From the State Bar of Wisconsin News: A challenge to Wisconsin’s diploma privilege has been remanded to federal district court following the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Wiesmueller v. Kosobucki, 08-2527… In …
Amazon's Kindle to Sell PLI Law Books
Wall Street Journal reports that Practising Law Institute is offering many of its titles via the Kindle. From the article: A nonprofit group that provides continuing education for lawyers is making its books available for …
Bill Could Mean Big Changes for CCAP Access
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 340, introduced yesterday, could mean some big changes for CCAP. The bill would limit what information is made accessible and when, and it would require many users to register and pay an …
UW Madison Expands Agreement with Google Books
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has expanded its agreement with Google to digitize books from UW-Madison’s collection and make them available online. From a press release issued this morning: The expanded partnership, completed on July 8, …
Study Finds Consumers Trust Online Opinions – More Reason that You Should be Monitoring What People Say about You
From The Consumerist: A global Nielsen survey reports the cool yet frightening revelation that people trust opinions they find on the internet more than those from newspapers, TV, radio and magazines. The only category that …
More on FreeCourtDockets – Who are we and why are we giving away Pacer dockets for free?
In response to numerous questions, FreeCourtDockets answers the question “Who are we and why are we giving away Pacer dockets for free?” From an email that I received yesterday: FreeCourtDockets is maintained by Courtport, LLC. …
Google to Develop Operating System
From the New York Times: In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser. Thanks to my …
Registration Open for Free AALL Unconference, Lawberry Camp
“The AALL 2009 Annual Meeting Theme is ‘Innovate.’ In that spirit, there will be an “unconference” for the first time ever this year prior to the Annual Meeting. Attendees will have the chance to explore …
Coming Soon? Ad-Supported Kindle Books Free with Purchase of Print Ed
I saw this item on Twitter this morning: Amazon.com has filed for a number of patents that hint at ad-supported books for its Kindle e-reader–more specifically, a free or discounted ad-supported e-book for customers who …
Nolo's Law Dictionary Free for iPhone
Nolo has developed a free legal dictionary for the iPhone. Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary “contains nearly 4000 legal terms defined in everyday, understandable language,” according to the iTunes descriptions. Here’s more about the app …