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Acting Against ACTA by Professor Alan Story
?If it is a sin for the poor to steal from the rich, it must be a much bigger sin for the rich to steal from the poor. Don?t rich countries pirate poor countries? best scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses and programmers? When global corporations come to operate in the Philippines, don?t they pirate the best people from local firms? If it is bad for poor countries like ours to pirate the intellectual property of rich countries, isn?t it a lot worse for rich countries like the US to pirate our intellectuals?...

Just how temporary is the custody awarded to Michael Jacksons mother
The New York Times adds a little context to the looming custody issues following Michael Jackson’s death and the apparent change of heart by Debbie Rowe toward 12-year-old Michael Joseph Jackson Jr...

The Michael Jackson Rowe Marriage and Divorce
As the world awaits the autopsy results for the late Michael Jackson, the rumors, hushed conversations and occasional clamoring over Jackson?s past continue to traverse the populous...

The Estate Tax = Smart (The Universe In Balance)
Well, maybe not the universe, but at least this blog. Balancing my earlier post on why the estate tax is bad comes this April Fools Day Editorial in the NYT:  The Forgotten Rich.  I don’t think the rich have been entirely forgotten recently even though many of them wish they had been, but the article makes some [...

Jackson Always Seemed to Have One More Chance
Michael Jackson’s recent passing has touched the world in a way I don’t think anyone expected. Through the years, Jackson has been the center of numerous lawsuits - in all areas of law...

Michael Jackson -- Will or No Will
The debate rages whether Michael Jackson died intestate or testate. In Michael Jackson's Estate in Court, myjoyonline.com, June 29, 2009, it is reported that Michael's parents, Joe and Katherine Jackson, claim in their probate filing that Michael died intestate...