Hi everyone, Among my civic duties is running the weekly "want ads" posting that goes to my kid's elementary school PTA-sponsored closed email list. The ...
Chris Savage
chris.savage@...
Sep 2, 2005 4:53 pm
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The "do something bad" guy hypothetical inevitably brings to mind the Soldier of Fortune cases (Eimann v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine, 880 F.2d830 (5th Cir....
Eric Goldman
egoldman@...
Sep 2, 2005 5:20 pm
49639
... job ... to an ... Thanks. Matt Drudge is my friend. At least when it comes to Section 230. (Heh.) As to Soldier of Fortune, there it seemed to me that...
Chris Savage
chris.savage@...
Sep 2, 2005 6:06 pm
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When I'm asked, "could I be sued if....," the answer is always, "any asshole can file a lawsuit." Of course there is no liability without the breach of some...
JFN
jfnbl@...
Sep 2, 2005 9:35 pm
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John, a few observations: * almost all 230 cases are resolved on a motion to dismiss. So you're right to focus on that stage in the litigation * simply...
Eric Goldman
egoldman@...
Sep 2, 2005 10:02 pm
49642
... Tack on a suitable disclaimer at the bottom, about how the PTA neither sponsors nor vouches for any of the services/articles offered, and emptors are...
Randall
rvh40@...
Sep 4, 2005 2:15 am
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In message <1125799662.7452.149.camel@...>, at 22:07:42 on Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Randall <rvh40@...> writes ... As much as all the elected...
Roland Perry
roland@...
Sep 4, 2005 4:08 pm
49644
I'm not a plaintiff's attorney but I think there definitely is potential liability here, against individuals. I'm not sure that disclaimer language alone is...
Carol Shepherd
arborlaw@...
Sep 4, 2005 5:33 pm
49645
Information Society Project Yale Law School ISP Fellowship Announcement The fellowship is designed for recent law graduates or Ph.Ds who are interested in...
Yong Liu
classicalliberalism@...
Sep 16, 2005 11:32 am
49646
[Lee Tien asked me to post this.] You are invited to participate in the first Real ID Forum, convened by the MIT Media Lab and MIT E-Commerce Architecture...
James S. Tyre
jstyre@...
Sep 19, 2005 10:45 pm
49647
http://www.lmtonline.com/news/s14.php DEA cracks down on Internet med sites By SUZANNE GAMBOA ASSOCIATED PRESS Drug enforcement agents said they arrested at...
Randall
rvh40@...
Sep 24, 2005 1:16 am
49648
9u049u89gh89fsdpokofkdpbm3ß4i ++++ Attachment: No Virus found ++++ F-Secure AntiVirus - www.f-secure.com ...
kaner@...
Sep 24, 2005 11:07 pm
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I'm 98% sure this really came from Alibris and is not a phishing attempt, but that just makes it all the more sad. At the bottom of an email promoting banned...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Sep 26, 2005 2:05 pm
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Some car dealers are running credit reports solely to "verify identity." It is not done for the purpose of obtaining credit. This policy is followed for ...
ifeher
ifeher@...
Sep 29, 2005 1:06 am
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You can find the Act at http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/050131fcra.pdf. Sec. 604(a) lists permissible purposes for which a CR can be provided, and 604(f) ...
JFN
jfnbl@...
Sep 29, 2005 2:14 am
49652
Sorry to be cynical, but in my experience, salesmen working for car dealers are only a quarter step from the bottom - used car salesmen. Sure, it is possible...
Bruce Hayden
bhayden@...
Sep 29, 2005 10:47 pm
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They can clearly get away with it, and it probably happens all the time. The dealerships arrange financing so they have accounts with the credit report...
JFN
jfnbl@...
Sep 29, 2005 11:41 pm
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Disclosure: In a previous life I was a GM of a dealership (I'll dispense with the lawyer jokes if you.....) ;>) It was the policy of our store not to run...
ifeher
ifeher@...
Sep 30, 2005 4:42 am
49655
... Why not run a choicepoint report? IIANM (a not entirely justified assumption), they are not covered by the FDCPA or the FCRA. ...
Randall
rvh40@...
Sep 30, 2005 5:10 am
49656
Cyberians Cybertelecom is slowly getting RSS and podcast going. For now we have Cybertelecom news http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/atom.xml FCC Daily Digest ...
Robert Cannon
rcannon100@...
Oct 3, 2005 8:52 pm
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An interesting little tidbit: Supreme Court nominee Harriet Ellan Miers is listed as counsel of record for Microsoft Corporation in an Aug. 30, 2005 opinion in...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 5, 2005 6:34 pm
49658
I think she was just local counsel, and the matter was principally handled by Fish & Richardson. But she represented Microsoft as principal counsel at least...
JFN
jfnbl@...
Oct 5, 2005 11:54 pm
49659
My wife is a professor at a large university, and I am a student (It's not what you may think). She recently attended training on a product called "Turn It...
Martin Klingmeyer
martinwk@...
Oct 6, 2005 4:20 am
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Martin I appreciate your concerns. Since your e-mail, I have been digging in my native Australian Intellectual Property Law to come up with a response, then I...
Roderick Smith
sole.cola@...
Oct 6, 2005 6:53 am
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... I looked up her Federal appellate record. The case I cited before was about her only "win." Will be interesting to see how the ABA rates her. stm ...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 6, 2005 2:34 pm
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Fighting plagerism through copyright violation. I love it. stm ********************************************************************** For Listserv...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 6, 2005 2:34 pm
49663
... I don't think it will be a problem. Her professional affiliations listed on her West profile include 14 ABA offices. They were talking about making her...
JFN
jfnbl@...
Oct 6, 2005 3:18 pm
49664
She was active in the ABA, and was actually running as a delegate to the ABA House of Delegates (an elected position) before joining the White House. My guess...
Warren E. Agin
wea@...
Oct 6, 2005 3:18 pm
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... These are the cases for which Westlaw reports an opinion where she was lead counsel. Seven reported decisions in 35 years as a litigator. Just one run-in...
JFN
jfnbl@...
Oct 6, 2005 3:19 pm
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Just because your teacher made you do it doesn't mean its unauthorized. ... ********************************************************************** For Listserv...