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January 12, 2007 | Law.com

Commentary: Make Legal Education Practice-Oriented

In the 40 years since Pace University School of Law Dean Stephen Friedman graduated from law school, he says the legal profession has changed dramatically -- but legal education has changed much less so. He says law schools' failure to encourage students to focus on a practice leaves graduates ill-equipped to become effective lawyers. Friedman suggests a rethinking of the third year of law school, in which students abandon the smorgasbord approach and instead immerse themselves in a broad practice area.
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August 11, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Building Materials Corporation of America v. Certainteed Corporation and Air Vent Inc.,

Where the settlement prohibited defendant from making certain statements "in words or substance" about plaintiff's product, plaintiff's motion to enforce the settlement by having defendant remove certain statements from its Web site is granted, since the "essential nature" of the Web site's statements are the same ? that plaintiff's product does not work.
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December 02, 2009 | Law.com

Good News for 2Ls: Some Law Firms Interviewing Again

A small number of second-year law students stand to benefit from an added mini-round of recruiting for summer 2010, which law school officials and firm recruiters attribute to the cautious stance some firms took the first time around in August and September. The reason, according to about a dozen sources interviewed: Firms shooting for smaller class sizes limited their number of offers, leaving some firms short of their targets. Now those firms are going back to top law schools and asking about other candidates.
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March 02, 2004 | Law.com

Whack-a-Mole

After someone electronically lifted embarrassing e-mails from Diebold Inc. and posted them online, the company responded by sending cease-and-desist notices to organizations hosting Web sites and forums that had published or even linked to the e-mails. Copyright counsel say sending such notices under the DMCA usually succeeds in promptly curtailing online distribution. But critics contend that, because the technique is so effective, it's often abused.
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October 13, 2000 | Law.com

Domain Dilemma

The nearly year-old arbitration system to resolve conflicts between domain name holders and trademark owners established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has been -- by most accounts -- a success. But there are a few glitches. Some lawyers worry about copyright law being undermined, inconsistent decisions, and the fact there are no set guidelines to follow in a dispute.
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November 16, 2005 | Law.com

Internet Innovator

Michael J. Callahan, GC of Yahoo, is responsible for Yahoo's worldwide legal affairs and public policy. He strives to keep abreast of industry issues unique to companies like Yahoo that straddle the media and technology sector, in part by relying on the company's in-house education program. Yahoo has renewed its focus on product launches that expand beyond the company's community, communications and advertising platforms, which is adding "interest and excitement" to Callahan's job.
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April 23, 2001 | Law.com

Value of Reasonable License is Measure of Actual Damages

The fair market value of a reasonable license is an eligible measure of actual damages for infringement under the Copyright Act, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The panel partially reversed a ruling entering summary judgment for The Gap Inc. in an infringement action brought by designer On Davis. At issue is a line of nonfunctional jewelry worn like eyeglasses created by Davis.
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October 07, 2005 | Law.com

Developer's Suit Against Famed Golf Club Comes Up Short

A Connecticut developer's lawsuit against New York's historic Winged Foot Golf Club and 10 of its members, stemming from the club's denial of his membership application, has been dismissed. Corey A. Kupersmith, who has garnered headlines for his protracted and unsuccessful battle to found a luxury golf club on Martha's Vineyard, alleged that the "defendants formed a cabal to humiliate [him for] having failed to secure valuable business benefits for some of the defendants," according to the decision.
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September 13, 2007 | New York Law Journal

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