Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 4/20/09
April 20, 2009
I am admittedly the tiniest bit partial to stories involving sports and technology or new media. No sports today but there are some interesting technology/new media posts today. Two that stand out to me are Peter Vogel’s post on Facebook’s democratic approach to its terms of service and Patrick Maines’ insight on Time Warner’s failed attempt at consumption-based billing for broadband internet access.
- Emerging Media Meets Common Law Writ in Federal Court. Result: No Webcasting for You! – New York lawyer Jeff Neuburger of Proskauer Rose in the firm’s New Media & Technology Law Blog
- Minnesota Felony DWI Convication Stands Despite Lawyer’s Argument that Pending Appeal Meant No “Conviction” for Prior Offense – Minneapolis attorney Jason Brown of Brown Law Offices on his Minnesota DUI Law Blog
- Time Warner Cable and Consumption-Based Billing – Patrick Maines, president of The Media Institute, at the Institute’s Media & Communications Policy Blog
- Law Firm Marketing Made Successful: The Law of 7 – Small business coach Stephen Fairley of The Rainmaker Institute in The Rainmaker Blog
- California Court Enforces Arbitration Provision in Employment Application – Sacramento lawyer Robin E. Weideman of Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger on the firm’s California Labor & Employment Law Blog
- Life Without Lawyers: Taking It on the Chin – Senior consultant Ronda Muir of Robin Rolfe Resources in her blog, Law People
- “Die Hard” Director Indicted in Celebrity Wiretapping Case – Georgia attorney Tom Withers of Gillen, Withers & Lake in his Federal Criminal Defense Blog
- Are Connecticut Courts Still Instructing Juries Using a McDonnell-Douglas Analysis? The Unanswered Question – Hartford lawyer Daniel A. Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Are Fox and American Idol Guilty of Age Discrimination? – Ohio and Arizona attorney Ellen Simon on her blog, Employee Rights Post
- Web 2.0 Democracy- Vote on Facebook Governance before April 24, 2009 – Dallas lawyer Peter Vogel of Gardere Wynne Sewell on his Vogel Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog
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