digitalcommons.nyls.edu NYLS Publications Student Newspapers 11-1996 The ewN York Law School Reporter, November 1996 New York Law School Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/newspapers Recommended Citation New York Law School, "The eN w York Law School Reporter, November 1996" (1996). Student Newspapers. 31. https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/newspapers/31 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the NYLS Publications at DigitalCommons@NYLS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@NYLS. New York Law School Reeorter 1 > - .,.. l;f 4ir • ., • • ..,_~,,..;'gr.;r. ~ _-··' .. :;; .... -_:,.,. ·__ : "':(''. .. -"~ . : . -.. , S1VDENT LAWJOURNAL Making Music at NYLS By Gila Garber D'rrector o fthe Knittmg · F actory, andC o-Founder of the Global Internet Gathering; Beth PattersoQ, Entertainment lawyers, students, and oth­ Vice President of Business Affairs at Elektra ers in the music industry came together on Octo­ Records; Paul Robinson, Vice President, Asso- ber 17th at the Media Law Project's latest enter­ ciate General Counsel at Warner Music Group; tainment law panel titled "The Lawyer's Role in Charles Sanders, a NYLS alumni and General ~usiness oriented perspective of the industry was the Music Business. · Over 160 people attended Counsel to the National Music Publisher's As­ given by Ms. Patterson. Ms. Lepera, who has the event which took place in the Steifel Reading sociation and the Harry Fox Agency; and Michael represented artists such as Billy Joel and Andrew room. Selverne, a NYLS alumni and Managing Partner Lloyd Weber in copyright infringement cases, The panel was a mix of lawyers and non­ at Selveme, Flam & Mandelbaum, LLP. brought up some tactical concerns of lawyers in lawyers. Christine Lepera, a NYLS alumnae and a The topics of discussion included an over­ the music business. Mr. Chertoff addressed the partner at Gold, Farrell & Marks, served as the view of the music industry, responsibilities of an importance of collaboration between lawyers and moderator. Panelists included: Rick Chertoff, Se­ entertainment lawyer, and issues concerning their creative clients. nior Vice President of PolyGramHolding, Inc., and copyright and the Internet. Mr. Robinson dis­ The Internet's impact in the music indus­ owner of Blue Gorilla Records; Michael Dorf, cussed the combination of entertainment and try sparked a heated debate that drew a lot of com­ President and CEO of Knit Media, Inc., Owner and corporate law that he encounters at work. A more Continued on Page 13 THE SUPREME COURT'S CENTER STILL HOLDS Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, have decided in the last term. suggested that the Court's by Hansen Alexander strengthened the Court's center. center is sensitive to civil liberties. "Kennedy Simon's book focuses on four key areas of con­ wrote a very passionate opinion for the Court in One year after the publication of Professor James stitutional law: racial discrimination, abortion, ~"Simon observed. F. Simon's best sel!iog book, The Center Holds, criminal law, and First Amendment freedoms. Kennedy, Simon said, was swayed by the United States Supreme Court continues to re­ Simon's conclusion that the Court has maintained briefs in Rww3: which did not argue that sexual sist a quarter century of Republican court-packing a "centrist" position on these key issues is based orientation should be a fundamental right but that intended to reverse the libertarian legacy of Chief roughly on his analysis that the Court has eroded it was a violation of the equal protection clause Justice Earl Warren. the Warren's Court's direction on racial discrimi­ to discriminate against homosexuals. The Court's balance of power remains in the nation and criminal law while either expanding Although he resisted predicting the middle with conservative Reagan and Bush appoin­ or more or less holding the line on abortion and Court's adjudication on the hot topics of the new tees Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, and First Amendment freedoms. term such as physician assisted suicide, Simon did David Souter providing the decisive votes on criti­ speculate that O'Connor, based on her vote for cal issues. Two moderate Clinton appointees, Ruth the majority in~ probably would not want to overturn such a recent decision as Bowers v. Harwick. However, he thinks she might overturn a sodomy statute based on sexual status rather BOMB SCARE ROCKS SCHOOL than sexual conduct. he did. I agreed to write something or another. By catboy While the Court is clearly less sensitive Heading home now, I stopped to ask night schools he bombs, he bombs. on race than the Warren or Burger Courts, it is security guard Roqert Clemmons if he knew any­ -m doughty more sensitive than ~ and Adarand might thing about the bomb threat. Robert was enthu­ whydja bomb? suggest, according to Simon. He said O'Connor siastically arguing with another security guard, -alien ginsberg and Kennedy are fact driven, not ideological con­ because Robert had taped some notices to the October 7, 1996: What can I say? I spent the en­ servatives, and that they do not close the door on main entrance doors. The other guard did not tire day studying in the library, and when I began race conscience programs. "In political redistrict­ think that the notices belonged on those doors. my trek home at 10:30pm I was drained. How­ ing cases O'Connor straddles the line but says When he finished arguing, Robert turned to me ever, I still had enough energy to get pissed off race can be a factor," Simon said. The Court will and told me that he was "not allowed to give any when I saw a stack of notices on top of the Re­ hear another redistricting case this term. information" regarding the bomb threat. He re­ porters outside the Reading Room. As soon as I Although Simon noted that the Supreme ferred me to George Hayes. read the notice and learned about the" October 9th Court has been cutting back Congress' powers When I finally got home tonight, I decided bomb scare," I ran downstairs to see David since~ in 1976, he strongly dissented from to call my friend "Rusty." Rusty went to Univer­ Drossman of the Reporter. Dave is an alright boy. the conventional view that ~ means this sity of Madison during the late sixties, and he I can't say that I completely agree with all his po­ Court intends to sharply limit the commerce wrote for the paper there. Considering his per­ litical leanings, but I will tell him a story every so clause. "I'm not so sure~ was a revolution sonal resume, I figured he would know some- often. It never occurred to me that Dave might even as a regression from commerce clause doc- ask me to write a sto about this bomb scare, but Continued on Page 12 Continued on Pa e 8 NSIDE: 'HE SAID, SHE SAID' Movie Reviews, Page 15 'humming,' Page 11 'MUSIC MONTHLY' Mule Review, Page 10 HOUSE OF HORRORS, Page 5 NOVEMBER 1996 2 The New York Law School lf..epan.u- •, ............. ... ,. • "-." ; 1;·-V Sound Off To The 'Qm-budsman would condone the stereotyping of an entire group based solely on their nationality. Please, keep your prejudice and ignorance on the street where it belongs, not in a law school forum. This is not the place to air out personal prejudices or hatred of any kind. -M. Lanigan [Editor's Note- On the left side of this page in every issue the Reporter states "The views r~­ flected herein are those of authors, and not necesserily those of the Reporter; New York Law School, or of any editor or staff member. " The Ombudsman chose not to answer this letter be­ cause the topic was getting stale. The Ombuds­ man did, however; write a personal response to Miss Lanigan] To The Ombudsman, Q: Dear Ombudsman, The other day, some buddies and I were I feel compelled to respond to all the bad sitting in the library, and we noticed that this year, publicity the Irish Law Students Association there are more girls with big breasts. We started (ILSA) has received. As a first year evening stu­ discussing the topic, and we all agreed that girls dent I have yet to attend an ILSA meeting, but I with bigger breasts probably score lower on their am submitting this letter to refute the blatant "ste­ LSAT exams, because girls with bigger breasts are reotyping" that you assert you in your response. generally "bubbly," and not as smart as girls with You assert that the Irish only export alcohol and smaller breasts. Can You prove or disprove this we do much to exacerbate everyone seeing us as theory? drunks.I must disagree with this. - The Bubble Theory Bunch Could it be that you desire to further a negative stereotype? You also refer to all pubs as being Irish. This is an interesting point Many pubs A: When I first read this question, I thought in Ireland are, in fact, gathering places where it would be good to print, because it would en­ people get together to chat and have a good time. courage the people in the admissions office to no You don't see people getting drunk and stupid in longer admit students who score below 140 on a pub in Ireland. Nor are the pubs there as bad as their LSAT exams. After reading it again, how­ the trendy bars here, where people go to get in­ ever; I thought it would afford me an opportunity ebriated. to show the readers of this column that there are You also state, "Moreover, Irish people in actually men in our school who think like this.