Comments on: Academic Detachment and Consulting Work http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/04/academic_detach.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frank http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/04/academic_detach.html/comment-page-1#comment-54496 Frank Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:40:16 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/04/academic-detachment-and-consulting-work.html#comment-54496 This raises fascinating issues on the proper nature of disclosure in such settings--how intense and how frequent does it need to be to permit audiences to make an informed judgment? On the other hand, perhaps the ultimate expression of a market-driven ideology might be a willingness to sell one's work to the highest bidder. In a world where "everything's for sale," why not opinions? More seriously, I think Ellen Goodman's work on "stealth marketing" could provide some good ground rules here. This raises fascinating issues on the proper nature of disclosure in such settings–how intense and how frequent does it need to be to permit audiences to make an informed judgment?

On the other hand, perhaps the ultimate expression of a market-driven ideology might be a willingness to sell one’s work to the highest bidder. In a world where “everything’s for sale,” why not opinions?

More seriously, I think Ellen Goodman’s work on “stealth marketing” could provide some good ground rules here.

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