The first thing I did this morning when I came into the office was prepare a treatment for a new reality show to be pitched to TruTv on behalf of a client. A treatment is basically a short description of the basic premise of the show with some idea of what a few of the […]
New York’s “long-arm statute” permits a Manhattan-based publisher to sue an out-of-state online corporation in NY for copyright infringement, the state Court of Appeals ruled last week. Early in law school, law students learn about “long-arm” jurisdiction; then they try to forget about it as soon as they pass the bar. “Long-Arm” jurisdiction refers to […]
Ina decision that makes it easier to file retaliation claims against employers, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that workers who complain to their employers about wage violations are protected from retaliation even if the complaints were not in writing. The case Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., was decided by a vote of 6-2 (Justice […]
Scott Greenfield writes the best criminal defense blog in the country: Simple Justice. It is the only blog I subscribe to and read on a daily basis. Today Scott posted a story about Nicholas Bourff, the newly elected District Attorney from Starke County , Indiana. Scott reports that only three months into his new job […]
Its not getting a lot of attention outside of publishing circles, but internet giant Google is trying to digitize and sell every book ever created. Google has scanned more than 12 million books into its library since 2004, when it reached agreements with several major research libraries to digitally copy books and other writings. Originally, […]
When I first began teaching at New York Law School about six years ago, I was taken aback by the use of laptops in the classroom. I taught a first year writing program and I was astonished that nearly all of my 21 students used a laptop in class. I asked the head of the […]
Representative Gabby Giffords’ recovery has been the central focus of the aftermath of the January 8 shooting in Arizona. Its understandable that news organizations will want to focus on something positive to counteract the terrible nature of the incident. But the death of John Roll, who was the Chief Judge of the Federal District Court […]
OK, so maybe I rushed to judgment on the Charlie Sheen matter. I was just provided with TMZ’s copy of the letter that CBS and Warner Bros. lawyers fired off to Sheen and his counsel detailing the contract sections upon which they are relying on in canceling Sheen’s contract. It appears (according to the letter) […]
Like everyone else in the country I can’t help but be fascinated and overloaded with Charlie Sheen. Its “All Charlie, All the time.” But there was nothing for me to blog about because it was not really law-related. But CBS’ recent decision to fire him from his maddeningly popular show “Two and Half Men” bring […]
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