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Intellectual Property
Hiring A Hero
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Small Law Firms
Parallel Universes: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ And Stan Lee Venture Into Trusts-And-Estates Litigation
Despite Stan Lee’s genius, success, and socioeconomic status, he is another example of an aging individual susceptible to the undue influence of others. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Intellectual Property
But Who Will Avenge The Avengers? How The Marvel Method Deprived The Visionary Behind Marvel’s Most Famous Characters From Enforcing His Rights
The world is waiting for the next hero (or his or her heirs) to smash this flawed method of analyzing putative works-for-hire in a Hulk-like fashion.
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Copyright, Movies, Technology
Marvel Goes DMCA Crazy Over Leaked Avengers 2 Trailer, Then Puts It On Its Own YouTube Page
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Copyright, Debra Wong Yang, Education / Schools, Gay, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Religion, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 07.14.14
* Man claims his former employer discriminated against him because he was an atheist. Yep, this Hobby Lobby thing isn’t going to have any repercussions at all. [Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal] * Speaking of atheists and SCOTUS, the Court may have authorized the Town of Greece to get all religiousy at town board meetings, but an atheist is stepping up to the plate to deliver an invocation. Freedom of religion does mean he gets a turn. [Rochester Homepage] * There’s an icky sexual harassment story coming out of an elite L.A. school. And they’ve hired an elite law firm to investigate. [Gawker] * Cops do hear some pretty funny stories when they pull people over. [Legal Juice] * If you’re out of work, here’s an idea: this solicitor-to-be posted a selfie with a pigeon on Facebook and got an offer — along with a lot of publicity. [Legal Cheek] * Is the future of legal education online? Perhaps the better question is, “How will law schools overcharge when they no longer have brick-and-mortar facilities?” [Tipping the Scales] * A judge explains that incest and pedophilia aren’t such big deals anymore because gay people are accepted. Wow. [Jezebel] * Are you keeping up with Kirby v. Marvel? Because Jack Kirby’s estate is making a run at the Supreme Court in a case that affects billions. Embed below… [Bloomberg]
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