International Law

Nine wins Ice TV appeal
In Nine Network Australia Pty Limited v IceTV Pty Limited [2008] FCAFC 71 the Federal Court of Australia Full Court allowed Nine's appeal against the original decision (discussed here) which permitted Ice to reproduce Nine's TV schedules in electronic form...

"After Nine's Gun Ruling, N.Y.'s Gun Laws May Be Next; City's Restrictions Described as 'Good Target' for Suit"
"After Nine's Gun Ruling, N.Y.'s Gun Laws May Be Next; City's Restrictions Described as 'Good Target' for Suit": Joseph Goldstein has this article today in The New York Sun. The U.S...

Philippines officers change pleas for 2003 coup attempt charges
[JURIST] Eleven former military officers facing a court-martial on charges related to their roles in a 2003 coup attempt [BBC report] changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty Tuesday...

Counter Programming
The term counter programming might be a bit old school, but I think it properly reflects how you can succeed well at the practice of law. Counter programming is a strategy used by movie studios, TV networks, radio stations, cable companies and the like to attract audiences from whom their competitors might not be appealing...

Alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plotter accuses Thatcher of coup involvement
[JURIST] British national Simon Mann [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], accused of participating in an alleged coup attempt [BBC backgrounder] against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [BBC profile] in 2004, has accused Sir Mark Thatcher [BBC profile] of being involved in the plot, Equatorial Guinea Attorney General Jose Olo said Sunday...

Rigging fears over Simon Mann's coup trial
Simon Mann, the Old Etonian mercenary accused of plotting a coup against the president of Equatorial Guinea in 2004, will stand trial in the tiny oil-rich West African nation tomorrow amid signals that the legal process has been rigged against him.