Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled

Law School

• Nov

  26

  2007

  I definitely picked the right law school...

  I just got an pre-invitation for the 54th Annual Fordham Law Alumni Association New York State Bar Luncheon (whew!). Lunch on Friday, Jan 25th starts at 12:30, preceded by cocktails starting at 11:30. Seriously - cocktail hour at 11:30 on a Friday? I definitely picked the right school... :) Posted Nov 26 2007, 10:47 PM by Tim with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Law School, Things that amuse me, Law, Events, NYC

• Aug

  24

  2007

  Taking on WestLaw and LexisNexis

  Carl Malamud is taking on WestLaw and LexisNexis . Carl Malamud has this funny idea that public domain information ought to be... well, public. He has a history of creating public access databases on the net when the provider of the data has failed to do so or has licensed its data only to a private... Posted Aug 24 2007, 09:55 AM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Rants, Law School, Things that bother me, Law

• May

  24

  2007

  On finishing law school... and what's next

  It's finally starting to sink in that I'm done with law school. After nearly 4 years, I received my J.D. on Sunday as part of Fordham's 100th graduation class. Because we were a "special" class, commencement was held in the Metropolitan Opera next to the school, instead of the usual location at the MSG... Posted May 24 2007, 04:25 PM by Tim with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Law School, Personal

• Jan

  20

  2007

  The Lost Art of Note-Taking

  Michael Hyatt explains why we should be taking notes . (In both cases, I've included just his "headlines" - for more details, view Michael's original post). Note-taking enables you to stay engaged. Note-taking provides a mechanism for capturing your ideas, questions, and commitments. Note-taking communicates... Posted Jan 20 2007, 03:12 AM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Law School, Productivity, Tablet PC

• Nov

  06

  2006

  Stanley

  I just read that Stanley Rothenberg passed away . This is sad news indeed. I took an advanced copyright course with Stanley last semester. His experience is, to say the least, impressive. His knowledge of copyright law was unsurpassed and he was a wonderful teacher. More importantly, as Prof. Patry noted... Posted Nov 06 2006, 10:38 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Intellectual Property, Law School, Personal, Copyright, Law

• Aug

  31

  2006

  Seeking one more owner for BlawgerBowl III

  Kevin is still looking for a 12th owner in the third annual BlawgerBowl, a fantasy football league filled with (mostly) legal bloggers. You don't have to be a legal blogger or law student or lawyer. Maybe the geek community needs more representation? If interested, drop him (or me) a line. Posted Aug 31 2006, 06:43 AM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Law School, Sports

• May

  11

  2006

  The Absurdity of Legal Casebooks

  E.Spat brings us this gem of a rant on legal textbooks. Dear Mueller and Kirkpatrick, Your evidence book SUCKS. What's the point of having a problem on every other page if you never give any indication of what the answers are? I am reading your book because I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EVIDENCE. And would you... Posted May 11 2006, 05:09 AM by Tim with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Technology, Rants, Law School

• May

  08

  2006

  Radio Silence

  Sorry that things have been so quiet here, but there was a perfect storm which has (just about) passed. Work has been busy as we near deployment of a project I've been working on for the past six months. Things should settle down a bit once we get this out the door. School is almost over for the summer... Posted May 08 2006, 11:38 AM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Law School, Personal

• Jan

  03

  2006

  Wow... I'm actually excited about my schedule for the spring semester

  I'm fairly excited about the classes I'll be taking this spring, which is good considering how bored I've been lately of this whole law school thing. Mondays will be Advanced Copyright and Mass Media & Internet Law. Thursdays are Cybercrimes, which sounds like a pretty cool class. Tuesday night is... Posted Jan 03 2006, 12:16 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Law School, Personal

• Oct

  04

  2005

  Cronyism

  A good op-ed today (via Jeremy ) about the nomination of Harriet Miers. Even a star quarterback with years of high school and college football under his belt takes years of experience and hard knocks to develop the knowledge and instincts needed to survive in the NFL. The Supreme Court is the big league... Posted Oct 04 2005, 08:11 AM by Tim with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Intellectual Property, Law School