International Law

Banning laptops in classrooms

Posted on March 10, 2010
On a windy morning in downtown Washington, a hundred Georgetown Law students gathered in a hall for David Cole's lecture on democracy and coercion. The desks were cluttered with books, Thermoses and half-eaten muffins. Another item was noticeable in its absence: laptop computers...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 10, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:@HowardKurtz on eric massa: "not since the alfred hitchcock movie 'psycho' has there been such a famous shower scene" http://j.mp/bP5iKIthe weeks recaps "apple's long history of lousy first reviews" http://j...

Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere

Posted on March 10, 2010
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Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 09, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:i'm liking the new foursquare website design http://foursquare.com/chuckling at tony martin's latest post on @scrivenersfancy ... "that thring you do" http://j.mp/9y3qBWlogorama, the best animated short film winner, is "the movie no lawyer should see" http://j...

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Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 08, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today (excluding most of my Oscar tweets):wow ... jerry seinfeld's "the marriage ref" must be really bad if it even makes tina fey not funny http://j.mp/dxGGLPalmost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right http://j...

ipadio: Weekly Wrap: news and current affairs

Posted on March 08, 2010
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Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 07, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:RT @AndrewBartlett: On 4zzz from 6am in the morning. Talking with @PeterBlackQUT about current events around 8:30am.oscar brings back "and the winner is ..." http://j.mp/cD6sjyRT @ilovefreesw: Mixero: Best Twitter Client to Keep Track of Relevant Tweets http://bit...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 06, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:nice ... all oscar nominees get an oscar gift bag worth $91,000 http://j.mp/aXwGa0here's a good question ... "why isn't 'avatar' nominated for best animated feature?" http://j.mp/chUECaandrew sullivan says "google is making me stupid" http://j...

The Hollywood Reporter lists the 10 greatest legal movies of all time

Posted on March 06, 2010
In honor of the Oscars on Sunday, we humbly nominate these films as the greatest legal movies of all-time:Drama Division: "12 Angry Men" (1957) directed by Sidney Lumet. Great because: It blew open the door on jury deliberations, helping moviegoers understand how personal relationships influence deliberations and how a first glance at a fact pattern can lead to the wrong conclusions...

Jon Stewart on Chatroulette

Posted on March 06, 2010
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My Oscar predictions: who will and should win at the Academy Awards

Posted on March 05, 2010
Regular followers of my Twitter stream (@PeterBlackQUT) probably know that I follow the machinations of Hollywood fairly closely.  There are a dozen or so Hollywood blogs and sites in my Google Reader, I have a separate Twitter List for people who tweet about movies, and I listen to a few movie podcasts each week...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 05, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:RT @spencerhowson: Anyone who still thinks Twitter's useless read this: RT @abcqueensland: Sandbag fillers needed in St George. 7am tmrw morn at showgrounds.reading on techdirt ... "will google's italy conviction stick ...

Four Chords, 36 Songs

Posted on March 05, 2010
?It must be remembered that, while there are an enormous number of possible permutations of the musical notes of the scale, only a few are pleasing; and much fewer still suit the infantile demands of the popular ear. Recurrence is not therefore an inevitable badge of plagiarism...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 04, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:i haven't even looked at google reader today ... but i guess my feeds will still be there tomorrowRT @efa_oz: Whirlpool founder Simon Wright says ?ISP filtering policy is not evidence-based? http://bit...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 03, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:sarah palin appeared on jay leno last night in "a meeting of the two most hated people in america"a review of leno's first night back http://j.mp/bdZSrJantony green on the "changes to the electoral act for the 2010 election" http://j...

Di Fingleton damages case for trial

Posted on March 03, 2010
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Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 02, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:"elizabeth edwards v. andrew young: can he be held liable for contributing to the failure of the edwardses' marriage?" http://j.mp/cOuynwjulie hilden says "a landlord/tenant defamation case highlights the risks of twitter" http://j...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on March 01, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:i hope letterman kicks leno's arse ... "a bruised and battered leno gets back in the ring" http://j.mp/aWoaSbonline news has become more popular than reading newspapers in the us http://j.mp/azodiA ...

Explaining Chatroulette

Posted on March 01, 2010
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Daily Twitter Links

Posted on February 28, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:a recent study has found that people who identify as liberal and atheist have higher iqs http://j.mp/br50bS ... it makes sense really :Pthe los angeles times realises that "in james cameron's worlds, women lead the charge" http://j...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on February 27, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:RT @nprpolitics: NPR Twitter list to monitor tweets of possible interest re: Chile quake & tsunami: http://bit.ly/cweJfwRT @lexiphanic: Tsunami warning appears during city flooding scenes of The Day After Tomorrow on Channel 7...

The State of the Internet

Posted on February 27, 2010
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Posted on February 26, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:looking at what the the gurus of gold are predicting for the oscars http://j.mp/d3RTdXunhappy with the delayed olympic tv coverage? well, bill smee explains "why live sporting events are for suckers" http://j...

Notice of Appeal in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Limited #iiTrial

Posted on February 26, 2010
This week the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) decided to appeal the Federal Court's decision in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Limited (No. 3) [2010] FCA 24.  This is a copy of the Notice of Appeal filed by AFACT...

Daily Twitter Links

Posted on February 25, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:realclearpolitics on the extraordinary way brit hume is ruining his reputation (with the help of bill o'reilly) http://j.mp/b2MZbKthe top 10 most downloaded songs from itunes http://j.mp/94gGWG ...

Chat Roulette: The Movie!

Posted on February 25, 2010
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You can still be sued for "anonymous" defamatory comments

Posted on February 25, 2010
LEGAL counsel Martin Bennett has a short message for those who allow themselves to attack reputations over the internet, imagining they are safe under the cloak of anonymity. ''You can be hunted down and found,'' he said yesterday. Mr Bennett has done just that for a Perth client, winning $30,000 in damages and costs, an apology, and undertakings from a Colac man that he won't post any more defamatory comments...

"It has somehow become uncool to sound like you know what you are talking about"

Posted on February 24, 2010
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Daily Twitter Links

Posted on February 24, 2010
These are some of the things I've been tweeting about over the past few days:only justice scalia would have some advice for aspiring screenwriters http://j.mp/9jZcuqthe bar exam is coming and the lawyers-to-be are freaking out on twitter http://j.mp/cO4Y6mis it appropriate for the chief justice to go on radio to address anger at bikeway rapist case? i'm not sure it is ...

"Colbert Takes On Ridiculous Restrictions Over Talking About The Olympics"

Posted on February 24, 2010
On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen brought on his brother, Ed Colbert, an international copyright lawyer to discuss the totally ridiculous restrictions on what he can and cannot say concerning his Olympics coverage, to avoid getting sued by either NBC or the Olympics, leading Colbert to dub his reports the "Vancouverage of the quadrennial cold weather competition" to avoid saying things like Vancouver, Olympics or even winter games, as those are all on the forbidden list...

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