Best business law books according to redditors

We found 174 Reddit comments discussing the best business law books. We ranked the 125 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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u/i_like_turtles_ · 90 pointsr/reactiongifs

No, you don't need a lawyer. You have rights to discovery, just as anyone else does. http://www.amazon.com/Beat-Your-Ticket-Court-Win/dp/1413319157

u/SuperNinKenDo · 27 pointsr/DebateFascism

Further Reading

Michael Huermer - 'The Problem of Political Authority':

[Hard Copy]

Henry Hazlitt - 'Economics in One Lesson':

[Audiobook]:[PDF]:[Hard Copy]

David Friedman - 'The Machinery of Freedom'"

[Illustrated Summary]:[Audiobook]:[PDF]:[Hard Copy]

Ludwig von Mises - 'Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth':

[Audiobook]:[PDF]:[ePub]


MisesWiki - Economic Calculation Problem:

[HTML]

Murray N. Rothbard - 'For a New Liberty':

[Audiobook]:[HTML]:[PDF]:[Hard Copy]

Murray N. Rothbard - 'The Ethics of Liberty':

[Audiobook]:[HTML]:[PDF]:[Hard Copy]

Frédéric Bastiat - 'The Law':

[Audiobook]:[HTML]:[PDF]:[Hard Copy]

Ludwig von Mises - 'Human Action':

[Audiobook]:[HTML]:[PDF:[ePub]:[Hard Copy]

Murray N. Rothbard - 'Man Economy and State, with Power, and Markets':

[Audiobook][HTML]:[PDF]:[ePub]:[Hard Copy]

u/lawstudent2 · 27 pointsr/technology

Said in mocking tone: "Aw, boo."

> It's more likely the downvotes were from people in the computer security field who understand that the internet is the 2012 version of the wild fucking west

Sad for you, I actually have worked in computer security, now I'm a lawyer who specializes in intellectual property and internet law, I'm in-house for a company that makes, among other things, enterprise grade security software, and that is just total fucking bullshit. Everything you are saying is infuriatingly wrong.

In the last 30 years, there have been fifteen sets of laws passed by the US congress directly regulating online behavior.

Not only that, this:
> Most of the outcry over CISPA has been from the people who want to keep the internet some sort of lawless land where they can anonymously download their fill of horse porn while some other guy steals 4 million identities and sells them to fraud mills in taiwan and china.

Is just utter fucking bullshit. I don't even know where to start: the internet is not just for horse porn, and your argument saying that open = evil is a classic 'moral panic' argument, the opennness of the internet is precisely what has allowed google, airbnb, amazon, twitter and foursquare to work, and if you cannot understand that horse-porn is an unfortunate but necessary externality of this open-ness, it is because you are a dumbass; the people who write this legislation don't know how to check their own fucking email, and are utterly unqualified to be doing this; identity theft is already illegal and passing new laws about using computers in identity theft won't make it less common; local law is not going to regulate behavior in china; the list goes on.

The only 'wild west'-ness of the internet is that computers are general computation machines, and code can be run on them to do pretty much anything, but, other than that, the internet is regulated by all the same laws that your behavior IRL is regulated by. It has multiple governing bodies, ranging from the US courts to the UN and Icann. Many thick textbooks and treatises exist on internet law. Not just that, but, if you have read Code 2.0 by Larry Lessig, and it is abundantly clear you have not, you would know that law simply doesn't change the way the internet works, it just changes what you can throw people in jail for. So, basically, CISPA and SOPA do not make the internet a better place or reduce cybercrime, and, even, if they were perfect, it is still theoretically impossible for these bills to accomplish those goals, and, often the proposed legislation makes the problem worse. It is literally outside the possible realm of law to stop people from being gullible idiots and falling for nigerian scammers.

So, basically, everything you have said is wrong, and, sadly for you, I not only have a JD, but my first career was in IT, and just... nothing you are saying is right, and not only is it wrong, it is just retweeting the hysterical nonsense of copyright maximalist groups and people who are paroxysmically and unjustifiably afraid of terrorism and willing to throw their rights away because one time a few brown people did a thing with some planes. I sincerely hate that this was your answer, because this is precisely the sort of bullshit that makes me so fucking depressed: not only are your arguments wrong, they are based on luddite misconceptions, actively hinder progress, are not shared by experts, and, most importantly they employed rhetorical devices designed to make your opponents look like criminals and pornographers, so, sincerely, go fuck yourself. I am not 'implying' that you are a pornographer or a criminal, I'm actively calling you a douche, and I fully stand by my decision to openly call you a douche and claim your contribution to the debate as a detriment to society, because at least I'm being goddamn upfront about it.

u/robertsonchr · 18 pointsr/exmuslim

I'm not an ex-Muslim. However, as an ex-Christian, I recognize the need for people to have some spiritual structure to their lives, for purpose, morality, life, love, etc. I would recommend philosophy, from personal experience. Kant, Mill, Aristotle, and any Stoic (particularly Marcus Aurelius) make excellent starting points to providing this structure.

Some excellent fiction books about this sort of thing include Jonathon Livingston Seagull, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and poetry in general. Humanism (a longer, more philosophical word for "love" really), is a marvelous starting place. I love literature in general, and one can find profound truth about human nature, morality, and our place in the universe in fiction (even religious fiction, provided we're suspending disbelief and not sacrificing virgins to Apollo, etc).

There can be psychological value in ritual, which perhaps the 5-a-day prayer cycle provided for you before. Things like daily runs, meditation sessions, family meal-time, and closing each day by reading a book for 15-20 minutes can provide a similar sort of structure, if that's what you're after (in my opinion, a more meaningful and powerful one too). I think too much reliance on external events to feel secure and emotionally stable might be a sign that counseling would be a better route to personal health than asking reddit, but it sounds like there's more to it than just the prayer sessions.

Always remember that monotheism, no matter which one it is, breaks your leg and then offers you a crutch. What it sounds like you're feeling is your subconscious sense of instability without the base you've been convinced that you need. The trick is, you're leg isn't broken... you're a complete person with value - a self-sustaining, beautiful, living, breathing, thinking, feeling human being. You don't need the crutch. This can be hard to internalize at first, but when you think about what a prayer actually does, it becomes more difficult to miss. At least it did for me.

u/Marzapan1 · 5 pointsr/LawSchool

I used Marvin Chirelstein's Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts, highly readable, informative and packed with info. Read it probably three times throughout the semester, highly recommend

Everyone I know refers to it simply at "The Boat Book," because it has a boat on its cover haha

http://www.amazon.com/Chirelsteins-Concepts-Analysis-Contracts-Insights/dp/160930330X

u/Malician · 5 pointsr/LetsTalkMusic

This is posted as a second reply, because I mean to answer your question directly and to the best of my ability regardless of how you clarify your last line.

The idea that trespassing on intellectual property rights is akin to stealing is not accepted by everyone. I think it's fair to say that you portray opposing perspectives as rationalizations which do not merit extensive debate; not only heterodox positions, but thinly veiled excuses for participating in behavior everyone really knows is bad.

This perspective is not new. I highly recommend reading William Patry's book on the subject; he is without question one of the most well studied and best copyright lawyers in the world today, and he illustrates why a false and manufactured moral viewpoint regarding the subject of intellectual property has been used by minority interests to pass bad law.

(Of course, from your perspective, this consists of protecting the minority's rights, rather than unnecessarily restricting behavior in order to create artificial monopolies which do not favor creation or innovation).

I can understand this, and instead of saying that these are merely rationalizations to appropriate rights you do not deserve so that you may profit from them, I accept them at face value. However, after reading your post and the attitude it takes, I feel that I may be far too charitable.

edit: When I speak of a false and manufactured moral viewpoint, I certainly do not regard all maximalist copyright rhetoric as such, or all its supporters. Instead, I suspect it can be generalized as the main motivation behind the most powerful backers of excessive restriction, while other individuals may well share similar concerns for very different reasons.

From your perspective, it seems obvious that anyone who disagrees with you does so primarily because they want free things - that they should lose the argument by default. While this may or may not be true, I feel that you have not proved it and do not need to use this tactic. You can still illustrate the reasons why major backers of copyright reform have taken their positions (and refute specific arguments you find incorrect) without pidgeonholing your opponents' views.

u/JacksonArbor · 4 pointsr/LawSchool

Examples & Explanations. It's only $25 on Amazon.

u/throwawayscientist2 · 4 pointsr/LawSchool

Making your own outline is overrated. Just find a good one and study that. Also, read this.

u/ajw431 · 4 pointsr/LawSchool

I had the same problem with my business associations professor and ended up getting "Acing Business Associations" by Chaslow. For me, it worked really well. It's not an outline exactly, more similar to an E&E, but it's extremely easy to read and should be enough to get you started. http://www.amazon.com/Acing-Business-Associations-Law-School/dp/0314906738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411832642&sr=8-1&keywords=business+associations+supplement

u/isomin11 · 4 pointsr/politics

If I understand the objection correctly, you are asking whether the Takings Clause just means that the government can take property for whatever reason they want, so long as they pay compensation. This theory has been advanced by one or two legal scholars and by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stephens (after he retired from the bench). But it's at odds with over 200 years of precedent, and also the original meaning of the Constitution. I discuss this question in more detail in chapter 2 of my book The Grasping Hand: https://www.amazon.com/Grasping-Hand-London-Limits-Eminent/dp/022642216X/

u/kdjarlb · 4 pointsr/LawSchool

IMO it really depends on the subject and your style of learning.

Subject: The E&Es are good for some subjects and less good for others. I would look around on TLS and Amazon and see what supplements are highly rated for each subject. For example, many people think the "sailboat book" is the best for contracts. Gilbert's is another popular series of books (similar to E&E).

Style of learning: Some people find that they learn better from a book that's in outline format (like Gilbert's), while others prefer something that's more like a treatise (like the sailboat book). You might want to experiment with both and see what you prefer. Chances are your school's library has many of the supplements and you can go have a look at them there.

u/Bob_Sconce · 4 pointsr/legaladvice

I think you just want to argue. In that case, go to /r/legaladviceofftopic

I'd point you to this book, for a broad description: https://www.amazon.com/End-Ownership-Personal-Property-Information/dp/0262035014/

I'd also refer you to:
Verner v. Autodesk at https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1537762.html

ProCD v. Zeidenburg at https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/86_F3d_1447.htm

MAI Systems v. Peak Computer

and, Nimmer on Copyright talks about it as well

u/TicketFraud · 3 pointsr/LawSchool

https://www.amazon.com/Acing-Business-Associations-Law-School/dp/0314906738
Use this supplement and read the hypos in the restatements on Westlaw.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/LawSchool

I tried out lots of supplements my 1L year and by far the best contract book, for me at least, was Farnworth's student-version treatise:

http://www.amazon.com/Contracts-Edition-Textbook-Treatise-Paperback/dp/0735545405/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/191-9403539-3481154

It's $45 but I think it's worth it. As with all hornbooks its a bit dense but it's very readable and it is very helpful with pretty much everything you'll do for the common law of contracts. It's detailed enough, even as a condensed version of his 3-volume-treatise, that you'll be able to use it for many years.

As for the UCC, if you get into it, the Sales and Leases E&E was very good. Some E&Es are good, some aren't so good, but I liked that one a lot. The other good E&E was the Civ Pro one by Glannon.

By the way you probably don't need supplements at the beginning of your 1L year; they'll come in handy once youre a month or two in and beginning to get the hang of things. I would advise you take the time at the start of the semester to check them out in your law school's library and see if they actually help you before buying any.

u/anti09 · 3 pointsr/LawSchool

BOAT. BOOK.

Where this book will take you, you won't need encouragement.

u/Biglaw_Litigator · 2 pointsr/LawSchool

Definitely check out [Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/160930330X/?tag=lawschooltransferguide-20). That was my favorite supplement to use throughout the semester.

The [Contracts Crunchtime] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1454870141/?tag=lawschooltransferguide-20) supplement is great for last minute finals prep.

Good luck!

u/onion_princess · 2 pointsr/LawSchool
u/bowwow1572 · 2 pointsr/LawSchool

I took the class in the fall and had decent success. I can't remember the guy's name who wrote the supplement I used but I'll track it down and get back to you. I'm pretty sure the guy's name is zinnecker.

edit: I found it. he co-authored the Q and A book. This was super helpful for me because my exam was multiple choice.

u/cystorm · 2 pointsr/LawSchool

Step 1: Get off reddit.

Step 2: Buy this with overnight shipping

Step 3: ???

Step 4: Do reasonably well on the exam

u/DoctorModalus · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Check this out OP over 1000 pages hardcover 10$

Prosser and Keeton on Torts, 5th Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0314748806/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_eW6YCbN4TRW1G

u/NDHoosier · 2 pointsr/WGU

There is no such thing as digesting this class quickly and painlessly. This is one of the "Big Four" suck-o-matic courses in the Accounting curriculum.

That said, if you need some outside resources, here are ones I used.

Quick note: for S-corporations, equity and debt basis are separate; in case of a loss, equity basis is depleted FIRST; when that is zero, you can deplete debt basis. For partnerships, there is no difference between equity and debt basis.

The Essentials of Corporate Taxation: https://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Taxation-Essentials-Study-Guides-ebook/dp/B00B2S5MSE/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me= (If you only get one of these, get this one.)

Tax Guide for Partnerships: https://www.amazon.com/Tax-Guide-Partnerships-2016-Bible-ebook/dp/B019R2DL3O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1497360244&sr=1-1&keywords=Tax+Guide+for+Partnerships (This one is poorly formatted and can be difficult to read)

Federal Income Taxation of Partners and Partnerships in a Nutshell: https://www.amazon.com/Taxation-Partners-Partnerships-Nutshell-Nutshells-ebook/dp/B01MRWOT6R/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=

Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Stockholders in a Nutshell: https://www.amazon.com/Federal-Taxation-Corporations-Stockholders-Nutshell-ebook/dp/B00SNCLU8S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1497360450&sr=1-1&keywords=federal+income+taxation+of+corporations+in+a+nutshell

u/atleast5letters · 2 pointsr/law

Any particular field you're interested in? My favorite is criminal law/procedure, but that's because I enjoy/hate observing the disconnect between the justices and reality on the ground.

Oh, wow, I just realized you said 1L resources. Siegel's are absolutely amazing. They're just practice questions and essays, but if you're looking to do well in exams, you have to take several practice ones beforehand anyways.

u/CarrieJohansen · 2 pointsr/NeutralPolitics

The Constitution: An Introduction is a great book. One of my law professors wrote it with his son (started while the son was in high school, finished when the son was in college). It's relatively short and intended to be, basically, a primer on the why, how, and what of the constitution. It's written for the intelligent but the non-legal person, and Prof. Paulsen is a wonderfully engaging speaker (which comes across in his witty writing). I seriously loved this book. I cannot oversell it for non-nerdy people, but I'm a nerd like that who gets really excited about accessible and exceptional information.

That being said, if you're trying to get informed politically, you'll need to understand economics. Every law affects economics in some way (modification of behavior is an economic issue). People elsewhere have provided some good sources for binary partisan (i.e., bi-partisan) perspectives, but I'm also going to suggest some non-binary thinkers and economists.

The following are relatively short and more entertaining while still exceptional introductions to economic issues (and therefore political issues):
The Law by Frédéric Bastiat; Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics by P. J. O’Rourke This one is hilarious and informative; and Free to Choose, the book or the 10-part video series. Also, check out Hayek and Ludwig von Mises. I don't have specific books for them.

Good luck, and happy reading! I've learned that so much of getting informed is talking (actually talking, not just texting or typing in online forums) to process issues. Welcome to the journey.


EDIT: formatting, because I've never posted with hyperlinked sources before. :-)

u/noble_apprentice · 2 pointsr/LawSchool
u/DLosChestProtector · 2 pointsr/LawSchool

https://www.amazon.com/Questions-Answers-Judge-Bruce-Markell/dp/1422483460/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DMZ9ACCZCNYVP6YKSPTG

Look out for some of the newer rules on multi-state transactions and DR name requirements on financing statements.

u/ludwigvonmises · 2 pointsr/philosophy

Are you familiar with Frederic Bastiat's short monograph The Law, and, if so, what are your opinions on it?

u/newlawyer2014 · 2 pointsr/LawSchool

I totally concur with OP, supplements are supplements, not replacements. Read the case book, then read the relevant chapter from the supplement to ensure you got everything you were supposed to get out of it. Once you are getting everything out of the casebook in the first pass, you can discard supplements entirely if you like.

Best supplements, in my opinion:

u/fcukumicrosoft · 1 pointr/LawSchool

A Hornbook is a supplement that explains the legal concepts and black letter law in plain English. There is a Hornbook for every topic/course in law school. You'll want to keep these as a reference book post law school.

Example - (https://www.amazon.com/Contracts-Hornbooks-Joseph-Perillo/dp/0314287701)

u/arkanus · 1 pointr/LawSchool

Here though it won't come in time for the test tomorrow.

u/snakeseare · 1 pointr/AskReddit
u/ValkornDoA · 1 pointr/explainlikeimfive

The first year is rough, but rewarding if you stick to it. My tip to you: buy this book!

Easily the most valuable resource you can have in a torts class, and great to keep for down the line (I still have mine, and refer to it often). Crystal clear explanations, it oftentimes will boil down readings you have to do in class to a few paragraphs, and is extremely well-respected source. Probably the best 60 bucks you can spend in your first year of law school.

u/AFreebornManoftheUSA · 1 pointr/neoliberal

Reading this and his description of it is a "regime complex", a tangled web of contradictory mandates.

u/TrimetTribble · 1 pointr/Portland

This is the Volokh Conspiracy blog. They have nothing to do with Reason Magazine other than being the current webhost. Ilya Somin is one of the premier experts in this area and has written extensively on Kelo v. New London and other cases.

u/305-til-i-786 · 1 pointr/LawSchool

Here you go buddy: Acing Business Associations (Acing Law School) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0314906738/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XTDNDbF6QST82

u/NoMordacAllowed · 1 pointr/techsupport

Thanks - that just opens up more questions, though.

Audited for what? Was there some contract you had signed? What could they do, and how did they get away with this setup? What exactly were they licensing? The "right" to hook up clients to a server doesn't seem like something M$ has any say in.

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If you don't have more info that's fine. This is just baffling to me. I know server licenses are typically extra-idiotic anyway, but this sounds like a whole "new" End of Ownership type thing I'm unfamiliar with.

u/Bwab · 1 pointr/LawSchool

Just skim some hornbooks. Here's a cheap Contracts one that you can read through in a couple sittings and will give you enough background to make sense of whatever outline you're winging it with -- it's what I used when I was in your position as a 1L with respect to contracts: https://www.amazon.com/Concepts-Analysis-Contracts-University-Textbook/dp/1587781972

u/uhwaitthatsnotright · 1 pointr/LawSchool

https://www.amazon.com/Siegels-Contracts-Brian-N-Siegel/dp/0735556865

You can probably find it at your school's law library. It has - maybe 100-120 or so MC questions and probably 25 essay questions. (Going from memory here, but it's in that neighborhood.)

u/Duck_Potato · 1 pointr/LawSchool

He might be referring to https://www.amazon.com/Concepts-Analysis-Contracts-University-Textbook/dp/1587781972

I found it to be pretty helpful in explaining general concepts. Also, he discusses some cases in there that will probably appear in your casebook. In those instances, I found it extraordinarily helpful.

u/ZeusHoldsMyJockstrap · -1 pointsr/personalfinance
u/rammingparu3 · -5 pointsr/DebateFascism