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FCC Competition Report is one green light for AT&T-T-Mobile deal
BY LARRY DOWNES AND GEOFFREY A. MANNE The FCC published in June its annual report on the state of competition in the mobile services marketplace. Under ordinary circumstances, this 300-plus page tome would sit quietly on the shelf, since, like last year’s report, it ‘‘makes no formal finding as to whether there is, or is ... FCC Competition Report is one green light for AT&T-T-Mobile deal
Against expanding the ALI
Eric Gerding, commenting on a post by his co-blogger Gordon Smith, wonders if the ALI should veer from its core task of restating the common law into such regulatory subjects as corporate criminal liability, copyright, financial regulation, cyberlaw and international consumer protection. Erik suggests that the ALI “assemble a pool of experts on given regulatory ... Against expanding the ALI
Google Book Project
Google’s efforts to make out of print books available online has run into a major stumbling block. Judge Chin ordered that books can only be digitized by Google if the author opts in; the agreement which he through out called for opt out. This is an shame and a highly inefficient result. As reported, the ... Google Book Project
The NFL Lawyers Up
For a possible antitrust suit following from the players’ decertification: The National Football League geared up for its antitrust battle against players Saturday by hiring two prominent attorneys for its legal team. David Boies, who represented Al Gore in the Bush vs. Gore case following the 2000 election, and who last year won a $1.3 ... The NFL Lawyers Up
Lawyers in Jeopardy
The WSJ reports: In a nationally televised competition, the Watson computer system built by International Business Machines Corp. handily defeated two former “Jeopardy” champions. * * * To emulate the human mind, and make it competitive on the TV quiz show, Watson was stuffed with millions of documents—including dictionaries, anthologies and the World Book Encyclopedia. ... Lawyers in Jeopardy
On the ethical dimension of l’affair hiybbprqag
Former TOTM blog symposium participant Joshua Gans (visiting Microsoft Research) has a post at TAP on l’affair hiybbprqag, about which I blogged previously here. Gans notes, as I did, that Microsoft is not engaged in wholesale copying of Google’s search results, even though doing so would be technologically feasible. But Gans goes on to draw ... On the ethical dimension of l’affair hiybbprqag
Alternative careers in law
Conventional law jobs might be getting harder to find, but there are alternatives, as I noted in my work-in-process with Bruce Kobayashi described here. Recent news stories suggest the range of options. Financing divorce cases Here’s the NYT story about Balance Point Divorce Funding, with more from Christine. As the Times story notes, this is ... Alternative careers in law
Sprigman and Buccafusco on Behavioral Law and Economics and the Road from Lab to Law
In our second post, we want to discuss some of the implications of the study (the details of which we described in our first post). One of the consistent concerns about BL&E in this symposium is about the too-quick jump from data to policy. We should emphasize that we think more work needs to be ... Sprigman and Buccafusco on Behavioral Law and Economics and the Road from Lab to Law
Sprigman and Buccafusco on Valuing Intellectual Property
We would like to start by thanking Josh for inviting us to participate in what promises to be a fascinating discussion on an important subject. We’re looking forward to engaging with the other members of the symposium. To begin with, we would like to talk about some of our own experimental research on the valuation ... Sprigman and Buccafusco on Valuing Intellectual Property
Some Competing Economics of Copyright and Fashion
In the WSJ, Scott Hemphill (Columbia) and Jeannie Suk (Harvard) defend Charles Schumer’s proposed bill, which would extend copyright protection to fashion design: Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) introduced a bill earlier this month that attempts to get around this problem. It prohibits only design copies that are substantially identical. In layman’s terms, a good ... Some Competing Economics of Copyright and Fashion
Copyright Conundrum
Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to Costco in the case of OMEGA SA v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (541 F. 3d 982 (2008)). At issue is whether the ‘first sale doctrine’ of US copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 109(a)), which limits the copyright owner’s ability to restrict distribution of ... Copyright Conundrum
Apple and Amazon E-Book Most Favored Nation Clauses
Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal has reportedly contacted Apple and Amazon concerning their pricing arrangements with publishers (WSJ, CNN): Mr. Blumenthal said he has sent letters to Amazon and Apple asking them to “meet with his office” to address his concerns that agreements in place may restrict rivals from offering cheaper e-books. For instance, he said, ... Apple and Amazon E-Book Most Favored Nation Clauses
