Comments on: Domain names … with sexy results http://www.lexferenda.com/19052007/domain-names-with-sexy-results/ daithí mac síthigh, university of east anglia, norwich, england Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:08:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kieren McCarthy http://www.lexferenda.com/19052007/domain-names-with-sexy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Kieren McCarthy Tue, 22 May 2007 07:38:26 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/19052007/domain-names-with-sexy-results/#comment-284 12th at both Heathrow and Gatwick. I'm flying out of City later today, I'll see if I can manage a rating there. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And I particularly enjoy the Kozinski links. His decision is I think a great example of a helpful crossover between law and the non-lawyer. My book, as you rightly point out, is more on the non-lawyer side. It was a conscious decision. There was a lot of law in the first draft and everyone except the lawyers felt it was too much. If the story has been less interesting, I'd have stuck with the more legal version. But as it is, the hope is to provide enough of the law to involve people without overwhelming them. Plus, at the end of the day, I'm a journalist and not a laywer - although I now understand the US legal system far, far better than the UK system, which is a big worrying. I'll consider what to do with the longer more legal draft soon as I have a bit of time. All the best Kieren 12th at both Heathrow and Gatwick. I’m flying out of City later today, I’ll see if I can manage a rating there.

I’m glad you enjoyed it. And I particularly enjoy the Kozinski links. His decision is I think a great example of a helpful crossover between law and the non-lawyer. My book, as you rightly point out, is more on the non-lawyer side.

It was a conscious decision. There was a lot of law in the first draft and everyone except the lawyers felt it was too much. If the story has been less interesting, I’d have stuck with the more legal version. But as it is, the hope is to provide enough of the law to involve people without overwhelming them.

Plus, at the end of the day, I’m a journalist and not a laywer – although I now understand the US legal system far, far better than the UK system, which is a big worrying.

I’ll consider what to do with the longer more legal draft soon as I have a bit of time.

All the best

Kieren

]]> By: Daithí http://www.lexferenda.com/19052007/domain-names-with-sexy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Daithí Sat, 19 May 2007 21:18:56 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/19052007/domain-names-with-sexy-results/#comment-273 I enjoyed the book. Kieren says that he has a longer version that he doesn't think he could publish. I'd read it, but I'm always on the lookout for citeable texts - and the published version is more of a summary and an attempt to communicate a long, complex history than a comprehensive record. So yes, let's have the Uncut Version for true believers. On the other hand, it's perfectly pitched for use in teaching - for example, it would be very useful (in a Web policy issues or straightforward 'computer law' course) to have a case study on 'what is a domain name' - and assign (as a pair) - this book (or sections of it) as background reading : to explain the cultural, personal and legal backdrop to: - the <a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/999D1D5B0D734B6088256D6D0078CB88/$file/0115899.pdf?openelement" rel="nofollow">9th Circuit decision</a> (a Kozinski special - Kieren, why did you not throw in a few lines about just how wacky and wonderful Judge K is (see <a href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/seltzer/ILAW2003/text43.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://notabug.com/kozinski/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2004/06/courthouse_foru.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> for examples) Also, it wouldn't be a half bad idea to take the existing Wiki entries and replace them with bits of the book. Taken as a whole, the book is a good 'record' of events (which is meant as a compliment, given that there are no footnotes or references) and can thus be read as extended (but careful) quality journalism. So, yes, thumbs up to this. I'd have liked a little more law, but the other 99% of the market wouldn't - and therefore, I think he gets the balance right. I enjoyed the book. Kieren says that he has a longer version that he doesn’t think he could publish. I’d read it, but I’m always on the lookout for citeable texts – and the published version is more of a summary and an attempt to communicate a long, complex history than a comprehensive record. So yes, let’s have the Uncut Version for true believers.

On the other hand, it’s perfectly pitched for use in teaching – for example, it would be very useful (in a Web policy issues or straightforward ‘computer law’ course) to have a case study on ‘what is a domain name’ – and assign (as a pair)

- this book (or sections of it) as background reading : to explain the cultural, personal and legal backdrop to:
- the 9th Circuit decision (a Kozinski special – Kieren, why did you not throw in a few lines about just how wacky and wonderful Judge K is (see here, here, here for examples)

Also, it wouldn’t be a half bad idea to take the existing Wiki entries and replace them with bits of the book. Taken as a whole, the book is a good ‘record’ of events (which is meant as a compliment, given that there are no footnotes or references) and can thus be read as extended (but careful) quality journalism.

So, yes, thumbs up to this. I’d have liked a little more law, but the other 99% of the market wouldn’t – and therefore, I think he gets the balance right.

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