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Craig, Carys J., Technological Neutrality: Recalibrating Copyright in the Information Age (October 14, 2016). Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 5/2017. Available for download at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2852385 “This Article aims to draw the connection between how we conceptualize legal rights over information resources and our capacity to develop technologically neutral legal norms in the information …
“Tectonic changes are reshaping U.S. workplaces as the economy moves deeper into the knowledge-focused age. These changes are affecting the very nature of jobs by rewarding social, communications and analytical skills. They are prodding many workers to think about lifetime commitments to retraining and upgrading their skills. And they may be prompting a society-wide reckoning …
“Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic. Qualifying users post their civil legal question to their state’s website. Users will then be emailed when their question receives a response. Attorney volunteers, who must be authorized to provide pro bono assistance in their state, log in to the website, select questions to answer, and …
The Returns to Knowledge Hierarchies [subscription req’d] Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization”> J Law Econ Organ(2016) doi:10.1093/jleo/eww008 “Hierarchies allow individuals to leverage their knowledge through others’ time. This mechanism increases productivity and amplifies the impact of skill heterogeneity on earnings inequality. This article analyzes the earnings and organization of US lawyers and uses an …
Earnings Inequality and Coordination Costs: Evidence from U.S. Law Firms – Thomas Hubbard, professor of strategy at the Kellogg School and Professor Luis Garicano of the London School of Economics. February 2016. “Earnings inequality has increased substantially since the 1970s. Using evidence from confidential Census data on U.S. law offices on lawyers’ organization and earnings, …
“The Economic Research Tracker is designed to increase the visibility and accessibility of the Bank’s research. Aggregating posts from the Liberty Street Economics blog, this app features the insights and analysis of New York Fed economists in an easy-to-use interface that can be customized according to a user’s preferences. Users can search the full catalog …
This video report highlights the consistently increasing costs of text books in both print and e-format and the struggles of many students to to fund their purchase.
EFF: “…As part of an ongoing study, [the Copyright Office is] asking for comments (PDF) on whether it should recommend that Congress enact a series of permanent exemptions to the law for several important and useful activities, including security research and repair. On the one hand, any such recommendation may be too little and too …
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2016: Subdued Demand: Symptoms and Remedies “Global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent in 2016 before recovering to 3.4 percent in 2017. The forecast, revised down by 0.1 percentage point for 2016 and 2017 relative to April, reflects a more subdued outlook for advanced economies following the …
Environmental Protection: Information on Federal Agencies’ Expenditures and Coordination Related to Harmful Algae, GAO-17-119: Published: Oct 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 2016. “Harmful overgrowths of algae—called algal blooms—are a problem in all 50 states. These blooms can hurt aquatic plants and animals by producing toxins, consuming oxygen, and limiting light penetration in the water. …
Via NextGov – Cost of Electronic Access to US Court Filings Faces Major Legal Test of Its Own: “…the paywall that surrounds Pacer is facing what may be its most serious test since the service emerged 28 years ago. Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C., is expected to decide in the …
Via The Register: “GlobalSign has performed a postmortem examination on how, as one of the world’s root certificate authorities, it managed to break a chunk of the web. The New Hampshire, US-based biz has to date sold 2.5 million SSL/TLS certificates to websites around the world. This week, it inadvertently smashed its own chain of …
