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RIAA Keep your Hands Off My iPod by (_nickd)

By the way, the site that led me to the previous post is a pretty good read if you’ve got a law degree and a strong sense of sticking it to The Man. Recording Industry vs The People chronicles all the [...]

Some people think all lawyers are scum. Then, once every 13 years or so, a lawyer does something that makes everyone stand up and say, “Well done, my good man!”
This news is a couple of months old by now, but it still is worth re-telling that Merl Ledford is a hero for standing up [...]

Pool warrior

Originally uploaded by Mike’s Flickr Account.

“Today is a good day to sunscreen my scalp.”

I’d bet that Jerry Falwell is having an awfully interesting conversation with his Creator right about now.

I’ll let Matt say it:
I recently realized there are a lot of people trying to make a living from blogging but there aren’t a lot of sites with basic business advice for people doing it. I figured maybe it’d help some people out if I wrote up how to find a good accountant or [...]

Do you know the significance of this number?
13,256,278,887,989,457,651,018,865,901,401,704,640
It’s currently at the heart of a battle over First Amendment rights. Some think it’s hexed.

Seven years ago today I married the love of my life. Since then, we’ve had three different homes, lives in two different states, collectively held a half-dozen jobs, and added two amazing new people to the planet.
One thing that hasn’t changed is how easy it is for me to love this woman.
Of all the [...]

I Come Not to Praise Microsoft…
Paul Graham thinks that Microsoft is dead, and he gives four reasons why.

Widespread availability of broadband, which fueled…
The emergence of Google, which led to…
The rise of online applications and the waning importance of desktop software, coinciding with…
Apple’s rise from the grave

“No one who cares about computers uses Microsoft’s anyway.”
The last [...]

Christine wants to be number one again.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida lawyer Michael Alex Wasylik announced that he has filed suit today in U.S. District Court in Tampa against Chicago-based web application firm 37Signals. The suit alleges trademark infringement of the Perpetual Beta name and seeks damages in the amount of 13 signals - just over one-third of the [...]

As we left Austin this year, we were fortunate enough to share a ride to the airport with Halcyon. He’s always full of warmth and stories, and that rainy day was no exception. One of his favorite things to share is his love for his Grandpa Caleb. I can’t really say anything [...]

UPDATE (3/27/08): This case has been decided.
Ted Frank at Overlawyered weighs in on this Washington Post story about a lawsuit against anti-plagiarism service Turnitin:
There are entrepreneurs who come up with good ideas for services and products, and entrepreneurs who come up with good ideas for lawsuits against the first group.
Unfortunately, Ted doesn’t [...]

As part of the Perpetual Beta Blogrolling Project, I’m pleased to announce that today’s featured blog is the Illinois Trial Practice Weblog, run by blawger and alleged Illinois trial attorney Evan Schaffer.
ITP is primarily useful for those who find themselves in a My Cousin Vinny-like situation in downstate Illinois: rules of evidence, [...]

Via Eloquation, an apology from LogoMaid.
In name of Vilords media I need to apologize for the inconvenience caused. I feel really sorry that we didn’t remove the logotype rightaway…and let this situation ascalate. It took us too long to understand the designer we worked with for over 3 years obviously did copy the main shape [...]

Via Dan: Weightshift’s SXSW Recap in Infographic Form

One of the most persistent myths in the area of copyright law is the notion that wrapping something in an envelope, mailing it to yourself, and then holding onto the delivered envelope somehow helps you protect your legal rights as the creator of a work. The “envelope method” not only doesn’t work, using it [...]

I have a metal comb. It’s the single material possession I inherited from my grandfather, Alex. His name I carry as my middle name, and have bestowed to my first son.
Grandpa Alex was a barber. He had a barber shop in his house in a small town in Ohio, and that metal [...]

As Dan originally noted, and as Jon Gruber has reported in more detail, some shabby logo mill has ripped off the SimpleBits logo to re-package and sell for their own profit.
The Flickr thread is lengthy, and much of the amateur legal analysis on both sides is quite simply wrong. But it’s very [...]

Watching Monday’s Colbert Report, I couldn’t help but notice that Tennessee’s Congressman Steve Cohen bears a striking resemblance to a better-known representative of the dead.

Would you be surprised to receive a text message from Paris Hilton? If Hollywood PR agencies read the latest from Scrivs, it could happen:
Imagine Twitter in the hands of Paris Hilton (okay maybe not the best example). How many people would subscribe to her Twitter feed vs. a blog feed? Celebrities could control their [...]