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2003

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We Don’T Do Groundwater: A Morsel Of California Legal History, Joseph Sax Dec 2002

We Don’T Do Groundwater: A Morsel Of California Legal History, Joseph Sax

Joseph L. Sax

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Bag Wars And Bank Wars, The Gucci And Banque National De Paris Hostile Bids: European Corporate Culture Responds To Active Shareholders, Ernesto A. Hernandez-Lopez Dec 2002

Bag Wars And Bank Wars, The Gucci And Banque National De Paris Hostile Bids: European Corporate Culture Responds To Active Shareholders, Ernesto A. Hernandez-Lopez

Ernesto A. Hernandez

This essay examines trends in European corporate governance, which shape the context wherein hostile takeovers attempts have occurred. It examines shareholder activism, corporate structure in Europe, and the European Union's (EU) attempts to regulate takeovers. This essay analyzes the takeover experiences involving: 1) Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey's (LVMH) 1999-2001 bid for Gucci, with Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) serving as Gucci's white knight, and 2) Banque National de Paris' (BNP) 1999 dual-bid for Paribas and Societe General (SG). The essay asks two central questions: 1) why were the European hostile takeovers so prolonged and antagonistic?; and 2) what has been the EU and …


Electrifying Copyright Norms And Making Cyberspace More Like A Book, Ann Bartow Dec 2002

Electrifying Copyright Norms And Making Cyberspace More Like A Book, Ann Bartow

Ann Bartow

The first half of this Article charts the evolving but eminently ascertainable social norms of the use of analog copyrighted works by individuals, and characterizes these norms as "what is" in real space and "what ought to be" in cyberspace. The Author argues that while "what is" in the analog world may be imperfect, uncertain and unsatisfactory at times, it represents a discernible practical equilibrium upon which copyright holders' ability to control and extract income from their works is balanced against the rights of fair users. Authors, content distributors and users all make decisions within a familiar longstanding copyright framework, …


Electrifying Copyright Norms And Making Cyberspace More Like A Book, Ann Bartow Dec 2002

Electrifying Copyright Norms And Making Cyberspace More Like A Book, Ann Bartow

Ann Bartow

The first half of this Article charts the evolving but eminently ascertainable social norms of the use of analog copyrighted works by individuals, and characterizes these norms as "what is" in real space and "what ought to be" in cyberspace. The Author argues that while "what is" in the analog world may be imperfect, uncertain and unsatisfactory at times, it represents a discernible practical equilibrium upon which copyright holders' ability to control and extract income from their works is balanced against the rights of fair users. Authors, content distributors and users all make decisions within a familiar longstanding copyright framework, …


Our Mongrel Selves: Pluralism, Identity And The Nation, Brian Slattery Dec 2002

Our Mongrel Selves: Pluralism, Identity And The Nation, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

This paper examines the view that ‘nations’ are natural entities, composed of homogeneous linguistic and cultural groups, and argues that this theory fails to take account of our multiple and overlapping identities.