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Jury to determine YouTube's liability to Viacom
In June of 2010, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that YouTube met the requirements for protection under the safe harbour provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and was therefore not liable for hosting
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:23P
Channel Aristotle to Win the Next Hearing
My time on the state district court bench taught me that lawyers who effectively use Aristotle's three-legged stool of ethos, logos and pathos were most likely to win their next hearing. • Ethos — credibility of the speaker .
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:22P
Verdict near in Pinehurst Bank case
A verdict has been reached in the Pinehurst Bank trial, the Pioneer Press has learned. John Markert, the St. Paul bank's former president, and Greg Pederson, its chief loan officer, were on trial in federal court in Minneapolis for misapplication of
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:21P
Former fugitive on trial for smuggling
Many citizens, officials and lawmakers, as well as some of Lai's family and friends, were at the Intermediate People's Court of Xiamen City yesterday, Xinhua news agency said. Lai, who has severe heart disease and diabetes, had special medical
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:16P
Former fugitive on trial for smuggling
Many citizens, officials and lawmakers, as well as some of Lai's family and friends, were at the Intermediate People's Court of Xiamen City yesterday, Xinhua news agency said. Lai, who has severe heart disease and diabetes, had special medical
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:16P
La. SC remands case over mineral lease proceeds
(Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled last week that a case over proceeds from a property's mineral production must be remanded. The Court majority, in its March 30 ruling, said two lower courts failed in finding in favor of defendants
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:10P
Closing arguments made in Muscatine child porn trial
DAVENPORT, Iowa --- Prosecutors this morning attempted to portray a Muscatine, Iowa, man on trial for child pornography and enticement as someone with “no social boundaries.” Brian Reynolds, 44, is charged in US District Court, Davenport,
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:07P
Closing arguments made in Muscatine child porn trial
DAVENPORT, Iowa --- Prosecutors this morning attempted to portray a Muscatine, Iowa, man on trial for child pornography and enticement as someone with “no social boundaries.” Brian Reynolds, 44, is charged in US District Court, Davenport,
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:07P
US court hears Apple request to pull Samsung devices
In a high-stakes patent dispute, the court heard arguments about whether a federal trial judge acted correctly in December when she ruled that Apple failed to provide enough evidence to support an injunction of Samsung's Galaxy pro duct line.
Updated: 04/06/2012 03:00P
Man will stand trial over drugs haul found in raid
Gordon MacLean, 45, of Invicta Road, Folkestone, appeared before the town's magistrates last week charged with producing the Class B drug after a raid on a house on October 24. He did not enter a plea but was formally committed to Canterbury Crown
Updated: 04/06/2012 02:50P