eBooks seem to hog up a lot of space in both the information and legal professional trade presses these days. On pg 12 of the December 2011 Information Today issue, there is an article on “Ebook trends” (the author used…
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Pssst … Want to Counter Commercially Drafted Proposed Legislation? A thought about advocating for fair use legislation under state contract law
07
Dec
When I first heard about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s extensive collection of in-house drafted “model” bills, I thought, hum … perhaps consumers advocating for fair use in commercial electronic information resources might want to give this non-profit a call….
Free and Reliable e-Text Downloads for the New Federal Rules of Evidence (as well as 2012 editions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure)
06
Dec
The Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence, which became effective on December 1, 2011, are “[s]impler. Easier to read. Easier to understand. These [characterizations] describe the Federal Rules of Evidence after their first top-to-bottom restyling since they were drafted and enacted…
Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer is Out, COO Jim Smith to Replace Him; What’s Next?
02
Dec
Yesterday, TRI reported in a press release, Thomson Reuters Announces New Organizational Structure and Leadership, the Company’s latest shake up in its executive suites: On December 31, 2011, Thomas H. Glocer, chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters and Reuters Group…
If Only Lawyers Really Were Ethically Obligated to Monitor the Accuracy of Online Legal Search Services and Required to Obtain Detailed Infomation about Vendors’ Editor Qualifications and Search Algorithms
01
Dec
Carolyn Elefant is a well-respected attorney-blogger but in a recent post on a proposed new Comment to ABA Ethic Rule 5.3, I think she has over-reached to infinity and beyond in her interpretation. The proposed new comment reads in full:…
Bloomberg v Thomson: Playing Risk for World Domination
29
Nov
In The Daily Beast article titled Bloomberg’s Plan for World Domination, Nick Summers profiles media giant Bloomberg (the company) while observing that It’s impossible to talk about the aspirations of Bloomberg the business without addressing Bloomberg the man: it is…
Right-sizing Academic Law Library Print Collections in and for the 21st Century: Cornell substituting print with digital like "all other top law schools are doing" but consequences need to be addressed
23
Nov
Most every academic law library director knows that when their institutions need more space, the law library’s big footprint on the blueprint becomes an attractive target for a land grab. Law firm directors too. At least since the hiring boom…
