Funny correspondence.

My buddy Joey Maldonado clued me in to this response to a cease-and-desist letter (here).  Classic.

Lesson?  Sometimes asking nicely is a better idea than sending a "stop it" letter.

IP people: BUY THIS BOOK!

My colleague Marketa Trimble just published her dissertation with Oxford University Press (here).  Not only does this book embody her accomplishment for her SECOND doctoral degree, it puts her at the forefront of transnational IP issues.  (And she's nice!) 

This book belongs in your office if you're an IP person.  Enjoy!

Some good ideas about the mortgage crisis.

See here and here.

Classic--and true.

From today's WSJ:  Jason Gay's 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym (here).

Reason number "n+1" why Dan Rodriguez is so cool.

See here (hat tip to Brian Leiter) and here.