Thanks for tuning in for this month’s peek at streaming video in the legal community.
Each issue we examine cutting edge examples of law firm and law school
“webcasts” — video over the World Wide Web.
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT?
Law schools have the public good at heart and many have devoted substantial resources to create
video archives available for all to see via the Internet. Much like the law school video archives
covered in previous articles (Harvard and University of Pittsburgh), Duke University Law School
also offers a substantial webcast collection.
DUKE LAW
You can read about upcoming webcasts by visiting
http://www.law.duke.edu/webcast. These 3
videos are presently scheduled:
- Patents: Their Effectiveness and Role discussed by Professor Wesley Cohen of
the Fuqua School of Business (11-14-03)
- Alternative Compensation Systems for Digital Entertainment is the topic of
Professor William W. Fisher III of Harvard Law School (11-21-03)
- Great Lives in the Law lecture series presents Dennis Archer (11-3-03)
To view the large list of archived webcasts, look near the bottom and click the phrase
‘Please see our archived "on demand" webcasts’ or use this URL:
“Duke Law School - Webcasts Archive”
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http://www.law.duke.edu/webcast/webcastsArchive.html
The law school's video collection offers lectures and conferences on a variety of legal and timely
topics. Speakers (including attorneys, activists, and ambassadors not to mention panels and
professors) address public policy, politics, intellectual property, the courts, national security,
cyberlaw, genetics, sports, Iraq, the FCC, and technology.
A few highlights from the archive include:
- Ken Starr '73 leads discussion of his new book, First Among Equals: The
Supreme Court in American Life (1-13-03)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Sports in the 21st Century (4-14-03)
- Private Censorship and Perfect Choice: The Future of the Internet? (Second
Annual Duke Magazine Forum, featuring Duke Law Professor James Boyle in conversation with
UNC Law Professor Adrienne Davis, 3-28-03)
- Nixon's Legacy: Duke Law, the Nation, the World (11-14-02)
- Executive Privilege and the Bush Administration (Thirty-Second Annual
Administrative Law Conference, 3-29-02)
There are some nice examples of 2-camera conference videography and the addition of titles to
identify participants. Archived by year, 16 topics are available in 2003, 14 topics in 2002, five
topics in 2001, and two topics in 2000. RealPlayer is required, version 8 or later.
“Duke Law School - Virtual Tour”
http://www.law.duke.edu/webcast/virtualtour.html
The most interesting webcast available at Duke is a short edited piece offering a quick campus
tour. It trots us around to the law library, lecture hall, classroom, moot courtroom, faculty
lounge, student lounge, and sports facilities. Law firms take note: This video
tour hints at the potential webcasting offers for staff training and orientation.
The video is 3 minutes and 39 seconds, available at 4 Internet connection speeds: 56K, 128K,
256K, and 512K. RealPlayer required.
Too many webcasts, not enough time.
If you see streaming audio or video you
think would be of interest to our readers, please
URL and description.
Has your firm produced a webcast? We want the details!
If you'd like a clickable list of the web addresses from this and past columns,
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