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The Daily Memo - 5/24/06

homeland.jpgIf you are breaking into a dark business and having trouble seeing, don’t use your shirt as a torch. (ABC 4)

homeland.jpgA Florida lawyer is suing a sandwich shop for being fax-spammed with the shop’s daily menu specials. (TBO)

homeland.jpgA new copyright bill has been introduced, the Orphan Works Act of 2006, which would provide guidance for how someone can use copyrighted materials when they can’t find the original author/owner. (CopyBites)

homeland.jpgA New Jersey malpractice case is set to settle the issue, at least in that state, of whether a lawyer’s client can pursue a malpractice claim after the original case has settled. (Law.com)

homeland.jpgThe man who claims “The Apprentice” was stolen from his idea for a show called “C.E.O.” says that he has settled his lawsuit against NBC and The Donald. (FindLaw)

homeland.jpgSony has finalized its settlement in the rootkit litigation. (Slashdot)

homeland.jpgFormer law clerks for Bush nominee Judge Terrence Boyle have launched a defense against attacks on Boyle’s alleged violation of federal laws (by issuing orders in cases involving corporations he owns shares in); however, their defense apparently contains many inaccuracies of its own. (Salon)