Practice Management

Have you ever heard of such a thing ... and, what a legal niche this might be.

Apparently, the new Gnarls Barkley video of his new single "Run", below, has been banned from MTV because the clip fails the so-called "Harding Test".

I guess, unlike this blog, TV represents push technology, which is a style of communication protocol, often associated with the Internet, where the request for a given transaction originates with the publisher -- in this case the TV station or cable outlet.  In short, the viewer does not have a choice to block the communication timely if they are watching MTV or some other outlet in which this video appears.  In my blog, however, the viewer knows, as in this case, that the video might have health consequences before electing to play it.

The Harding Test are guidelines set up to prevent TV images from triggering epileptic seizures.  Apparently, the Gnarls Barkley video contains a strobe effect, which when viewed by some might result in an epileptic seizure.

Now, my point is that it is from this information or revelation that thought is imposed and narrow legal niches are born.  For that matter blogs are born because this is best way to narrow cast such a practice.

Can you image a law firm dedicated to representing victims in matters like these?

Is this possible?  I do not know.  What I do know is that this type of critical thinking that allows attorneys to find and establish some very interesting practice areas.  My plate is full, but for whatever it is worth I offer this one to anybody that wants to investigate it further.

The bigger point is that one way you can find out what is important is simply to read blogs, newspapers, article, current events and news stories with a critical eye.  Ask questions of yourself.  Research those questions further.  The Internet now gives each of us great resources to dig deeper into this area and other areas of thought quickly and easily.

The offending video is below.  If you are prone to epileptic seizures, please do not watch it.