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- Are universities about selling information?
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- Is scientific peer review censorship?
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- Yelp sued, argues lawsuit is without merit
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- Are books -- electronic or not -- becoming "fringe media"?
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- Six more of the best WordPress plugins
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  In reaction to claims that copyright exists to protect creators because of the effort they've put into their work, Techdirt points us to a Supreme Court case that clearly says otherwise. History and precedent back it up.
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  Representing yourself in propria persona
  
  Image via Wikipedia In the Unites States, litigants and criminal defendants generally have the right to represent themselves “in propria persona” (often abbreviated “pro per,” or refe…
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  The dual nature of the U.S. Constitution
  
  It is so much more fun to "expound" on the "adaptable" Constitution and simply pretend that the "hard-wired" one can always be "worked around." But what if it can't? What if there is a gorilla (or rattlesnake) in the…
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Google executives on trial for criminal liability in Italy

The new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is... problematic

Lawyers should leave their laptops at home when traveling abroad

New law journal launches that focuses on open source

Patent simulation study concludes current patent system hampers…

Unravelling the Canadian Copyright Lobby

Internet access as a fundamental human right?

IP and Traditional Knowledge

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Libraries and Fair Use

Indian Biogenerics on an Upswing

Major extension of Boumediene

Blood Test for African Sleeping Sickness

Australian judge on privacy: Computer code trumps the law

Danish Pirate Bay Block Breaks EU Law

Lords refuse to continue hearing case against Simon Mann

Law lords to rule whether decision to invade Iraq warrants inquiry

How to say no to the President? (Medellin v. Texas)

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Want clients? Be helpful and do good

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You do not get an "A for effort" with copyright

10 Alternative Legal Research Sites

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Law, War, and the History of Time

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Representing yourself in propria persona

The dual nature of the U.S. Constitution

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