Tuesday, April 29, 2003

In Florida, the state supreme court decided that an old non-compete agreement didn't need an assignment clause to permit a merger partner to enforce the non-compete agreement that a worker signed with the prior company. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1051121801140 10:24:53 PM    comment []

It just got harder for foreigners to invest in the US. I don't know whether that makes us safer, but it does reduce demand for the dollar. I don't know whether the administration's policy is to favor a weaker dollar, but it appears that is the likely result. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1051121799813 10:21:19 PM    comment []

Red Rockeater News has been dormant lately, but here's the homepage. I can't wait for it to get going again. I was afraid my free subscription had run out. http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/rre.html 10:04:14 PM    comment []

Interesting article on the historic changes represented by copyright: COPYRIGHT AND CENSORSHIP: PAST AS PROLOGUE? by Pamela Samuelson* http://commons.somewhere.com/rre/1999/RRE.Copyright.and.Censor.html 10:02:33 PM    comment []

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case where jurisdiction over the internet was disputed. If you have any question, the rule is that, except for the simplest websites, if the plaintiff can navigate to your site from somewhere, that's where the web site purveyor is subject to suit. My prediction is that it's just a matter of time before plaintiffs are going to be bringing actions in places where they cut off your hands if they don't like what you wrote. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48029-2003Apr28.html?referrer=email http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54955-2003Apr29.html?referrer=email 9:43:03 PM    comment []

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