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The U.S. Supreme Court, for the first time, took note of social media today, observing that “soon … it may be that Internet sources, such as blogs and social networking Web sites, will provide citizens with significant information about political candidates and issues.” This landmark event occurred in Citizens United v. FEC, a case overturning […]
 January 21st, 2010 |  Tags: campaign finance, politics, social networking, Supreme Court |  Category: Constitutional Law, Social Media |
 Leave a commentHearing Room It is hard to understand how “conference reports” from Congress on pending legislation can have fallen from 200 per year to just 11 over the past three decades. Secret Bill Writing On the Rise [Washington Post]. But it indicates, sadly, that laws in America are increasingly being made in back rooms, not […]
January 19th, 2010 | Tags: Congress, legislation, politics | Category: Government, Inside the Beltway |
One commentA J.D. degree is not worth what it once was as the legal industry wrestles with unprecedented business changes. via nytimes.com Posted via web from glenn’s posterous Tweet
January 17th, 2010 | Tags: employment, innovation, profession | Category: General, Lawyering |
Leave a commenthttp://shortyawards.com/glennm Hey, it’s hardly an Oscar or People’s Choice award, but this rocks!! Posted via email from glenn’s posterous Tweet
There has been much discussion recently about the movie industry’s efforts to maintain its product release “windows,” so that theatrical performances precede pay-per-view, followed by DVD sales, pay TV (HBO, etc.) and finally advertiser-supported television. My view is that these folks are shooting themselves in the foot, because DVD sales actually declined in 2009 for […]
January 6th, 2010 | Tags: cinema, DVDs, Hollywood, Netflix | Category: Entertainment, Intellectual Property |
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