Google is asking the District Court to dismiss the claims brought against it by the Author’s Guild et al. This comes as settlement talks still appear to be ongoing, though nowhere near any agreement. I don’t know if this is…
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….
Robert Hu Elected to the American Law Institute
07
Dec
Quoting from the ALI’s Membership Overview page: To further its law-reform work, the Institute seeks individuals who reflect the excellence and diversity of today’s legal profession. ALI membership is a distinct professional honor, and the number that can be admitted…
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…
From Point A to Point B: Can a court take judicial notice of the distance as calculated by Google Maps?
06
Dec
According to the recent opinion in United States v. Sessa, 2011 WL 256330 (E.D.N.Y. 2011), the answer is “yes” writes Colin Miller. See his EvidenceProf Blog post for details. [JH]
Speeding but not being clocked
05
Dec
I was driving on the highway and a guy started to ride on my tail end of the car. I tried to get him off by going to the other side of the road but he
Undocumented Search Operators In Google
05
Dec
Searching Google, or any search engine for that matter, almost always offers relevant results, though with a lot of noise hits thrown in just for the fun of it. I’ve always imagined how Google might benefit from using Boolean connectors…
AALL Election Results
05
Dec
Vice President/President-Elect (July 2012 – July 2013) Steven P. Anderson Director Maryland State Law Library Annapolis, MD Executive Board (July 2012 – July 2015) Amy J. Eaton Seattle Library Manager Perkins Coie LLP Seattle, WA Suzanne Thorpe Associate Director for…
