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New Architect October 2002 Christopher Null	Crocodile Tears Newspaper publishers take Gator to court for adding pop-up ads to their websites without their permission.
New Architect October 2002 Bret A. Fausett	Into the Deep The web was made for linking, but recent efforts by some companies to restrict deep linking to their sites are creating a legal minefield. A look at the issues involved with the Dallas Morning News, Danish Newspaper Publishers Association, eBay, and NPR.
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Sam Boykin	New weapons in the war on toxic mold Environmentally friendly building materials may help combat "sick building syndrome." But if that doesn't work, there's always your lawyer.
Reason August 2002 Charles Paul Freund	DNA Dough-Re-Mi A pretty girl may be like a melody, but the music of her DNA could have biotech companies whistling all the way to the bank. An executive at Maxygen, a California biotech firm, has suggested that if DNA sequences were converted to digital music they could be copyrighted as works of art.
Reason August 2002 Mike Lynch	Wine Fine The price of drink: Not one state allows small vintners to bypass the first middlemen and sell wine directly to retailers. The protectionist regimes are generally safe in state legislatures, but they are coming under increasing attack through the courts and the Internet.
Reason August 2002 Jacob Sullum	Second Thoughts John Ashcroft's Second Amendment position, even if adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court, is not likely to have practical consequences anytime soon.
Reason August 2002 Sara Rimensnyder	High Court How private are the private lives of judges?
Information Today August 5, 2002 Barbie E. Keiser	CCBN Charges Thomson Financial with Ethical Violations CCBN, an Internet-based investor communications firm, has filed a lawsuit against Thomson Corp., alleging that Thomson "breached its fiduciary duty by using confidential information from CCBN board meetings to compete against the firm."
Reason August 2002 Michael McMenamin	Knave of Torts Cooler coffee for $3 million and other lawyer bargains: a review of Why Lawsuits Are Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law, by Carl T. Bogus
CFO September 1, 2002 Lori Calabro	I Told You So To controversial securities litigator Bill Lerach, the current wave of corporate fraud scandals was both inevitable and preventable.
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