I have been an organizer and grader for a number of writing competitions over the years. Collectively, I’ve reviewed dozens of writing competition submissions, some good, most not so good. This post provides you with a three-step protocol for legal…
Disturbingly Humorous MySpace Posts Used as Impeaching Evidence in Spousal Abuse Case–Embry v. State
Embry v. State, 2010 WL 768755 (Ind. App. Ct. March 8, 2010) I’ve blogged before about the use of postings to MySpace or other social networking sites as a new source of impeaching evidence. In this case, an ex-husband was…
In 2009, I had the privilege of serving as the chair of the AALS Law & Computers section. Doing so was quite an honor, and I was flattered to be asked. Although I’m glad I had the experience, perhaps it’s…
Last semester in Cyberspace Law, I gave students the option to write a wiki entry for a portion of their grade. I was inspired to offer this option based on my dystopian assessments of Wikipedia’s labor model. In my paper,…
HAG LLC v. B&I Enterprises, 9:10-cv-80127-KAM (S.D. Fla. complaint filed Jan. 26, 2010) Over the past 5 years, I have repeatedly blogged about over-the-top commercial burger offerings, including: * Zeus Burger, a 12.5 pound burger * Beer Barrel Belly Buster,…
I continue to get emailed complaints about Phone to Phone Inc. A recent email (as usual, posted with permission): _________ [begin third party email] Many thanks for your exposure of Phone2Phone. I manage a public library website and we have…
I have received numerous promises from Phone to Phone Inc. that they will stop spamming me, but either they have ignored those promises or they have an incredibly weak internal data tracking system. My latest spammed email from Phone to…
By Eric Goldman In November 2009, I spoke at an interesting and unusual event sponsored by the Ninth Circuit Public Information and Community Outreach Committee, a group I’d never heard of before. The group regularly sponsors a conference called the…
I’m on sabbatical in Spring 2010. Being on sabbatical has two main effects on my work schedule: (1) I am not teaching this semester, and (2) I have temporarily handed off my administrative duties to my colleague Tyler Ochoa (by…
Contrary to popular belief, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge experiences all four seasons–winter, spring, summer and fall. It’s just that three of the seasons are really short. Winter is effectively nine months long and the other three seasons are each…