Legal Information Alert articles from September 2002

Legal Information Alert archives from September 2002

Copyright year in review 2001-2002.
September 1, 2002... Believe it or not, there was a time in the not too distant past when intellectual property (IP) was considered a somewhat obscure area of the law. It was practiced mainly by former engineers and other attorneys with science backgrounds. IP...

(Intellectual property law news). (Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Although intellectual property law has often been considered the stepchild in the legal world, Mike Reddy shows us that the digital era has ushered in a new interest in copyright protection and other intellectual property issues. Mike takes a...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... September 23-24, 2002 Websearch University, Crystal City Mariott, Arlington, VA. Power Searching with the Pros. Sponsored by Online. Learn or update new search strategies and techniques as well as the top ten best search tools. Master the...

(American Ass'n of Law Libraries 2002 annual convention).
September 1, 2002... AALL: Creating Connections We were not able to attend AALL this year. Aside from the fact that Orlando in July was not very appealing, AALL does not offer a cost-effective (for us anyway) tabletop exhibit area, and this also affected our...

A Practical Guide to Buy-Sell Agreements.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Stephen R. Akers & Myron E. Sildon. 2002. American Law Institute-American Bar Association. Hardcover. 352p. ISBN: 0-8318-0821-7. $99. Buy-sell agreements are devices that facilitate the transfer of company ownership due to such events as...

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin.
September 1, 2002... 2002. Law Journal Press. Monthly newsletter. 10-12p. ISSN: application pending. $175. One of the first questions to arise in the aftermath of any tortious conduct is who's going to pay? Alleged tortfeasors will look to their insurance...

National Security and the D-Notice System.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Pauline Sadler. 2001. Ashgate Publishing. Hardcover. 294p. ISBN: 0-7546-2170-7. $89.95. The D-Notice System is an arrangement in the U.K. and Australia between the government and the media in which the media agrees not to publish...

Domain Name Disputes.(Review)
September 1, 2002... Robert A. Badgley. 2002. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf. 600p. ISBN: 0-7355-3293-1. $165. Current and potential clients of law firms are using the Internet to advertise, conduct business, and communicate with employees, customers, and...

The Elements of Legal Style, 2d ed.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... 2d. edition. Bryan A. Garner. 2002. Oxford University Press. Hardcover. 288p. ISBN: 0-19-514162-8. $30. Garner is the author or editor of a number of current references on legal writing: Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, The Redbook: A...

Takeovers: A Strategic Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Meredith M. Brown, Ralph C. Ferrara & Paul S. Bird, et al. 2001. Aspen Law & Business. Hardcover. 769p. ISBN: 0-7355-2309-6. $175. This work was previously published, in part, by Butterworth as Takeovers: A Strategist's Manual for Business...

Effective Yellow Pages Advertising for Lawyers: The Complete Guide to Creating Winning Ads.(Review)
September 1, 2002... Kerry Randall. 2002. American Bar Association, Section of Law Practice Management. Softcover. 183p. ISBN: 1-59031-060-8. $44.95 for section members, $54.95 for. nonmembers. Effective Yellow Pages Advertising for Lawyers is one of the most...

Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Lawyer's Guide to Pretrial and Trial.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Deanne C. Siemer, Franklin D. Rothschild & Anthony J. Bocchino, et al. 2002. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Softcover with CD-ROM. 417p. ISBN: 1-55681-782-2. $59.95. In a recent survey conducted by the Judiciary's Electronic...

Telemarketing Law Guide.(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... 2001. CCH, Inc. Looseleaf. $600 per year. Quarterly updates. Everyone has experienced the aggravation and annoyance of telemarketing calls, whether coming at inconvenient times or harassing in the caller's manner or tactics. This...