Send Law Students, Idealists and Grant Proposals. Was: Re: Lawyers, Guns, and Money

[Greg Broiles]

At 09:48 PM 8/23/2001 +0100, r.duke at freedom.net wrote:

>Mind you, most of the lawyers I've spoken to seem feel that the Internet 
>is nothing new, legally. This leads me to think that lawyers on the whole, 
>are not particularly imaginative or attentive people.

An alternate explanation might be that our legal tradition goes back, in 
some cases, to Roman times, and has already proven flexible and adaptable 
enough to encompass whatever flavor-of-the-week technologists are excited 
about now. It's not like technological change, in itself, is unheard of.

What exactly is it that you think is new about the Internet, legally speaking?

>>They also have a newsletter, "The Filter," which is sometimes interesting.
>>This year they started running a 5-day "Internet Law Program of
>>Instruction,"  if you happen to have a spare $2500.
>
>Oh hurrah. A bargain.

That's not bad, as things go, for a week of classes, if they're giving MCLE 
credits and have a nice continental breakfast. It's not like the attendees 
are expected to pay for this out of their own pockets.


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Greg Broiles
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