Private Facebook Pages Are Not So Private

Quick, change those Facebook settings if you want more privacy: Private Facebook Pages Are Not So Private.

Filed under: Myspace/Facebook, Web 2.0

Construction

The construction of 5 faculty offices in the law library has begun. Students studying for the bar might want to nab one of the conference rooms on the 3rd and 4th floors, or head over to Langsdale (the main university library) for someplace quiet.

Filed under: Library, advice, bar exam

Tanya Andersen Sues RIAA for Malicious Prosecution

From Groklaw – Tanya Andersen Sues RIAA and SafeNet f/k/a MediaSentry for Malicious Prosecution

This was the disabled woman whom RIA and SafeNet wrongly accused of downloading music. Let’s hope she wins, and wins big.  And FWIW, I agree with Groklaw on the SCO/Linux bit as well.

Filed under: Copyright, Intellectual Propery, News

8 bar exam preparation myths busted

For those of you studying for the July bar exam:

Lawsagna: 8 bar exam preparation myths busted

Filed under: advice

USPTO Begins Pilot Program to Open Patent Examination Process for Online Public Participation

From beSpacific come this story: USPTO Begins Pilot Program to Open Patent Examination Process for Online Public Participation.

Given that we are a Patent and Trademark Depository Library, this story is  particularly relevant.

Filed under: Library, PTDL

From Out of the Jungle: Library Evolution

Betsy has a nice summary of Jim Milles’ podcast on the evolving nature of law library services in her post, Library Evolution. We are undergoing some of the same changes in response to a 25% decrease in our library’s materials budget. In our case, the move to a more Library 2.0-type service is reactionary rather than something that was pre-planned.

Filed under: Library, library 2.0

Is law school bad for you?

SSRN-Understanding the Negative Effects of Legal Education on Law Students: A Longitudinal Test and Extension of Self-Determination Theory by Kennon Sheldon, Lawrence Krieger

Everyone else is linking to this article, so I thought I would, too.

Filed under: Law School, News, advice

Making sense of copyright

Losing sleep over copyright ©ollectanea, in which Georgia tries to pound some common sense into the powers that be.  Her reasoning seems very sensible to me.

Filed under: Uncategorized

Worlds Top 25 Censored News Stories of 2007

Worlds Top 25 Censored News Stories of 07 | The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond

Title says it all.

Filed under: News

More fun thoughts

In the spirit of my last post I give you John Mayer’s latest thought experiment:

What if Law Schools Bid For Law Students? | Teknoids

Maybe some of the more popular student-to-be’s will start getting agents to represent them.

Filed under: Fun