Learning the law
iTunes U rocks the house!
As I develop my business plan for Sharp Audio and the Band Off musical competition, I have been doing some research on potential legal issues that might develop. As a result, I had the pleasure of virtually attending some lectures from iTunes U. Let me share what I learned.
The first podcast was fairly academic, but understandably so, as it was the closing address given by Charles Fried at a conference at Suffolk Law School to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his contract law classic, Contract as Promise. Mr. Fried had many interesting things to say, and a very eloquent way of saying them.
His initial point was that contracts are promises brought into the legal realm. He advises people to remember, when they draw up contracts, that they are subjecting their promises to the vicissitudes of the laws that rule that realm. And he reminds us of the importance of getting contractual obligations in writing, because the court will likely be unwilling to guess at the intentions of the parties and refuse to hear the case under the parole evidence rule.
