Category Archives: Business Law

Shysters be Gone! part II

We ended the first post in this series with the question, “Whence comes the ethical imperative, ‘Don’t be a Shyster!’?” Now we will get into it: I would like to draw an ephemeral line between moral and ethical laws – … Continue reading

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Ford gets confused and shoots itself in the foot

So Ford Motor Company is a little bit confused. They are claiming some form of intellectual property in photographs of specific Ford Mustangs. Not in the abstract image of the iconic car, but in the photographs taken by enthusiastic owners … Continue reading

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Shysters be Gone! part I

Contract law has, at its core, the ethical imperative, “Don’t be a Shyster!” We impose a lot of positive duties with law in a complex “evolved” society. These are the things we tell people they are expected to do, in … Continue reading

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