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For those who love hot sauce and trademark law

For those who love both trademark law and hot sauces, I give you P.E.T.A. (People Eating Tasty Animals) hot sauce. (For non-trademark folks, see http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/stjohns/PETA_v_Doughney.html). Cross-posted to Infoglut Tumblr.

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AALS on the 75th anniversary of the FRCP

At the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), the highlight so far has been a spirited panel on the 75th anniversary of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Yes, I know that this statement may be yawn-inducing for those who are not court or procedure geeks.) The All-Star panel was moderated […]

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The ties that bind the recession and software piracy

Provocative thoughts in Smithsonian Magazine from Jaron Lanier, a long-time internet guru and the author of a fascinating book, You are Not a Gadget. He suggests that there is a discomfiting parallel between the recession and the information age. He talks about his forthcoming book The Fate of Power and the Future of Dignity, suggesting “that […]

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Is Tumblr the future of open-network social blogging? I think yes and here’s why.

This afternoon, I came across an interesting posting by ilovecharts (via lauraolin) with a Google Trends graphic comparing the search terms tumblr, blog, wordpress, and livejournal. It showed that “tumblr” has surpassed “blog” in terms of public search consciousness. That may show a small, but significant shift in the nature of social blogging. I did some additional […]

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