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The Bias of the Press: Conflict
Evan Thomas in Newsweek: "Is the mainstream press unbiased? No, but we aren't ideological. What we really thrive on is conflict..." "The mai…
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The Life Penalty
How did a rebel public defender from Boulder, Colorado, throw a monkey wrench into America’s "death machine"? Slip into a juror’s seat as David Wymore…
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You Know What's Stupid? Everything I Don't Understand
Steven Bowman on The Onion 2/27: "God, all the people, places, and things I haven't made the least bit of effort to comprehend should just die already.…
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Negotiating, as a precursor to an attack
Reuel Marc Gerecht in the NYT 2/20/08: "The Bush administration should advocate direct, unconditional talks between Washington and Tehran. Strategically, p…
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Mediation and Obama
Jim Melamed on Mediate.com today: "Presidential candidate Barack Obama's main political message represents the absorption of the mediation movement'…
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Aguiar v. Webb: Webb Defeats Aguiar's Preliminary Injunction Motion
Floyd Webb successfully defeated William Aguiar’s motion for a preliminary injunction last Friday at a hearing before Judge Wolf in the Massachusetts District C…
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Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Rowling Running Over Fair Use Like The Hogwarts Express?
On the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, Dan Slater notes the growing reaction against Rowling's copyright claims against RDR Books, and generates a spirited di…
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Old-Style Canadian Formalities and Copyright Reform
Next month Stanford CIS is hosting a conference about Legal Futures. Judging by the list of participants, the upcoming even should be nothing less than electrif…
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New International ODR Competition for Law Schools - ICODR 2008
There's a new law school ODR competition that's just kicking off -- full details and enrolment are at www.DontSue.net where you can also see screenshots…
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New York Times Explains How Rowling's Tight Grip Chokes Creativity
We agreed to help represent RDR Books in its litigation against J.K. Rowling because she asserts rights that go far beyond those the Copyright Act gives her, an…
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RDR Files Opposition To Rowling's Preliminary Injunction Motion
On Friday, we filed our opposition to J.K. Rowling's motion to enjoin publication of the Lexicon. In our brief, we explain both why the Lexicon is the sort…
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The Effect of Patent Reexaminations
In the context of aspects S1145 for Patent Reform, attached is a chart that illustrates the effect of patent reexaminations and litigation on patents. This com…