The Four Courts Doors: The End

The Four Courts: Keep Out Originally uploaded by Editor_Tupp. Despite my efforts, the Office of Public Works, at the instigation of the Court Service, have started to put up the ugly black railings across the portico of the Gandon designed Four Courts. I've set out my reasons for opposing this development before.

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Blogging the election

I'll be giving a talk on Defamation at the Blogging the Election conference today. I think it may be an intriguing clash of cultures so if you're knocking about town you might want to pop along. It's €15 on the door, including lunch.

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Suggestions of Movement by Treemo on TOS

A little while ago I added Treemo to my list of Video sharing sites whose Terms and Conditions I forced myself to read for your benefit. Well, Treemo's Aaron Racine responded as so:Thanks for sharing your thoughts about our Terms and Conditions (T&C).

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Check If You’re Registered to Vote In Ireland

I previously wrote about how a handful of votes in a handful of constituencies will decide the next election. I took us on a little tour of the Irish PR system, explaining why your fourth and fifth preferences can make the difference between success or failure for a candidate. And I gave a link to a printable version of the Irish voter registration form.

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Poetry Sat….Oh, Whatever

What day was supposed to be poetry day? Monday was it? Well, never mind. I am, as Krusty the Klown once said, a lazy, lazy man, so I'll do my poetry thing whenever I can muster the initiative. This may be often, or it may be never, only time will tell.

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Corrib Gas Case: Shell ‘Surrender’ at High Court

If you'd like a lawyer's eye view of what happened yesterday in the Corrib Gas case, you can slope over to the McGarr Solicitors website to read up on it. McGarr Solicitors represent two of the Defendants in the Shell case- Brid McGarry and Brendan Philbin. Shorter version: Shell seeking to withdraw the claim that had 5 men put in jail for 94 days last year.

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Barcamping

I will be giving a small talk on the Digital Rights Ireland case at Barcamp on Saturday. I hope to briefly outline the basis for the case and then open the floor to questions. I think the quicker you can get to the questions stage of an explanatory talk, the more likely it is that people will hear something that they really wanted answered.

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Treemo’s Terms and Conditions

I've added a new site to my review of Terms and Conditions of Video Sharing sites. The gist:TreemoRelevant Clause: "You grant HyperBoy a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual and fully sublicensable and transferable right.

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