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  • Taking on WestLaw and LexisNexis

    Carl Malamud is taking on WestLaw and LexisNexis . Carl Malamud has this funny idea that public domain information ought to be... well, public. He has a history of creating public access databases on the net when the provider of the data has failed to do so or has licensed its data only to a private...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 08-24-2007

  • The Absurdity of Legal Casebooks

    E.Spat brings us this gem of a rant on legal textbooks. Dear Mueller and Kirkpatrick, Your evidence book SUCKS. What's the point of having a problem on every other page if you never give any indication of what the answers are? I am reading your book because I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EVIDENCE. And would you...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 05-11-2006

  • Why do gun manufacturers deserve immunity?

    Talk about double standards. A company can be held liable for making software, but somehow deserves immunity for manufacturing weapons ? The Senate is considering whether a bill designed to shield the firearms industry from most lawsuits that result from gun crimes should give children and police the...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 07-29-2005

  • Did you hear the one about the lawyer and the software engineer?

    phosita points to a post claiming that software engineers are stupid - at least when compared to lawyers. The author's underlying premise is that the legal profession has a high barrier to entry that, in turn, guarantees high salaries. Each step is a filter. For example, only 66% of students finish high...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 03-14-2005

  • Arguing from the other side

    Ted Neward : “... to truly understand something, you must see from a different perspective.” This is one of my favorite aspects of law school - having to argue for a position that you disagree with. Really, the best way to strengthen your argument is to make the counter-argument. This not...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-19-2004
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