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engineer wrote:
For as intelligent as law students are, some sure don't exercise a hell of a lot of common sense when it comes to what they leave on public computers!!

engineer wrote:So, this advice may be against the rules at your school, possibly even an honor code violation, but luckily my school is silent on the issue.

engineer wrote:So, this advice may be against the rules at your school, possibly even an honor code violation, but luckily my school is silent on the issue. We have a bunch of public terminals here, and tonight I went to each one and sifted through the "My Documents" folder for anything of interest. I found maybe 15 outlines and a whole slew of other things--answers to back exams, appellate briefs, etc.

Obviously, don't rely on anything you find; since I'm pretty far along in my studying, I've been trying to get my hands on a few more outlines without having to pay Outline Depot. This was my golden ticket.

For as intelligent as law students are, some sure don't exercise a hell of a lot of common sense when it comes to what they leave on public computers!!

SoftBoiledLife wrote:Copy of outline left on public computer = abandoned property?

engineer wrote:So, this advice may be against the rules at your school, possibly even an honor code violation, but luckily my school is silent on the issue. We have a bunch of public terminals here, and tonight I went to each one and sifted through the "My Documents" folder for anything of interest. I found maybe 15 outlines and a whole slew of other things--answers to back exams, appellate briefs, etc.

Obviously, don't rely on anything you find; since I'm pretty far along in my studying, I've been trying to get my hands on a few more outlines without having to pay Outline Depot. This was my golden ticket.

For as intelligent as law students are, some sure don't exercise a hell of a lot of common sense when it comes to what they leave on public computers!!

seespotrun wrote:

SoftBoiledLife wrote:Copy of outline left on public computer = abandoned property?

Probably a stronger argument for it being mislaid.

pleasetryagain wrote:do you not have logins at law school with unique my docs folders?

seespotrun wrote:

SoftBoiledLife wrote:Copy of outline left on public computer = abandoned property?

Probably a stronger argument for it being mislaid.

SoftBoiledLife wrote:

seespotrun wrote:

SoftBoiledLife wrote:Copy of outline left on public computer = abandoned property?

Probably a stronger argument for it being mislaid.

Thought about this, because the file is in a logical place and if pressed they would know where to go back and find it. But it's also safe to say that they have their own copy of it on a flash drive or something, and so the copy left on the computer lab computer is probably something they have no intention of ever going back to look for or use again.

SoftBoiledLife wrote:

seespotrun wrote:

SoftBoiledLife wrote:Copy of outline left on public computer = abandoned property?

Probably a stronger argument for it being mislaid.

Thought about this, because the file is in a logical place and if pressed they would know where to go back and find it. But it's also safe to say that they have their own copy of it on a flash drive or something, and so the copy left on the computer lab computer is probably something they have no intention of ever going back to look for or use again.

engineer wrote:

SoftBoiledLife wrote:

seespotrun wrote:

SoftBoiledLife wrote:Copy of outline left on public computer = abandoned property?

Probably a stronger argument for it being mislaid.

Thought about this, because the file is in a logical place and if pressed they would know where to go back and find it. But it's also safe to say that they have their own copy of it on a flash drive or something, and so the copy left on the computer lab computer is probably something they have no intention of ever going back to look for or use again.

I'm siding with abandonment on this one. However, it's digital data, so I don't know if we can actually say that the the owner voluntarily and intentionally relinquished ownership of it with the intent to give up both title and possession. Intellectual property differs from personal property and real property in that it's capable of being duplicated or cloned. Because of this, I think there's some sort of fundamental difference as to lost/mislaid/abandoned property.

Taking a step back, however, I'm noticing how horrifically sad this entire thread is.

ggocat wrote:Why can't you just get outlines / exam answers from upperclassmen? Just e-mail someone on law review and ask.

Matthies wrote:

ggocat wrote:Why can't you just get outlines / exam answers from upperclassmen? Just e-mail someone on law review and ask.

ROFLMAO I seriously spit coke on my keybaord.

ggocat wrote:

Matthies wrote:

ggocat wrote:Why can't you just get outlines / exam answers from upperclassmen? Just e-mail someone on law review and ask.

ROFLMAO I seriously spit coke on my keybaord.

That wouldn't work at Denver?

ggocat wrote:Why can't you just get outlines / exam answers from upperclassmen? Just e-mail someone on law review and ask.

engineer wrote:

ggocat wrote:Why can't you just get outlines / exam answers from upperclassmen? Just e-mail someone on law review and ask.

Dear Entire Law Review:

Please forgive this blanket e-mail. I don't really have time to get to know any of you, nor do I really care enough. I don't really know which, if any, of you had the same profs as me during your 1L year, but for those of you who did, please send me your outlines. That would really be awesome!

Thanks,
engineer.



...right

LawandOrder wrote:

engineer wrote:
For as intelligent as law students are, some sure don't exercise a hell of a lot of common sense when it comes to what they leave on public computers!!

Ironic statement is ironic.