Copyright Law

SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum will be televised over the internet
District Judge Nancy Gertner has granted so much of the defendant’s motion as sought to televise, over the internet, the January 22, 2009, oral arguments of the parties’ motions concerning the defendant’s counterclaims, in SONY BMG Music v...

Harvard Law Prof Calls RIAA's CD-R Inquiry 'Immense Triviality'
Scoffs at RIAA's demands that he disclose details of the "homemade music CD" collection of Joel Tenenbaum, an accused file-sharer, he's representing in court. A few weeks ago I mentioned how an accused file-sharers is going on the offensive against the RIAA by noting that Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson filed an amended counterclaim on behalf of defendant Joel Tenenbaum in Sony BMG Music v...

Judicial Council Report on Reforms
From the Canadian Judicial Council press release: The Canadian Judicial Council has released a report on reforms undertaken across Canada to make it easier and more affordable for Canadians to seek justice in the courts...

DoD Inspector General Finds Religious Discrimination In Tenenbaum Case
The Project on Government Oversight yesterday made available a July 13 Department of Defense Inspector General's Report (full text) on the case of Army employee David Tenenbaum. In a series of events beginning in 1997, Tenenbaum, an Orthodox Jew, lost his access to classified information and had his security clearance revoked on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations that he was spying for the state of Israel...

Case: MicroUnity v. SCEA Settles
Word on the street is that MicroUnity and Sony Computer Entertainment America have settled their ongoing patent dispute regarding Sony's PlayStation products. The two companies have asked for a 30-day stay of all deadlines in the pending litigation in the Eastern District of Texas so they can put the finishing touches on their settlement agreement...

Urteil zum Gemeinschaftsunternehmen Sony BMG aufgehoben
Am 19. Juli 2004 genehmigte die Kommission die Zusammenlegung des weltweiten Tonträgergeschäfts der Bertelsmann AG und von Sony (ausgenommen das Japan-Geschäft von Sony) in drei neue, unter dem Namen Sony BMG gemeinsam geführte Unternehmen....

Maryland Residents Are Among Lacrosse Team Plaintiffs Suing Duke University for Handling of High Profile Rape Case
38 members of the 2006 Duke Lacrosse team and 9 family members are...

Case Law Development: Allegations of Wife's Attempted Murder of Husband Do Not State a Claim for Terminating His Maintenance Obligation
The Missouri Supreme Court affirms the dismissal of an ex-husband'...

Case Law Development: Child Support for Ward of a Divorced Couple Is Not Terminated When Ex-husband Withdraws as Guardian
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a trial court's modification of...

Case Law Development: Constitutional Challenge to Paternity Laws Dismissed For Failure to State Claim
A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals uphel...

Cramer Hill eminent domain case reversed and remanded to trial court
In a reported case, Cramer Hill Residents Association v.&nbs...

How to deal with creditor's harassing phone calls?
Once you have sent your cease and desist letter to the company, certified mail, ...

Can I return an entire lot of merchandise is some of the items were not as advertised?
Since they were specified as leather, you do have a case - however, your best fi...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...

I work for a company that is owned and operated by Spanish people. There is only 3 people in the whole company including me who are Caucasian. The female who is supposed to be training me is "latino" and treats me very r
Is it an actual issue or are you making it an issue? It is understandable you fe...

Wrinkle-Fillers
FDA to Review Labeling due to Adverse Event Reports

Sony
to Pay $18.5 Million For Patent Infringment

Sony Lithium Ion Batteries Recalled
Reports of Overheating, Burns and Property Damage

Probation User Fees
Clark County Council pays $1.1 million settlement after misappropriating funds.

Chilean Farmed Salmon
Could Contain Banned Chemicals

MCM Construction
$6 million payout in banned, outdated vehicle use suit.