Beyond democracy
Most people think they know what democracy is or, at least, they know democracy when they see it. But try calling something undemocratic, and debates break out about the definition of democracy. Of course, I…
Technology
AdviceScene Offers Free Legal Info from Practicing Lawyers
LawIsCool has recently begun a partnership with AdviceScene.com. The site is an online forum that provides resources to both lawyers and members of the lay public. Founded earlier this year by Nancy Kinney, an entrepreneur…
Facebook and Expectations of Privacy
Omar posted a story on Slaw about a woman who called in sick (and apparently had to stay in the dark and couldn’t work on the computer) and was terminated after someone at her work…
Jersey Court Rejects Wikipedia Evidence
A NJ Appellate Division court says that Wikipedia is too malleable to be used as evidence in Palisades Collection v. Graubard, A-1338-07. Mary Pat Gallagher of the New Jersey Law Journal reported yesterday, “[I]t is…
Social Media in Canadian Politics, and Defamation and Copyright (Episode 19)
Omar Ha-Redeye gave a talk on the use of social media in politics, focusing on the Canadian scene, at the Miles S. Nadal Management Centre in the Ernst & Young Tower of the Toronto Dominion…
Facebook: Internet’s Link Police
Recently, our beloved facebook has decided to start policing the links that are posted to its members’ profiles. Citing “controversies” and “ongoing lawsuits”, facebooks has unilaterally decided that links to The Pirate Bay are now…
Be Careful What You Post For
Following a trend of the erosion of privacy rights online, an Ontario couple who own a far-right website were ordered to disclose the names of eight anonymous posters related to a defamation lawsuit. The owners…
A Google Search For “Mistrial” Yields Too Many Results
As the prevalence of internet-capable smartphones increases, so too does the rate of mistrials. According to The New York Times, The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases…
Your Facebook Status May be Used Against You in a Divorce
Next time think twice about breaking up with your partner on Facebook, or having too much fun when you’re in an unhappy marriage. Gerry Oginski of the TechnoLawyer Blog gives Lee Rosen thumbs up for…
McGill Guide Survey
You know that Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, aka the McGill Guide, that you all love/hate? Well the editors are asking you for input for the next edition in this survey, so this is…
Online Privacy: The Noose Tightens
The scholars, captains of industry and champions of justice who compose Law is Cool‘s readership will have long since scoured their online social networks for photos or other items tending to compromise their integrity —…
Collective Licensing – a Solution to Copyright Lawsuits?
An analysis of some actions content owners can take to generate profits in the face of changing economic conditions.