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Attorney ethics require effective research skills: “the torture memos”
Whatever you feel about the “torture memos,” one underlying lesson is an important one for any lawyer: failure to do effective research when advising your client can be as much of a breach of ethical rules as failure to meet deadlines.
July 2009 / 2 min.
Disruption and change in publishing
Michael Nielsen wrote a stellar piece dealing with disruptive changes that doom old business models: newspapers and science publishers, to mention his examples. He does a particularly good job at explaining how this could happen even without anyone doing anything wrong or stupid.
June 2009 / 1 min.
Judge Posner: Expand copyright to protect newspapers?
Judge Posner recently suggested that copyright law might need to be expanded to protect the news industry, including barring linking to copyrighted content or paraphrasing it.
June 2009 / 5 min.
Technology and social media alter recruiting and job seeking
NPR brings us some useful new “rules of the road” for those seeking jobs in today’s economy - I think this goes for lawyers as much as anyone. Just remember, while technology has altered some parts of job seeking and recruitment, the broad essentials (a good resume, networking, research, preparation, interview skills) remain the same.
June 2009 / 2 min.
The current television business model will fail
The television industry is where newspapers were 10 years ago - in denial that they need to change their business model. They have tried, on occasion, to argue that skipping commercials is “stealing” and similar types of arguments. They are, as Henry points out, still making money - so they can afford to ignore the changes. I predict that, as inevitable as the death of their current business is, their attempt to legislate content protections is as inevitable.
June 2009 / 2 min.
A manifesto for the new Web from building43
Building43 is the latest Robert Scoble/Rackspace venture, a kind of online community space to develop the future of the Web. (Or something like that.) I am typically suspicious of grand ventures by luminaries - so often they fail to live up to expectations. Still, I’m willing to give it a chance - and, hopefully, to translate some of its message to the legal world.
June 2009 / 1 min.
Track Changes in Terms of Service
Image via Wikipedia The Electronic Frontier Foundation has introduced a useful new tool called TOSBack: Terms-Of-Service and other website policies form the foundation of your relationship with social networking sites, online businesses, and other Internet communities. But most people become aware of these terms only when there’s a problem. TOSBack was created to help you […]
June 2009 / 1 min.
In re Bilski Revisited: Business-Method Patents to Go Before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear In re Bilski, a case that may well invalidate business-method patents.
June 2009 / 2 min.
Journalism and Ethical Blogging
Bloggers who maintain high standards of ethics have the potential to contribute for the benefit of us all. How can one translate the traditional code of journalist ethics into blogging terms? Cyber Journalist has a proposal that makes sense, and I recommend you read and consider it.
June 2009 / 3 min.
Does Copyright Foster or Hinder Innovation?
May 2009 / 0 min.