Mar 31 2011
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 …
Mar 30 2011
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 …
Mar 24 2011
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 …
Mar 23 2011
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 …
Mar 22 2011
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, …