t provide much […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Cyberlaw, Lunacy, Rank Stupidity, Technology, Weirdness
When Unemployed Law Students Attack
There are a lot of angry job hunters in the legal marketplace right now, thanks to lots of debt and little in the way of prospects. They’re desperate, frustrated, and may be dangerous. The Great Recession has turned some of these poor legal puppies into Cujos. In May, we wrote about a heated exchange between […] - Sponsored
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Billable Hours, Cyberlaw, Law Professors, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs, Technology
Some Thoughts on the Changing Legal Industry
When we delivered our talk yesterday at Santa Clara Law, discussing various trends sweeping through the legal profession and what they mean, we were honored to have Professor Eric Goldman in the audience. Professor Goldman is one of the nation’s leading scholars in the areas of internet law and intellectual property. (We especially appreciate his […]
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Copyright, Cyberlaw, Intellectual Property, Videos, YouTube
Coming Attractions: Viacom - YouTube - Google Smackdown
This was widely predicted as a consequence of Google’s acquisition of YouTube. If you combine a website that allegedly engages in “massive intentional copyright infringement” with the deep pockets of one of America’s largest companies, you’re asking for lawsuits. From the AP: MTV owner Viacom Inc. sued the popular video-sharing site YouTube and its corporate […] -
Cyberlaw, David Hoffman, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Racism, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment, Technology, Washington Post
Here Is Some Interesting Reading Material
Worth your time: this article, from the front page of today’s Washington Post, and this post, by Professor Dave Hoffman (who is quoted in the article). Harsh Words Die Hard on the Web: Law Students Feel Lasting Effects of Anonymous Attacks [Washington Post] Article on Xoxohth and Legal Gossip [Concurring Opinions] -
Celebrities, Cyberlaw, Hair, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Pets, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 02.26.07
* Maybe you read this over Sunday brunch. I was going to make a crack about barely educated sorority girls in schools I’ve never heard of in states I’ve barely heard of, but then I thought of this, or this, or this. You know who should shed some light on this? Tyra. [New York Times] […] -
Admin, Blogging, Cyberlaw, Dubious Conferences, Law Professors, Law Schools
Programming Note: Legal Writing Navel-Gazing Fiesta!
We’re up in New York right now for a symposium on legal writing at New York Law School. Topics to be covered include both legal academic writing, for student-run law reviews, as well as writing about legal affairs for a lay audience (e.g., through legal journalism and blogging). The comfortable, well-lit classroom that we’re in […] -
Advertising, Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Cyberlaw, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Sex Scandals, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 02.06.07
* The only diet aid that couldn’t be accused of false advertising is heroin, so lay off Anna Nicole. What can I say, I always root for the underdog. [Yahoo! News] * You’d think he’d be immune to this kind of alleged ridicule, having had his name his entire life. Pecker, embrace it the way […] - Sponsored
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Cyberlaw, Deaths, Intellectual Property, John Edwards, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Trademarks, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 02.05.07
* I won’t comment on trial lawyers in general, but I’ll admit to instant suspicion of boyish-looking politicians. I’d rather trust creepy-looking John Edward. [Crime & Federalism] * Wiki is as wiki does. [TaxProfs Blog] * I have a lot of questions… Like how could the impact of Valle’s body force the elevators door open? […] -
Copyright, Cyberlaw, Death Penalty, Enron, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Ken Lay, Morning Docket, Television, Trials, Wal-Mart, YouTube
Morning Docket: 01.26.07
* When you use YouTube to bootleg 24, the terrorists win. [WSJ Law Blog] * North Carolina doctors refuse to play executioner; executions temporarily blocked. [Jurist] * Wal-Mart agrees to cough up $33 million for overtime violations. [FindLaw] * This wasn’t the law already?. [AP via Yahoo!] * Seven defendants, including the estate of Kenneth […]
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Blogging, Cyberlaw, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Non-Sequiturs, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 01.24.07
[Ed. note: We’ll get back to associate pay raises shortly. But for those of you with no interest in the staggeringly high sums being earned by your Biglaw buddies, Stella Q has some Non-Sequiturs for you.] * I’m not sure how they do it, but Reputation Defender can rid cyberspace of slanderous detritus, even if […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Cyberlaw, Defamation, Free Speech, Gay, Media and Journalism, Peter Lattman, WSJ Law Blog
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: WSJ Law Blog Comments Policy
Last week there was some speculation over what happened to certain particularly delicious reader comments posted over at the WSJ Law Blog, concerning Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. As explained here: “[N]o work is getting done [at S&C]. We’re too busy concocting conspiracy theories about why certain highly-detailed comments to the WSJ law blog were […] -
Celebrities, Copyright, Crime, Cyberlaw, Education / Schools, Environment / Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Movies, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Romance and Dating, Television, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.07
* If you support intelligent design, then these Inconvenient Truth-opposing parents want you in their PTA. [Seattle Times] * If he had thrown down the gauntlet beforehand, might that be a mitigating factor? We can see the headlines now: If the glove doesn’t fit… [TaxProf Blog] * Diana, you know the audience will be cheering […]
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Cyberlaw, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 01.16.07
* No one will be boning the cheerleaders after these games. (No lesbian coach jokes please! Title IX deserves some respect after all.) [New York Times via Overlawyered] * The Australian Open imposed the Extreme Heat Policy today. Even Sharapova admitted how hot she was. (Don’t we know it.) [AP via FoxSports] * Should you […] -
Cyberlaw, Richard Posner, Weirdness
This Is Cool: Judge Posner In Cyberspace
Check it out here. We haven’t had a chance to read the whole transcript yet. We’ve spent the afternoon chasing down bonus news and mystery smells. But if you have read it, and have some reactions or favorite parts, please share them in the comments. Thanks! Update: The Washington Post comments on Judge Posner’s foray […] -
Animal Law, Breasts, Cyberlaw, Defamation, Free Speech, Hurricane Katrina, Media and Journalism, New Orleans, Non-Sequiturs, Sexual Harassment
Non-Sequiturs: 12.11.06
* I think I may be the only New Yorker who regularly watches local channel NY1 — I just can’t get enough of Pat Kiernan’s deadpan delivery, especially of the more frivolous items. What would he say (and too bad he can’t) about this doctored photo of his colleague “BBB”? [New York Post via Gothamist] […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Anna Nicole Smith, Cyberlaw, Email Scandals, Gender, Morning Docket, Options Backdating, Real Estate, War on Terror, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 12.01.06
* “[P]rosecutors will be investigating the backdating of stock options by companies for ‘years to come.’” [WSJ Law Blog] * “A state appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by a boy who wanted to compete on his high school’s girls’ gymnastics team.” [Sports Illustrated] * Anna Nicole gets booted from another ex-boyfriend’s mansion. [CNN] […]
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Celebrities, Crime, Cyberlaw, Defamation, Gambling, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Religion, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 11.09.06
* It’s not slander if you call him a balding pervert. Or her an opportunist (and probably a desperate one at that — this is really scratching the bottom of the barrel, honey). [Page Six] * Quakers like to keep their lawsuits confined to townhouse meetings. If you think you knew this because you saw […] -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Correspondence, Cyberlaw
Blogospheric Identity Theft: The Case of Crescat Sententia
Here’s the most important part of this post: If you’re a reader of the most excellent Crescat Sententia, please note that IT HAS MOVED. The new, correct address is http://www.crescatsententia.net/. If you go to the old address, you’ll see what looks exactly like the old blog. But that is NOT the Crescat Sententia blog. Here’s […] -
Cyberlaw, Lawsuit of the Day, YouTube
Lawsuit of the Day: A Tale of Two YouTubes
Move over, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer. There’s a new “Tube” case on the block. YouTube is being sued — but not by a company asserting a copyright claim. From the AP: A company that shut down its Web site because it was overwhelmed by millions of people looking for YouTube has sued […]