New Jersey lawmakers are proposing legislation that would outlaw lawyer’s letters soliciting clients who’ve received a traffic citation or been in a traffic accident. State Sen. Joseph Vitale, who sponsored the bill, calls solicitation letters ‘ambulance chasing by another name. He and some consumers believe there are rights of privacy that should prevent lawyers and… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Short blog posts best for your law blog?
Andy Merrett at The Blog Herald asks are super-short posts good for your blog? Andy cites Darren Rowse of Problogger that short posts are the secret of successful bloggers. The conclusion drawn was that posts of 150 words or less are not only indexed better by search engines, but appeal to those with a shorter… Continue Reading
Fellow tenant does $700 million in sales
Guess we know now who should be buy the first round at Cowgirls, the bar on the first floor of our new offices in Pioneer Square. Brier Dudley of our Seattle Times reports the Cray guys upstairs on the 6th floor did pretty well with super computers. “Cray signed $600 million worth of contracts last… Continue Reading
Google and Yahoo Grow, MSN struggles
Jennifer Laycock at Search Engine Guide reports that per the latest Nielsen/NetRatings data Google and Yahoo continue to grow their search audiences at a nice rate, while MSN, AOL and Ask continue to struggle. Of the more than 7 billion searches conducted online in February, Google managed to snag more than half while Yahoo gulped… Continue Reading
Encyclopedia Britannica starts blog
Loren Baker at Search Engine Journal discovered tonight that Encyclopedia Britannica has started blogging. Loren thinks with its user generated content coming from experts in their fields, the Encyclopedia Britannica blog my be an effort to stem Wikipedia’s popularity. But Britannica pales in comparison. There’s only entry under the law section.
NPR program launches legal blog
Justice Talking, an award-winning NPR program produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, has launched a blog and discussion forum called Talking Justice. Justice Talking airs in nearly 100 public radio markets and in 140 countries around the globe via NPR Worldwide and Armed Forces Radio Network. Each day of… Continue Reading
UK law firm marketing on the rise
Legalweek reports UK law firm marketing expenditures are on the rise. Top [London] firms are ready to spend £10m-plus per year on marketing as commercial lawyers aggressively beef up their investment in business development. Georgina Stanley reports on the results of the latest Big Question survey The modern City legal giant is ready to spend… Continue Reading
Learn to dream lawyers
Watching the Oscars this evening, it’s enough to bring a tear to my eye watching the winners realize their dreams. They were inspired by loved ones and mentors, set their goals incredibly high, reached way down inside of themselves, and executed on a plan. Why not we lawyers? We too can set lofty goals and… Continue Reading
YouTube to filter copyright-infringing videos
GoogleSystem, the unofficial Google blog, reports YouTube is going to filter copyright-infringing videos. Following Viacom’s recent demands that YouTube not run Viacom stuff, YouTube’s going to deploy its own content identification technology. But, per Reuters, YouTube is not going to use its technology proactively. It wants to make make deals with the major content providers… Continue Reading
Blog entry could ruin lawyer’s career
Not the case of a lawyer here, but the case of an outdoor writer ruining his career because of a blog post should serve as a wake up call to lawyers blogging on controversial subjects. Career outdoorsman and hunter Jim Zumbo recently blogged about the utility of assault rifles in the sport of hunting and… Continue Reading
Bloggers legal rights and liabilities : Northern Voice Presentation
Had the true pleasure of presenting at Northern Voice ’07 this afternoon on the UBC campus here in Vancouver. As promised, heres a copy of Bloggers Legal Rights and Liabilities presentation (PowerPoint download). Great thanks to Toronto technology lawyer Rob Hyndman who answered my call for Canadian blog law information – borrowed from him liberally…. Continue Reading
Canandian lawyers : Need your help – now!
Help! Giving presentation on ‘blog law’ to non lawyers at Northern Voice in Vancouver tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. My typical general overview is based on US law. Could really use a very general level overview of Canadian blog law issues. Have a few minutes to talk this afternoon or tomorrow morning? Know of any good online… Continue Reading
Should all journalists blog?
Chris Cobler, publisher of Greeley Tribune in Colorado, says yes, all journalists should blog. And it can be done in a way to reduce risks. Blogging helps you better understand your audience. The hallmark of any blog is the ability for readers to post comments to what you write. By having this regular conversation with… Continue Reading
Blogger sued over missapropriatng video
Perhaps the average law blogger need not worry about getting sued for this, but Hollywood studio Universal City Studios Productions has brought a lawsuit against a blogger for publishing a topless picture of actress Jennifer Aniston. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who maintains a popular gossip blog site, was sued on the basis that video footage… Continue Reading
Judges making quick work of law suits versus social media providers
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is pretty simple. A service provider cannot be held liable for actions taken by people who use the service. As Mike at TechDirt writes in his post that judges are quickly tossing out bogus Internet liability cases: This makes fundamental sense (it’s almost too bad there even needs… Continue Reading