Universal Studios Copyright Bot stupidly asks Google to delist IMDb page for “Furious 7″
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Universal either has the stupidest copyright bot on the planet or it genuinely doesn’t want people going to the one website on Earth everyone goes to for basic information about movies. Under the Digital Millennium…
Kane charged with leaking Grand Jury information
By Lizzy McLellan, From The Legal Intelligencer Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has been charged with crimes related to a scheme to leak confidential investigative information, as well as lying to a grand jury, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri…
How one of China’s most powerful men fell from grace
By Keira Lu Huang, South China Morning Post From Business Insider Jihua, newly elected vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), pauses while attending the opening ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People…
Cayman Islands: Man charged with robbery of nail salon/ Woman arrested at burglary scene
From RCIPS Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:35 AM Woman arrested at scene of burglary in George Town Around 2:20PM yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, 11 August, Police responded to report of a burglary in progress at a residential address on Andy Drive,…
[US] Circuit rules religious rights not violated by ACA
By Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal The rights of religious employers are not violated by provisions of the Affordable Care Act that require them to provide contraceptive coverage through third parties, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
European suit against film studios part of aggressive effort
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal The European Commission’s decision to file antitrust claims against six major U.S. film studios on Thursday is an aggressive approach at dismantling how Hollywood does business. Even so, it comes as little…
Failed tech startups fuel insolvency firms
By David Ruiz, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — For every startup that succeeds in Silicon Valley, the common belief is that another nine fail. That can mean calamity for entrepreneurs and investors, but it’s a boon to Bay Area…
Clients are asking about Iran, but lawyers remain cautious
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily It may still be illegal for most U.S. and European businesses to do business in Iran, but it’s not premature for their lawyers to begin dissecting the nuclear deal that was announced…
Daring jailbreak in Trinidad
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life A daring jailbreak in the city of Port of Spain, Trinidad on Friday, July 24 left a policeman shot and killed, an inmate dead, while two others made their escape. Shortly after midday, three…
Canada gives Google a world wide headache
By Lisa Shuchman, From Corporate Counsel A court in British Columbia has ordered Google to remove links to a site—globally. It’s been almost 20 years since John Perry Barlow, the essayist, Grateful Dead lyricist and Electronic Frontier Foundation founder, declared…
