Entries from February 2008

February 22, 2008

On ‘Da Vinci Code’ ruling

Puzzle Embedded in ‘Da Vinci Code’ Ruling
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By SARAH LYALL
Published: April 27, 2006
LONDON, April 26 — Justice Peter Smith’s 71-page ruling in the recent “Da Vinci Code” copyright case here is notable for many things: the judge’s occasional forays into literary criticism, his snippy remarks about witnesses on both sides, and his [...]

February 22, 2008

David Skeel on relation between law & poetry

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Point-Blank Verse By David Skeel
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Trial of the 5th Century B.C. By Adam Cohen
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A school of poetry says the words of judges provide a more vivid record of what we see and feel than the stanzas of Shelley or Wordsworth.
By David Skeel
IN 1928, SEVERAL YEARS AFTER STUDYING [...]