OK, I am going to give Gmail a whirl. It has some promising features, such as its focus on searching over sorting and its contextual grouping of messages, so that a message and all its follow-ups are displayed together. Send me a message, if you’d like, using my last name at gmail.com.…
11th circuit deals setback to DirecTV piracy suits
Finally some rationality in the spate of DirecTV piracy suits:
“In a setback to DirecTV’s fight against satellite piracy, a federal appeals panel on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the company cannot sue people under a wiretapping law just because they possess cards allowing them to intercept its signal.”…
Abraham Lincoln’s notes for a law lecture
From 1850, Abraham Lincoln’s notes for a law lecture are timely today. Some excerpts:…
Coming soon: Oklahoma solo and small firm conference
Having recently returned from the Indiana State Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Conference, I cannot urge you strongly enough, if you are anywhere in the vicinity of Oklahoma City on June 24 to 26, to attend the Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference. Jim Calloway has put together…
Two new blogs track news in IP and patent law
I/P Updates is a new blog from William F. Heinze of the Atlanta IP firm Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley. Bill provides news and information “for the sophisticated intellectual property practitioners.”
Bill’s firm is a member of the Association of Patent Law Firms, and he pointed me to another blog by…
Internet Marketing Attorney announces annual Web site awards
Micah Buchdahl, otherwise known as the Internet Marketing Attorney, today released his annual Internet Marketing Attorney Awards, featuring thumbnail reviews and scores for the Web sites of each of the 250 largest law firms in the United States. Buchdahl also reviews 25 of the best sites of small- to mid-sized firms and…
Indiana solo and small firm conference
In Indiana the next few days for the Indiana State Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Conference. Stop by if you’re in the Lafayette area.…
Friedmann on online delivery of legal services
Ron Friedmann has updated his list of online legal services — law firms, law departments and private companies that use the Web to deliver advice, guidance or legal training to clients. This is a fascinating resource that I had not seen before. In his Strategic Legal Technology blog, Ron offers some
New version released of Spybot
There is a new version 1.3 of Spybot Search & Destroy, one of the best spyware removal tools for PCs, and free to boot. Unlike with earlier updates, the developers recommend uninstalling earlier versions and installing this latest version clean.…
Article offers intro to legal RSS feeds
In this month’s Corporate Counsel, my former colleague Anthony Paonita writes a clear and concise primer on legal RSS feeds, titled Feeding Time. He mentions this site, saying: …
Zap the lawyer — and other fun games
Who says lawyers are no fun? Check out zap the lawyers, a game where your goal is to protect your new dot-com from the “suits.” When you finish that, try Beware: Lawyers at Work, a whack-the-mole style game in which you attempt to hammer lawyers as they pop out of manhole covers. Both…
What hath the patent office wrought?
Find out at Totally Absurd Inventions and Patents: America’s Goofiest Patents, where you can see doggie luggage, the cheese-filtered cigarette, the toilet snorkel, and the one I’m going to run right out and buy, the beerbrella. Now here’s a site that needs RSS.…