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2007

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Consumer Protection: Inside Copyright Law Or Outside?, Joseph Liu Mar 2007

Consumer Protection: Inside Copyright Law Or Outside?, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

Invited to participate on a panel discussing the impact of consumer protection on copyright law.

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The 2006 Alta Title Insurance Policies: What New Coverage Do They Provide?, Joyce Palomar Dec 2006

The 2006 Alta Title Insurance Policies: What New Coverage Do They Provide?, Joyce Palomar

Joyce Palomar

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The Ethical Obligations Of Lawyers, Law Students And Law Professors Telling Stories On Web Logs, Anna Hemingway Dec 2006

The Ethical Obligations Of Lawyers, Law Students And Law Professors Telling Stories On Web Logs, Anna Hemingway

Anna P. Hemingway

This article examines how blogging has developed and considers the ethics of blogging and its impact on the legal profession. It examines blog entries from lawyers, law professors and law students and suggests that the rules of the Bar may be colliding with the manner of online storytelling occurring by legal professionals. The article takes an in-depth look at how blogging has impacted legal education and the relationship between faculty and students. It proposes ways in which incorporating blogging assignments into law school courses can assist students in developing ethical story-telling on web logs.

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Copyright And Breathing Space, Joseph Liu Dec 2006

Copyright And Breathing Space, Joseph Liu

Joseph P. Liu

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, copyright law's fair use and idea/expression doctrines are "built-in free speech safeguards" that establish a "definitional balance" between copyright and the First Amendment. Yet these "built-in free speech safeguards" are among the most uncertain and ill-defined doctrines in all of copyright law. If we accept the Supreme Court's statement that these doctrines play a critical role as First Amendment safety valves, it follows that the chilling effect of uncertainty in these doctrines has a constitutional dimension. Current copyright law doctrine, however, fails to take into account the potential chilling effect of copyright liability. This …

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