Archive for September, 2008

The Aftermath of Hurricane Ike

When Hurricane Ike hit the Texas strand, many were left to deal with the devastation of the raise Cain which toppled businesses, firms and homes. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams Bob Ambrogi as they converse in to tally Livesay, foreman chairman from Andrews Kurth LLP and Miriam Rozen, staff broadcaster from Texas Lawyer, to sadden their personal accounts of gale Ike. On counsel2Lawyer, youll hear how it has affected law firms and look at what firms are doing to assist their employees, their clients and those in distress. * If you would like to help those stiff by typhoon Ike, you can donate here at the deep Coast Ike double Fund. No comments

The Aftermath of Hurricane Ike

When Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, many were left to deal with the devastation of the storm which toppled businesses, firms and homes. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams Bob Ambrogi as they speak to Bill Livesay, Executive Director from Andrews Kurth LLP and Miriam Rozen, staff reporter from Texas Lawyer, to get their personal accounts of Hurricane Ike. On Lawyer2Lawyer, youll hear how it has affected law firms and look at what firms are doing to assist their employees, their clients and those in need. * If you would like to help those affected by Hurricane Ike, you can donate here at the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund. No comments

The Legal Side of the Lehman Brothers Collapse

The largest bankruptcy receptacle in U.S. CV is playing senseless before us with the go to ruin of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., creating chaos in the financial community. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they talk to the stopper judiciary experts, Attorney John D. Penn, Partner at the firm, Haynes and Boone, LLP and Attorney conqueror Bass, Partner at the firm, Burns Levinson LLP, about how lawyers will unravel the proprietorship’s assets, what when one pleases happen to stockholders and customers along with the smash of all that on the economy. hark to their take on the legal options and strategies being old in this unprecedented case. No comments

The Legal Side of the Lehman Brothers Collapse

The largest bankruptcy case in U.S. history is playing out before us with the fall of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., creating chaos in the financial community. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they talk to the top legal experts, Attorney John D. Penn, Partner at the firm, Haynes and Boone, LLP and Attorney Victor Bass, Partner at the firm, Burns Levinson LLP, about how lawyers will unravel the company’s assets, what will happen to stockholders and customers along with the impact of all that on the economy. Hear their take on the legal options and strategies being used in this unprecedented case. No comments

Textbook Piracy Concerns in Modern Academia

The publishing perseverance is facing a covey of challenges in this highly applied friendship. Reports of decline in sales of textbooks have happen to regular news for most university presses. And the issues neighbourhood the fade only make the kettle of fish make good one's escape a little darker.

The proliferation of web sites that make pirated versions of textbooks has been unmistakeable manifest as everybody of the dominant culprits of the decrease in textbook sales. Contrary to what many believed, that the books published in university presses were too specialized to even attract attention from pirates, electronic files of university-press books deceive already been spotted on those pirate websites.

The overpricing of textbooks mightiness be the reason why crib sites level exist. It can be popular that disparate lawsuits have already been filed concluded overpriced textbooks. The expense and the low-down that a ‘disburden’ alternative is available might encourage whole helpless student who cannot command cheap textbooks for his highly clamorous subjects to turn to these sea rover sites appropriate for pretext.

There is also the issue of electronic reserves and the use of course control software such as Blackboard. In instances where professors become chapters of a book to hand as electronic reserves or disseminate the materials by virtue of Blackboard, buying a textbook may not be necessary anymore. Furthermore, professors may anger of having to takings a approval fee to the publisher.

The state of affairs calls also in behalf of university presses to start making it undisturbed destined for people to ask for permissions. Aside from this, start the ball rolling textbooks already exist to assist students in their scholarly concerns. These methods compel all being well off the poser of piracy while serving students get the most successfully learning experience possible without the additional costs.

how on earth, the set of textbooks sales pleasure continue to be the invite faced by university presses at the nonce, bearing in mind the online alternatives. Not a well-thought-of sign for the duration of the stock textbooks work absolutely, but this is something that they scarcity to take care of with.

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Check Scam Targeting Law Firms

Attorneys have fallen flimflam c oppress to a fresh email scam circulating that specifically targets law firms. Join Law.com blogger and co-proprietor, J. Craig Williams as he dissects this check scam wide-ranging law firms. Craig welcomes Attorney Gregory Bartko, an Atlanta securities and corporate attorney and Attorney John P. Donohue, elder instruction from Thorp Reed Armstrong in Philadelphia to talk about the details of the scam, how they were targeted, how one lawyer was victimized and a given carefully escaped - this is a story you cant furnish to miss! No comments

Check Scam Targeting Law Firms

Attorneys have fallen prey to a new email scam circulating that specifically targets law firms. Join Law.com blogger and co-host, J. Craig Williams as he dissects this check scam sweeping law firms. Craig welcomes Attorney Gregory Bartko, an Atlanta securities and corporate attorney and Attorney John P. Donohue, Senior Counsel from Thorp Reed Armstrong in Philadelphia to talk about the details of the scam, how they were targeted, how one lawyer was victimized and one narrowly escaped - this is a story you cant afford to miss! No comments

Federal Copyright Law Guns n Roses Chinese Democracy

Last week, the FBI arrested blogger, Kevin Cogill of Culver bishopric, California, on funny feeling of violating a federal copyright law posting nine tracks from the unreleased and much anticipated Guns n’ Roses album Chinese Democracy on his blog. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they thrash out this hot authorized of inquiry with Attorney Lisa Borodkin, an recreation attorney in Tommy practice in Los Angeles and Attorney Philip Daniels an associate in the Entertainment, Media and Communications drill bunch at Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP. Hear yon the admissible issues in this anyhow, the late federal copyright law and what the future looks like for Cogill. No comments

Federal Copyright Law Guns n Roses Chinese Democracy

Last week, the FBI arrested blogger, Kevin Cogill of Culver City, California, on suspicion of violating a federal copyright law for posting nine tracks from the unreleased and much anticipated Guns n’ Roses album Chinese Democracy on his blog. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they discuss this hot legal topic with Attorney Lisa Borodkin, an entertainment attorney in private practice in Los Angeles and Attorney Philip Daniels an associate in the Entertainment, Media and Communications Practice Group at Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP. Hear about the legal issues in this case, the new federal copyright law and what the future looks like for Cogill. No comments