Posts by jacquelinelipton

I posted a while back when I was visiting at Concurring Opinions about the role of academic Centers within the law school enterprise.  That post didn't generate a lot of…

While indulging in my usual conference-inspired USA Today-fest last week, I noticed an article by Craig Wilson effectively dealing with "friendship fatigue" on Facebook.  Wilson likens Facebook friends to the…

Thanks to Dan and the gang at the Lounge for inviting me stay on permanently - I feel like Heather Locklear on Melrose Place, the guest who just won't go…

This morning, the National Law Journal noted: "Starting Saturday, at 12:01 a.m. EST, Facebook will allow an estimated 200 million users to select any "usernames," which can include a trademark,…

So this week, Microsoft seems to have unveiled its new search engine, bing.com.  I'm told it's supposed to rival and even surpass Google in popularity.  I gave it a whirl…

Yesterday, the National Arbitration Forum handed down a decision in a domain name dispute involving three domain names corresponding with former President Bill Clinton's name - williamclinton.com, williamjclinton.com, and  presidentbillclinton.com. …

As the summer conference season begins, and I sit in a hotel room in Chicago, I wanted to confess to some of the guilty pleasures that go hand in hand…

As I posted a while ago, many of us are about to welcome new junior colleagues into our ranks over the summer months. This might be a nice time to…

To return to my sometime obsession about academic book writing, here's another question I have for the blogging community.  When people think about writing academic books, do they generally write…

I am indebted to Prof Patricia Sanchez Abril for recently drawing my attention to the British High Court decision in Max Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd (July 2008).  This ...