The Authors Guild, et al., v. Google, Inc., United States District Court Southern District of New York, September 20, 2005 [complaint alleging that the Google Print Library Project constitutes "massive copyright infringement at the expense of the rights of individual...
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The Authors Guild , an advocacy organization for published writers, together with a former Poet Laureate, a Lincoln biographer and a children's book author, Tuesday sued search engine and advertising giant Google alleging "massive...
Corporations and securities brief ~ GAO tells SEC to improve funds oversight
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to improve its oversight of the mutual funds industry. The report...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Judge allows former Microsoft exec to work for Google
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, Washington Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez ruled that former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee can work for Google . The ruling allows Dr. Lee to work for Google...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Freddie Mac settles accounting scandal
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced that it has entered into a consent order with Freddie Mac over the company's multi-billion dollar accounting scandal...
Environmental brief ~ Senate could overturn EPA mercury rules
In Monday's environmental law news, the US Senate could vote tonight on a proposal that would set aside the Environmental Protection Agency cap on mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants. The agency's rule , which was...
Corporations and securities brief ~ DaimlerChrysler execs deny insider trading
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, executives at DaimlerChrysler have denied that they were involved in insider trading. German media are reporting that DaimlerChrysler's chief spokesman Hartmut Schick and executive board member Ruediger Grube are under...
DNA evidence has confirmed that remains exhumed from a suburban Chicago cemetery in June are those of Emmett Till , a 14-year-old African American boy slain in Mississippi in 1955. The exhumation was the final step...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Former HVB banker pleads guilty in tax shelter scheme
Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law brief, former HVB Group executive Domenick DeGiorgio has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion for his role in creating and selling illegal tax shelters for HVB and its customers. Though...
Corporations and securities brief ~ FCC, DOJ approve Sprint-Nextel merger
Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, the Sprint-Nextel merger has taken a large step towards final approval after the Federal Communications Commission and the US Justice Department ...