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Matilda Battersby, writing in The Bookseller reports on a new “disrupter” in the book publishing industry. The start-up, called Spines, began in 2021 and it published its first books this year. It published 273 titles in September alone, including 33… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 11 Apr 2025 – 10 Jun 2025 Rank Paper Downloads 1. A Theory of Complexity Aversion Xavier Gabaix Harvard University – Department of Economics 587… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Writing for the 5-2 majority in the case, Judge Cannataro begins, "On this appeal, we apply centuries-old principles of contract law to a web-based ‘terms of use’ update containing an arbitration agreement.” Ay, there’s the rub. Maybe courts should consider… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Oliver Dean Smith alleges that a person, identified in the complaint only as John Doe, posted unflattering statements about Mr. Smith on a website called Cancel Watch, which is web-hosted by Substack. Mr. Smith complained to Substack with e-mails and… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

Last week, Brian Leiter reported on his Law School Reports on alleged “citation rings.” Here’s how the caper works: Mid-level scholars cross-commit to citing one another’s work to boost their citation counts. So says a “younger scholar” who reported it… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More

This is the sixteenth and final post in my series on Larry Di Matteo’s Principles of Contract Law and Theory (Principles). The aim is to call some attention to this book while using it to stimulate my thinking as I… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More