You wouldn't go to a hospital, you wouldn't go to a law firm where the doctors and lawyers were not retained on merit: where they all had tenure regardless of competence. Parents feel the same way about schools that they send their children to. David Boies childcompetencedoctor share on social
I made a penny for each paper delivered every day, plus 2 cents for Sunday papers. I had 120 customers. For a 10-year-old kid in the 1940s, that was a lot of money. David Boies 1940scentcustomer Change image and share on social
I was a paper boy, beginning the summer between my fourth-grade and fifth-grade years. David Boies beginboyfourth Change image and share on social
We're now segregating our schools based on economics; we're segregating our schools based on where a child's parents live. And it has the same corrosive effect of destroying people's opportunity as racial segregation did. David Boies basechildcorrosive share on social
The Audio Home Recording Act directly says that noncommercial copying by consumers is lawful. David Boies actaudioconsumer Change image and share on social
Obviously I'm a lawyer; I like to have cases. David Boies caselawyer Change image and share on social
When you think of Napster, you think of music. But the first thing that struck me was that this was an important case not only for the music industry but for the whole Internet. David Boies caseimportantindustry Change image and share on social
Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No. David Boies activityallegecontributory Change image and share on social
Unlike people of my generation, my children and my grandchildren have grown up living with, knowing, people who were outwardly gay and lesbian. And they have learned that they're just like us... And when you see that they're just like us, the rationale for discrimination melts away. David Boies childdiscriminationgay share on social
It is human nature to favor individuals and institutions who we know or for whom we feel responsible. David Boies favorfeelhuman Change image and share on social
