Marsha: Great suggestion.  Perhaps others with clips or films could post them to the ALSB site copyright laws permitting.
Rick

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From: M Hass <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, February 6, 2006 9:14 am
Subject: Re: B-Law Films

> Why not post the disk contents on ALSB site for downloading by 
> members?
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> From: "LeCrone, Noel Blake" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:19 AM
> Subject: Re: B-Law Films
> 
> 
> I would really love to have that disk.  Thanks in advance. 
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> ________________________________
> 
> From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk on behalf 
> of Bill 
> Shaw
> Sent: Sun 2/5/2006 6:16 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: B-Law Films
> 
> 
> Keith,  I have 10 or so films (and triple that in scenes) from 
> movies that 
> I'd have put on a disk for you, or anyone, if you'd like.  From 
> the two you 
> mention
> that are stale, I have 8-10 scenes.  Actually, they can't really 
> be stale 
> unless you have students taking your course over and over again.  
> First day, 
> or
> second, I sometimes begin with Wall Street (Michael Douglas), and 
> discuss 
> the virtues of "greed."  "Greed is good, it's right, it cuts 
> through and 
> clarifies
> the . . . {something, something, something} . . . and greed, mark 
> my word, 
> with save Teldar Paper, and that other malfunctioning corporation 
> called the
> United States of America."  It was an Oscar winner back in the 
> early '90s, 
> and, I'm told, the "greed" speech was tracked from Ivan Boesky's 
> presentation
> to Stanford MBAs.  That may just be a rumor.  Anyway, I was known 
> around the 
> gym as the Boesky Professor of Business Ethics.  *  Film strips of 
> 2-4
> minutes apiece that you may find useful from time to time, but 
> never 
> scheduled/syllabused in order to remain within the "fair use" 
> provisions --  
> Wall Street,
> The Insider, A Civil Action, Boiler Room, Other People's Money, 
> Private 
> Ryan, Philadelphia, Erin Brockavich, GlenGarry GlenRoss, Kate and 
> Leopold, Repo Man.  Some are sort of special interest - special 
> occasion - feel good 
> clips: Forest Gump, Hackers,  Goodfellas, Jerry MaGuire, Half 
> Baked. Also,
> a skydive (strictly to impress my grandson), but you need an 8 
> page 
> disclaimer to distribute beforehand. Bill
> 
> 
> 
> At 02:24 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote:
> 
> 
> Colleagues,
> 
> I occasionally have students in my Legal Environment class analyze 
> business 
> law and ethics issues in feature films. I have used The Insider in 
> the past, 
> but it has been used so often - in not only law classes, but also 
> management, ethics, and others - that it has grown a bit stale for 
> students 
> and professor alike. A Civil Action is also beginning to show its 
> wear. Does 
> anyone out there have suggestions for other good films that raise 
> business 
> law issues?
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give.
> 
> Keith
> 
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> Professor of Legal Studies and Ethics
> School of Business and Leadership
> University of Puget Sound
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