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• Ruling Clears Way For Computer Animations

  If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a computer-generated animation is no doubt a powerful courtroom tool. But while the use of CGAs is becoming more common in litigation to illustrate the testimony of expert witnesses, their admissibility in many states remains uncertain.

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• Running On Empty? Jackson Browne Files Suit Against John McCain

  Singer and songwriter Jackson Browne is not amused that his song "Running On Empty" has been used in a television commercial for John McCain and against Barack Obama.

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• The Case Against Digitally Recorded Evidence

  In recent criminal cases, the prosecution has given the defense compact discs, supposed copies of audio recordings which the prosecution intends to use in evidence. In the instances when the original recordings were made on analog cassettes, an important legal question arises: Are the digital CDs true copies of original evidence?

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• EPA: Supreme Court Says Protect The Environment

  There is a sense of double irony in the fact that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must do more to protect the environment.

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• Treasury Dept Secret Monitoring of International Funds Transfers

  In late June, the New York Times revealed that the Treasury Department and the CIA had been engaged in a secret surveillance program. Through the covert Terrorist Finance Tracking Program ("TFTP"), the Administration has reportedly monitored thousands of international funds transfers. The goal was to trace terrorist finances, in an effort to stop money from reaching terrorist groups.

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• Website Privacy Policies: Beware of Changes

  If you operate a web site, you should take note of a recent Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") consent order, In re Gateway Learning Corp., which is the first FTC case to challenge deceptive and unfair practices in connection with material changes to an online privacy policy.

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• Why The “Compromise” Foreign Surveillance Wiretap Legislation Pending in Congress Is No Compromise

  New legislation that would rewrite the rules governing foreign surveillance wiretaps is making its way through the Senate Judiciary Committee. The legislation's content is predictable: The GOP-controlled Congress is giving the President essentially what he wants, by approving his NSA wiretapping program.

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• Accused File-Sharer Can Challenge Music Industry Collection Efforts

  A woman who was sued for allegedly sharing copyrighted music files over the Internet can proceed with two of her claims against a company retained by the Recording Industry Association of America to collect "settlements" from accused file-sharers, a federal judge in Seattle has ruled.

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• The Web is Not a Legal Quagmire

  If you're a Web provider, publisher, author, or developer and you peruse the popular press, your sleep is probably punctuated by kafkaesque nightmares in which legions of lawyers swoop down upon you in some sort of horrific CourtTV remake of The Birds.

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• Previewing Legal industry Trends for 2014

  A look into the changing culture of law firms and corporate legal departments.

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