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Rambus: Monopolization Redux
Nvidia has filed a Sherman Act complaint against Rambus in federal district court in North Carolina. The allegations appear to echo (copy?) the allegations in the FTC case I reported on recently, where the D.C. Circuit reversed the FTC's finding of illegal monopolization by Rambus. Can Rambus file a successful motion to dismiss in this new case based on the D.C. Circuit's decision? Very likely. Why did Nvidia file this suit? My first thought is that Nvidia was concerned about a statute of...
ESI and Admissibility
After writing the post immediately below it occurred to me that although there is much talk about the discovery of electronically stored evidence (ESI), the admissibility of ESI is addressed far less often. In fact, in the two day conference I linked to in that post, the topic is not even mentioned. For the interested, there are two important starting places for this topic. The first is the 101 page decision in Lorraine v. Markel American Insurance Company by Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm (one...
Rock Star Judges and E-Law
Anytime these judges write an opinion, it's treated like a papal encyclical," . . . They really influence other judges, who act like these are the rock stars of their profession. . . These 'rock star' judges are not surprised that they, and not the new rules, are still the final word in e-discovery. . . . Quoted from Rockin' Out the E-Law, ABA Journal, July 2008. Rock star judges, huh? OK, I'm trying not to wince, laugh or, well, you know... The American Bar Association needs to sell its...
51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Earth
You don't have to love maps or be a geography buff to love Google Earth. It's a blast to zoom in on places you know, or places you're curious about. For me, the more obscure the place, the more fun. Try the Saharan Africa or the interior of Inda, for example. And, the more of the planet Google displays in hi-res, the better it gets. So I was intrigued to come across an article listing sites that are partially blocked to public view - blurred out. Here is a link to the article, on...