Monthly Archives: May 2008

Charlie’s Place

A San Francisco shop devoted to old Hondas.  Like finding a group of long-lost cousins. My bike in ’69

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Yosemite Valley Speed Trap

My once idealized vision of U.S. Park Rangers was sure sullied today by their operation of a speed trap in Yosemite Park. Near Tuolumne meadows, on a straight empty stretch of road, there’s a sudden drop in the speed limit … Continue reading

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Indiana Jones v. Iron Man

In trademark law there’s a term called “tarnishment” and it is exactly what George Lucas specializes in. He destroys his own brands, and make you wonder if you were an idiot for liking them in the first place. So why … Continue reading

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Its nice to be back

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The origins of NPR

When National Public Radio held its first planning board meeting in late 1969, to decide what NPR would be, here was the contribution of one of its planners from the University of Texas (taken from Jack Mitchell’s book, “Listener Supported” … Continue reading

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The man who invented sideburns

General Burnside:

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Secondary Works and Derivative Works

I am finishing my copyright paper on “Tolerated Use.” Since most stuff published in law reviews never shows up in search engines, I’m going to post parts of the article that might be interesting, here. No footnotes, obviously. Tolerated Use … Continue reading

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While I’ll always be a legal realist

I reread today Felix Cohen’s 1935 classic and became convinced that Columbia ought rededicate itself to the cause of functionalism in the legal system.  I was also reminded of the reason law reviews articles today are rarely read: it’s because … Continue reading

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Fan Feud – New Yorker

This article Fan Feud – ran in the New Yorker this week. Unsurprisingly, the fan reaction has been visceral, in all sorts of directions. I particularly like being compared to Rita Skeeter. Obviously there is much more I would have … Continue reading

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