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PING: Reality TV Show ContractsURL: http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2005/11/reality_tv_show.htmIP: 72.34.36.130BLOG NAME: Technology & Marketing Law BlogDATE: 11/17/2005 08:34:01 PMI’ve blogged about the Apprentice TV show before. See, e.g., this post about product placement on the Apprentice. At ContractsProf…
Like most (all?) "reality" TV shows, the Apprentice TV show imposes a contractual gag order on participants covering every aspect of the participant's experience. The contract couples that covenant with…
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Craswell: Taking Information Seriously
Richard Craswell (Stanford) has a new paper out, Taking Information Seriously: Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure in Contract Law and Elsewhere. Here's the abstract:Contract law attempts in various ways to regulate the…
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Jabba the Hutt on Contracts
Intergalactic criminal Jabba the Hutt, the huge slug-like villain from Star Wars, had his own unique philosophy of contract remedies. Jabba’s former employee, Han Solo, was smuggling spices for Jabba’s…
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Today in History: Varney v. Ditmars
Ninety-four years ago today, on November 11, 1911, New York City architect Isaac Edward Ditmars fired one of his employees, a decision that would lead to a casebook staple on…
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Do Contracts Have Authors?
Philosopher Michel Foucault apparently said that a contract is a text with no "author." But then he probably never had to actually write one himself.In a new article, What is…
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PING: Getting Screwed By The GovernmentURL: http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/archives/131769.phpIP: 67.19.5.2BLOG NAME: The LLama ButchersDATE: 11/08/2005 12:03:00 PMWho knew there were state laws governing on-line dating service prices? Great Expectations, an Internet dating service, fell short of the expectations of two Manhattan women and must refund their membership fees, a Manhattan judge has ruled. The women’…
The contracts for one of the country's leading Internet dating services have apparently run afoul of a New York law that could put it out of business. A New York…
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The More the Merrier
At one session last summer at the joint AALS Contract/Commercial Law session in Montreal, some folks in one of the discussions made it clear that they did not view their…
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If it Walks Like a Loan, and Talks Like a Loan, it is Not an Instant Cash Rebate
An appellate court in North Carolina recently held that an "internet service" company’s contracts violated usury laws. The company’s contracts offered customers an instant "cash rebate" and the opportunity to…
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Bartlett Joins UGA
It's a little late, but the University of Georgia has announced that Robert P. Bartlett, III, has been brought on board this fall as a new assistant professor who will…
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Court Denies Recovery for Mental Anguish on Breach of Contract Claim
A hotel manager refused to rent a room to a blind man (plaintiff) because he was accompanied by a guide dog. Plaintiff sued the hotel and its manager, asserting federal…