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The bar approaches: BarMax vs. MicroMash

Posted by krisnelson on 7/22/10

The California Bar Exam begins next Tuesday. After a month+ of studying, I feel sort of ready. Unlike some recent law grads, I had a life pulling at me during my bar study time, so I simply wasn't able to sign up to a service like Barbri that required hours of in-class lectures (often in front of a video screen, too, which certainly wasn't appealing). So instead I turned to alternative approaches. The two I settled on were MicroMash (initially) and BarMax (finally).

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Implications of the AP licensing scheme

Posted by krisnelson on 7/6/10

So, the AP has in the past made a big deal about holding on to the rights to every tiny little bit of what they right (essentially denying that fair use even exists). Who better than those snarky peeps at Woot to call them on the implications of such a scheme?

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The marketplace of ideas

Posted by krisnelson on 6/25/10

Intellectual property, despite the name, doesn't quite work like regular property. A look at intellectual property markets highlight problems with a pure free-market approach that aren't necessarily visible with other markets.

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The new world of self-publishing: it’s not just for vanity anymore!

Posted by krisnelson on 6/15/10

It's finally possible--although still hardly likely--to skip the traditional publishers altogether, publishing yourself (via Amazon, for example), and get discovered by fans directly.

The new world of self-publishing: it’s not just for vanity anymore! is from in propria persona, © 2010 by Kristopher Nelson. Want to republish? Get permission. Want to quote? That's fair use.

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