Christine E Weller

June 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Appropriation artist Richard Prince finds himself at the center of yet another copyright controversy. As you may recall, in a highly publicized suit and appeal, photographer Patrick Cariou sued Prince for copyright infringement over images in Prince's show, Canal Zone. In Canal Zone, Prince appropriated images from Cariou's book, “Yes, Rasta,” and used those images as source material for a show he presented at Gagosian Gallery in 2008.

By Christine E. Weller

5 minute read

February 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

"I'm rubber and you're glue" might have been a valid defense in kindergarten, but higher educational institutions across the country are quickly finding that claims of defamation are no longer quite so easily dismissed.

By Kathryn Goldstein Legge and Christine E. Weller

8 minute read

February 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

"I'm rubber and you're glue" might have been a valid defense in kindergarten, but higher educational institutions across the country are quickly finding that claims of defamation are no longer quite so easily dismissed.

By Kathryn Goldstein Legge and Christine E. Weller

8 minute read

February 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the short time that I have been a lawyer, many people have impressed upon me the importance of carving out a practice niche. First professors, then mentors, and now colleagues have all stressed that finding a unique practice space for yourself within the profession is crucial. Recognizing the importance is one thing, but as a young lawyer working in your first job out of law school, how exactly are you supposed to know what you want to pursue and that there is a need out there for you to fill?

By Christine E. Weller

8 minute read

February 04, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the short time that I have been a lawyer, many people have impressed upon me the importance of carving out a practice niche. First professors, then mentors, and now colleagues have all stressed that finding a unique practice space for yourself within the profession is crucial. Recognizing the importance is one thing, but as a young lawyer working in your first job out of law school, how exactly are you supposed to know what you want to pursue and that there is a need out there for you to fill?

By Christine E. Weller

8 minute read