Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Law Office of Sestino Barone Commercial Litigation & Transactions ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.sestinobarone.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Is Quality Possible for Law?](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2009/01/13/is-quality-possible-for-law/) - I won't bore you with the iPhone's various virtues, which you can read about all over the place. But I'll say this, the iPhone is an exceptional, quality tech product, probably the best one I have ever bought. Now quality, in the modern sense, is not simply the absence of defects. Instead, it reflects the - [A Second Take on Second Life’s Economic Situation](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/04/07/a-second-take-on-second-lifes-economic-situation/) - A Second Take on Second Life’s Economic Situation by Video Games Tristan Louis, an application development VP for HSBC, recently made public his economic analysis of the pertinent numbers available on Second Life’s website. For those of you who don’t know, Second Life is the highly controversial MMO 3D digital world in which paying subscribers - [Musings on Implied Warranty of Habitability](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2006/12/04/musings-on-implied-warranty-of-habitability/) - Musings on Implied Warranty of Habitability I was reflecting on an argument that was put forth last week as to why a jurisdiction would adopt the implied warranty of habitability. It was a way for society to have all it's members internalize one of the costs associated with keeping a person alive in this world, - [New World Notes: THE SECOND LIFE OF JUDGE RICHARD A. POSNER](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2006/12/29/new-world-notes-the-second-life-of-judge-richard-a-posner/) - New World Notes: THE SECOND LIFE OF JUDGE RICHARD A. POSNER OMFG, this is definitely going to being sited by the IRS as a reason for taxing the economic activities of Second Life. Afterall, Second Life is important enough for Judge Posner to consider promoting his book "on it" or "in it". - [My 2 cents on Net Neutrality ...](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/05/06/my-2-cents-on-net-neutrality/) - I recently got in a discussion with someone about net neutrality at which point I made the following argument: If I go to Google to perform a search and Google sends me the results; Google had to pay for the bandwidth they used to send me the search results, and I have to pay for - [Law.com - Best Practices for Legal Blogging](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2006/12/31/lawcom-best-practices-for-legal-blogging/) - Law.com - Best Practices for Legal Blogging I'm not practicing law yet, but this site has some very good advice for practicing lawyers who are blogging, or considering blogging. The article covers the basics of design, where to get content and how to write it, building links and how to build an audience. Menkotualviaza - [NY Mortgage Recording Tax and "related" parties](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2006/12/28/ny-mortgage-recording-tax-and-related-parties/) - Recently, a relative asked me about a tax that went into effect last year and I had never heard of; it's called the a Recording Tax, and applies to certain types of mortgages presented for recording to the county clerk. If you what to look it up it's in the NY code, Title 11, - [We use our constitution](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2006/12/23/we-use-our-constitution/) - After year of Constitutional law, and a semester of Criminal Procedure 1, where I and another 150 of my fellow classmates spent 4 months studying the 4th 5th and 6th Amendments, I can say a few things about our constitution. First, it's not prefect. However, when it comes to constitutions, they really don't have to - [Fantasy Life, Real Law](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/04/12/fantasy-life-real-law/) - You know this is getting serious when the ABA has taken notice of second life in it's writings. Below is an excerpt from an article I found on the ABA Journals website. I may just have to publish my own Second Life paper that I'm working on. Travel into Second Life––the virtual world where lawyers - [N.Y. Lawyer Misconduct Fund Braces for Surge](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/05/03/ny-lawyer-misconduct-fund-braces-for-surge/) - As a law student who has taken, and was required to take, a course in Legal Ethics this story, that I came across, basically provided the justification for that requirement. Just remember folks, the lawyers who follow the rules are never in the papers, and honesty isn't just a legal obligation, but also good for - [IRS taxation of game assets inevitable.](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/03/28/irs-taxation-of-game-assets-inevitable/) - IRS taxation of game assets inevitable - PC News at GameSpot I'm currently working on an academic paper which discusses the what is a virtual economy, whether those activities should be taxed, a how should they should be taxed. My current thoughts are leaning toward characterizing the realization events which give rise to tax liability - [Legal Technology - Ten Must-Have Web Sites for Solo Practitioners](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/03/24/legal-technology-ten-must-have-web-sites-for-solo-practitioners/) - Legal Technology - Ten Must-Have Web Sites for Solo Practitioners I came across this article and found the recommendations to be really useful. I already use Skype. But, by far the most useful and easiest to use would be zillow.com the easiest way to get an estimate of property values and comparison of property values - [N.Y. Firm Challenges New Attorney Ad Rules one day after they took affect](https://www.sestinobarone.com/2007/02/22/lawcom-ny-firm-challenges-new-attorney-ad-rules/) - Law.com - N.Y. Firm Challenges New Attorney Ad Rules A high-volume, heavy-advertising New York personal injury law firm and a Washington, D.C., advocacy group are apparently the first to challenge the new attorney advertising restrictions that took effect Thursday, February 1st. On the same day the new rules were implemented, Alexander & Catalano, with offices ## Pages - [Welcome](https://www.sestinobarone.com/) - A New Lawyer for A New Millennium - [Contact](https://www.sestinobarone.com/contact/) - (For U.S. Mail, please use the P.O. Box) P.O. 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