#URLawSchoolProbs

This is a real email.  Seriously.

The University of Richmond Police Department is investigating the theft of an EZ-Go golf cart from parking lot R-20. The theft occurred sometime after Feb. 22, 2012. The golf cart is white with a small enclosed bed to store items. The golf cart is marked with a maroon “T” on the back of the bed enclosure.

Risk reduction:
It is recommended that you always lock golf carts to a stationary object with a chain or cable lock. Additionally, if your golf cart is equipped with doors, locking the doors will provide additional safety.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact URPD by either calling (804) 289-8715 or reporting through anonymous resources listed on the webpage below.

http://police.richmond.edu/reporting/text-a-tip.html

David McCoy
Chief of Police
University of Richmond

No words.

Response to Dan Anderson, author of Alcoholiccat.com

Please read Mr. Anderson's original post on the Richmond Bluebook Exam here: http://www.alcoholiccat.com/
I should note that this is a friendly response, not attacking Mr. Anderson, but exploring a different view.
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I would like to take a minute to respond to Mr. Anderson's posting on Richmond's Bluebook Exam.  He has very good points about the exam-- it is very long, very tough, and has probably evolved into a lion of a test.  I agree that the journals need to reevaluate the number and length of questions they ask. The 40+ hours each student spends on the exam is exhausting, and the number of printed pages required for answers probably kills a small forest. It kind of reminded me of sorority recruitment: you're glad you did it, but you never want to do it again.

But there is value in this process.  1Ls who never read their Bluebook become at least familiar with the rules in just a few short days.  Law students suddenly devote every ounce of their energy to learning legal citations, which are necessary for any kind of legal writing.  The I don't care how good your paralegal is, if you can write legal citations, you are a step above the many attorneys who are-- quite frankly-- embarrassingly terrible at citing their work.  In today's job market, any extra skill is invaluable to young attorneys.

I went into the Bluebook exam a complete dunce in legal citations, (even though my T.A. was amazing and tried so hard to teach me) but came out of the Bluebook exam knowing the rules fairly well.


While I agree that the exam itself is very long, I must question his apparent distaste for the law journal system as a whole.

Valentines for Lawyers

I gathered these from around the internet because, well, lawyers have hearts too (right??)....

Courtesy of Media Bistro

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Pinterest: Is it a walking Copyright Infringement?

I love Pinterest.  It's a problem.  But I've wondered about the Copyright implications.  So have some other people, apparently, because there are some articles popping up about Pinterest's legal issues.

For those of you with a "Paid Content" subscription:

Pinterest: Is it a Facebook or a Grokster?

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-pinterest-is-it-a-facebook-or-a-grokster/

For a free analysis:

Is Pinterest a Haven for Copyright Infringers?

http://greekgeek.hubpages.com/hub/Is-Pinterest-a-Haven-for-Copyright-Violations

One great non-legal point that I think we need to think about is the PR fallout. Read this exceprt:

Copyright holders may also fear a public relations fallout that would come with a lawsuit. For content owners, it’s one thing to label hip-hop artists and music fans as “thieves.” But it’s quite another when the content involves food and dress pictures—even the most hardened copyright visigoth would pause at denouncing a 16-year-old who borrows pictures to make a collage of her future wedding. 

Thoughts?

Long Live Pinterest!! 

Ten Law School Couples, Annotated

In honor of Valentine's Day:

http://www.bitterlawyer.com/ten-law-school-couples-annotated/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bitterlawyer%2FgmjT+%28Bitter+Lawyer%29

A Silly Comparison About Perceptions...