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University of Michigan Law School University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository Res Gestae Law School History and Publications 2003 Vol. 54, No. 4, October 14, 2003 University of Michigan Law School Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.law.umich.edu/res_gestae Part of the Legal Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Michigan Law School, "Vol. 54, No. 4, October 14, 2003" (2003). Res Gestae. Paper 123. http://repository.law.umich.edu/res_gestae/123 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School History and Publications at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Res Gestae by an authorized administrator of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STUDENT NEWSPAPER oF 1HE UNIVERSITY oF MICHIGAN LAw ScHOOL October 14, 2003 Vol. 54 No.4 Downloaders Beware! Record Industry Lawuits Are Indeed 2 Legit 2 Quit By Sharon Ceresnie it become clear what the state of the law is on file sharing. And while the RIAA has for the Intellectual Property Student ost of us have heard about only filed 261 suits as of September 8, Association's (IPSA) guest speaker the lawsuits that the 2003, many of us have begun to realize Andrew P. Bridges on "Are the RIAA Recording Industry that the next suit filed could easily be Lawsuits Legit?" After speaking during Association of America (RIAA) has against one of our friends or even lunchtime, Bridges also visited Professor brought against peer-to-peer file sharers. ourselves. Eisenberg's Trademarks class to continue The newspapers have highlighted the discussion of the suits. IPSA President defendants like a 12 year-old who had Tally George said she was very happy - /"' ... '?< _._ '".. F ;., .) '} �-- � · �� "no idea" that it was illegal to download Precisely because many of us feel with the large attendance at the event and music off of the Internet and the parents affectedby this new wave of legal tactics was "happy to have provided the Law who share their child's sentiment. Neither by the RIAA, on October 8, 2003 Room before nor after the filing of the suits has 150 was filled with nearly 160 students Continued on Page 6 112 l\.es @e.stae 14 ®ctober2003 II 3Res ®estae Burning the Midnight Oil Ediror in Chief with the Andy Daly Managing Ediror: Insomniac-In-Chief Jessie Grodstein Kennedy By Andy Daly Etecutive Editor: his weekend I received the latest of several e-mails telling me to go to bed. John Fedynsky Folks who have awoken to new messages in their inboxes from a certain [email protected] have expressed concern over my penchant for sending Comributing Editors: e-mails at hours only Vlad the Impaler could love. Some have mistakenly chalked it D.C. Lee. Andrew Cattell, up to my dedication or my hard work. No, I wish it were that noble. Granted, I often Sharon Ceresnie. find myself remembering to do thingsthat I should have done hours ago, rather than Sara Klettke MacWilliams. during the depths of night, but it's not the work keeping me up. To be honest, I am Michael Murphy, Matt Nolan not really sure what is. Perhaps I have some burning questions to answer. Ones that come to mind are: "If Web Site Ediror: he is a documented sexual predator and world-class pervert, why is R. Kelly constantly Steve Boender singing Jove songs on my TV?" Or, "If Michigan is consistently one of the most overweight States in the Union, why can't I find fresh donuts in Ann Arbor after a Artist: long night of drinking?" And then there is the classic: "If the plural of leaf is leaves, Philip Weintraub why does Toronto's hockey team call themselves the Maple Leafs?" When I said "burning questions" I hope you weren't looking for something deep or philosophical, I would need to sleep for at least a month before getting to that. Res Gestae is published biweekly during the school year by students of the University of Despite the unanswerable nature of my queries, I am sure it is not they that keep Michigan Law School. Opinions expressed in me up. Perhaps I am waiting for something to happen, or perhaps it is my fear of bylined articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the missing something important or interesting. It can't have anything to do with my editorial staff. Articles may be reprinted with­ new digital cable box or the three-and-a half-pound bag of M&M's I bought, would out permission. provided that the author and Res it? Gesrae are credited and notified. Re., Gestae welcomes submissions. Please place Deepening my dilemma is the fact that I kinda like being up to all hours of the all articles. columns. or opinion pieces in the night. My friend Sara's appeal that I go see a doctor and get some prescription sleeping Res Gestae pendaflex located on the third floor pills fell on deaf ears. "I don't really have any trouble sleeping," I told her, "I just of Hutchins Hall across from the faculty don't go to bed." I sit up and watch TV, play computer solitaire, instant message mailroom. Submissions may be made on 3.5" disk or via email (preferably as a MS Word at­ other saps who get caught up late, and ponder inane questions like those listed above. tachment). Res Gestae reserves the right to edit Sometimes I even do house chores at 3:00 a.m. all submissions in the interest of space. Maybe its the freedom and quiet that comes with late nights on the couch doing Mailing address: Res Gestae nothing in particular. Nobody bothering me, no one to tell me what to do - there's a University of Michigan Law School certain peacefulness that comes with being the last one on duty. Here's to hoping that 625 South State St. my future employer doesn't get wind of these tendencies. Wouldn't want them getting Ann Arbor. Ml 48109 any funny ideas, would we? Phone: (734) 936-2574 Web Site Address: In any event, it looks like I will have to embrace the nocturnal lifestyle for the time http://www.law.umich.edu/ being. And to those with whom I correspond, do not be troubled if you get an e-mail JournalsandOrgs/rg/ Office: from me at some unholy hour- I'll sleep eventually, it just might have to be during 116 Legal Research class. (near the Law School Student Senate office) [email protected] ---------�11 31\.es�estae 14®ctober 2003 �.._ 311 Letter to the Editor: Taking the MPRE - It's A Mystery to Us hich of the following critical send us a minimum of five reminder e­ to practice law and whether my W topics was not offered as a mails about the informational happiness is directly related to my salary. presentation by your very presentation they have arranged for us OCS finally sent an email to the listserve own Office of Career Services this on just that topic. Why would we ever the day after the late fee for registering semester? suspect things would be different when for the November MPRE exam went into it came to taking the Bar? Granted, the effect.2 a) Bright Lights, Small City requirements for passing the Bar differ in b) How to be Happy as a Lawyer many states, but 48 out of 50 States Given our collective experience, it c) The Logistics of Being a Lawyer: require the MPRE. And we only need to actually turns out that signing up to take When, Where and How to Take the review option (a) above to see that OCS the test in a different state, signing up for Bar Exam. has never been shy in the past of offering the Barbri course, and figuring out how employment information just because it to coordinate having your law firm pay Unfortunately, as any 3L knows, the doesn't affect every single student. for the course can be fairly confusing. At answer to the above question is (c). While least confusing enough to merit a quick the authors of this article understand the To make matters worse, we happen to lunchtime presentation by our career value of presentations on such topics as know, based on an informal and counselors. Such a solution would (a) and (b), we also value the importance unscientific poll of our classmates,1 that certainly make our lives, as well as theirs, of being able to one day sign our names several students (the authors included) significantly less stressful. We fear that to actual legal documents, something sent e-mails to their career counselors without such a presentation, we may which, we hear, is hard to do if we never requesting information on the upcoming have no choice but to sheepishly attend take the Bar Exam. MPRE, only to be told individually to the upcoming OCS presentation on check the "useful links" on the career "Alternatives to Law Firm Practice." The authors also acknowledge that, service website. - especially given the absence of new CJ Albertie, 3L episodes of "The OC" to distract us One helpful student graciously sent an Katie Lorenz, 3L during the past month, we could have e-mail to the listserve regarding the Erin Meek, 3L been researching when, where, and how quickly approaching MPRE registration to take MPRE and the Bar Exam. But let's deadline, at which point chaos ensued.

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