[Originally sent out December 24, 2021 in my 24 Days of Christmas newsletter] And now, the final story — which was going to be longer and include more thorough legal analysis, but I ran out of time — SANTA V. SATAN. Satan sues Santa for trademark and trade dress infringement and dilution. Santa’s name and …
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The Holiday Spirit: Part 1
[Originally sent out December 2021 in 24 Days of Christmas Newsletter, with plot synopses for Hallmark-style holiday movies that I’d like to see.] Christina, a corporate lawyer, doesn’t have time for holidays. She’s busy closing one of the largest M&A deals of the year. If she gets through this one, she’ll make partner, which she …
The Holiday Spirit: Part 2
[Originally sent out December 2021 in 24 Days of Christmas Newsletter, with plot synopses for Hallmark-style holiday movies that I’d like to see.] We left Christina caring for Horse while Jim leaves to find the special ghost medicine. Horse, a ghost horse descended from Rudolf, gets sick every Christmas Eve. Will Horse pull through? Will …
Murder by Candlelight
[Originally sent out December 2021 in 24 Days of Christmas Newsletter, with plot synopses for Hallmark-style holiday movies that I’d like to see.] On Christmas Eve, the matriarch of a billionaire family gathers her estranged grandchildren at the family compound. All but one attends, thinking this will have something to do with their inheritance. Perhaps …
Diogenes
The lantern guy — you know the one, went around with a lantern saying he was looking for a single honest man? Or was it righteous man. Either way, that story always annoyed me and if anybody talked approvingly about it, I suspected I wouldn’t like them either. Because how hypocritical to make a performance …
Elves, Love, Cupcakes: Part 3
Part 1 recap: Former tax lawyer Katie’s new life as a bakery owner seems glamorous, but she desperately needs help – even though she doesn’t want to admit it to anyone. Will Christmas be ruined? Part 2 recap: When a mysterious, short, and helpful man turns up at the bakery, Katie thinks he’s the answer …
Elves, Love, Cupcakes: Part 2
[Originally sent out December 2021 in 24 Days of Christmas Newsletter, with plot synopses for Hallmark-style holiday movies that I’d like to see.] Part One recap: Katie achieved her dream of owning a bakery, but she desperately needs help – even though she doesn’t want to admit it to anyone. Will Christmas be ruined? Elves, …
Elves, Love, Cupcakes: Part 1
We open our Christmas movie season with… ELVES, LOVE, CUPCAKES. A serial in three parts. Katie is the envy of her corporate friends after quitting her job as a tax lawyer to open a bakery. As the movie opens, she’s on a panel about following your dreams, and attendees mob her afterwards to ask admiring …
Welcome to 24 Days of Christmas!
It’s the holiday season, so in the words of the immortal song, whoop de doo and hickory dock! If you’ve signed up for this newsletter, you are in for 24 days’ worth of holiday movie silliness: original movie concepts by me (with frequent input from my kid who conceived the holiday legal drama “Santa v. …
Does Twitter own my posts
A long reply to a short question: Hey uh, lawyer friends, clarify this for me. Let’s say I post a log line to a script, or a page from one. Does Twitter now have the right to steal it? https://t.co/Xz7eWVI0Xk — Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) May 16, 2022 She’s referring to Section 4 of the Twitter …