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Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
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Bill,

I would also very much appreciate a copy.

Thank you.

Mary-Kathryn Zachary
113 Richards College of Business
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA  30118
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Shaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: B-Law Films


> Sure Donna.  I'll do them this week and charge them to the McCombs School. 
> Our donor, McCombs, was
> on the list of those contributing to Tom DeLay and a pal of Abramofff so, 
> dammit, let him pay.
>
>
> At 11:47 AM 2/5/2006, you wrote:
>>Bill:
>>
>>Yes, I have been trying out how to use clips in my classes (or rather,
>>how to excerpt them from films I have).  I would very much appreciate a
>>disk with your selctions.  Please let me know the cost to reimburse
>>you.
>>
>>Donna Cunningham, J.D.
>>Langdale College of Business
>>Valdosta State University
>>1500 N. Patterson St.
>>Valdosta, GA 31698
>>Ofs Tel: 229-249-2606
>>Cell: 229-251-6057
>>email: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>Bill Shaw wrote:
>>
>>
>> ><html>
>> ><body>
>> >Keith,&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; From the two you mention <br>
>> >that are stale, I have 8-10 scenes.&nbsp; Actually, they can't really be
>> >stale unless you have students taking your course over and over
>> >again.&nbsp; First day, or <br>
>> >second, I sometimes begin with Wall Street (Michael Douglas), and
>>discuss
>> >the virtues of &quot;greed.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Greed is good, it's right,
>> >it cuts through and clarifies <br>
>> >the . . . {something, something, something} . . . and greed, mark my
>> >word, with save Teldar Paper, and that other malfunctioning corporation
>> >called the <br>
>> >United States of America.&quot;&nbsp; It was an Oscar winner back in the
>> >early '90s, and, I'm told, the &quot;greed&quot; speech was tracked from
>> >Ivan Boesky's presentation <br>
>> >to Stanford MBAs.&nbsp; That may just be a rumor.&nbsp; Anyway, I was
>> >known around the gym as the Boesky Professor of Business Ethics.&nbsp;
>> >*&nbsp; Film strips of 2-4 <br>
>> >minutes apiece that you may find useful from time to time, but never
>> >scheduled/syllabused in order to remain within the &quot;fair use&quot;
>> >provisions -- Wall Street, <br>
>> >The Insider, A Civil Action, Boiler Room, Other People's Money, Private
>> >Ryan, Philadelphia, Erin Brockavich, GlenGarry GlenRoss, Kate and
>> >Leopold,<br>
>> >&nbsp;Repo Man.&nbsp; Some are sort of special interest - special
>> >occasion - feel good clips: Forest Gump, Hackers,&nbsp; Goodfellas,
>>Jerry
>> >MaGuire, Half Baked. Also, <br>
>> >a skydive (strictly to impress my grandson), but you need an 8 page
>> >disclaimer to distribute beforehand.   Bill<br><br>
>> ><br><br>
>> >At 02:24 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote:<br>
>> ><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2 color="#000080">
>> >Colleagues,<br>
>> >&nbsp;<br>
>> >I occasionally have students in my Legal Environment class analyze
>> >business law and ethics issues in feature films. I have used <u>The
>> >Insider</u> 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. <u>A Civil Action</u> is
>>also
>> >beginning to show its wear. Does anyone out there have suggestions for
>> >other good films that raise business law issues? <br>
>> >&nbsp;<br>
>> >Thanks for any help you can give.<br>
>> >&nbsp;<br>
>> >Keith<br>
>> >&nbsp;<br>
>> ></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" color="#008080"><b><i>
>> >ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo<br>
>> ></font><font color="#000080">Keith A. Maxwell<br>
>> ></b>Nat S. and Marian W. Rogers
>> >Professor<b><x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
>> ></b>Professor of Legal Studies and Ethics<br>
>> ></i>School of Business and Leadership<br>
>> >University of Puget Sound<br>
>> >Tacoma, WA 98416<br>
>> >Office Phone: 253.879.3703<br>
>> ></font><font color="#0000FF"><u>
>> ><a href="http://www.ups.edu/faculty/maxwell/home.htm" eudora="autourl">
>> >www.ups.edu/faculty/maxwell/home.htm</a></font><font
>>color="#000080"><br>
>> ></u></font><font color="#008080"><b><i>
>> >ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo<br>
>> ></i></b></font><font size=2 color="#000080">&nbsp;<br>
>> ></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">&nbsp;</font></blockquote>
>> ></body>
>> ></html>
>> >
>
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