When Law Prevents Righting a Wrong
From an an article in the New York Times: A lawyer’s broad duty to keep clients’ confidences is the bedrock on which the justice system is built, [many legal experts] argue. If clients did not feel free to speak candidly, their lawyers could not represent them effectively. And making exceptions risks eroding the trust between […]
Web-based Classroom Tools
From MakeUseOf.com by David Johannes: Online collaboration between schools, teachers, and students has become increasingly apparent as our everyday routines become more and more connected via the internet. Of course, there are paid solutions that satisfy this need through Learning Management Systems, such as Blackboard Academic Suite, which frankly isn’t very good at all in […]
Open Source, Open Access, and Open Transfer: Market Approaches to Research Bottlenecks
The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property has accepted a paper I co-authored with Professor Robin Feldman of UC Hastings School of Law. The name of the piece is Open Source, Open Access, and Open Transfer: Market Approaches to Research Bottlenecks. It should appear in full published form before the end of 2008. The piece deals […]
The Candidates on Disability
Concurring Opinions — The Candidates on Disability: Having criticized the mainstream media for failing to discuss substantive policy issues in the presidential election, I should commend coverage that actually explores what the candidates will do. Michael Berube’s analysis of the disability policies of Obama/Clinton/McCain appears here (and here).
More Free and Open Source Law Resources
Concurring Opinions — More Free and Open Source Law Resources: Law.com has a good summary of the way projects seeking to make opinions, statutes, and other legal materials free. The history of these efforts goes back to the early 90s, but the recent changes may the ones to threaten the big shots. According to the article Public Resource […]
Blood Test for African Sleeping Sickness
Wired — Third World Biotech: Blood Test for African Sleeping Sickness: Australian scientists have developed a blood test for African sleeping sickness that does not require the fancy equipment found in upscale medical labs. Even better, they made the details of their work available for free by publishing a paper in the Feb. 6 issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, […]
Canada judge rules emergency wiretap law unconstitutional
JURIST — Paper Chase: Canada judge rules emergency wiretap law unconstitutional: British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies has ruled that Section 184.4 of the Canadian Criminal Code, which allows law enforcement officers to electronically intercept private communications in ‘exceptional circumstances’ without court authorization, is unconstitutional because it violates ‘the fundamental freedom to be free from unreasonable […]
Australian judge on privacy: Computer code trumps the law
CNET News.com: Judge on privacy: Computer code trumps the law: Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby says computer code is more potent than the law – and that legislators are powerless to do anything about it. Technology has outpaced the legal system’s ability to regulate its use in matters of privacy and fair use rights, said Kirby, speaking […]
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