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The fate of Google’s massive book scanning project has been up in the air since a legal settlement collapsed last year. New court filings this week suggest a possible end game. The filings come after the Authors Guild decided in December to restart a cla
April GALLOP, individually and for her minor child, E.G. , Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Richard CHENEY, former Vice President of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of the Department of Defense, General Richard Myers (Ret.), United States Air
The Bairds are understandably frustrated by their loss of both a cherished family heirloom and their investments. But they are not alone ... Moreover, under the law, a gift is not revocable merely because the premise for the gift was false.
The fraud conviction of Chicago lawyer Joseph Collins, Refco Inc.'s former outside counsel, was reversed by a federal appeals court that found the trial judge improperly instructed a juror outside the presence of Collins' attorneys. Collins, found guilty
Google asked a federal court to dismiss copyright claims against its Google Books project by groups representing authors and photographers on Thursday, saying the groups could not sue over copyrights they did not own. The motion was the latest developmen
IDG News Service - Google asked a federal court to dismiss copyright claims against its Google Books project by groups representing authors and photographers on Thursday, saying the groups could not sue over copyrights they did not own. The motion was th
It's as if the last four years hadn't happened. In 2007, Google's legal dispute with a coalition of authors and publishers over Google Books was put on hold while the parties hashed out a settlement agreement. That agreement was announced in 2008 , but i
Denny Chin is a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Chin was nominated by President Clinton on March 24, 1994, and confirmed in August of that same year. He is the first Asian American appointed as a U.S. District Judge outside of the Ninth Circuit. Full Article
