Copycats on the superhighway

Article Abstract:

Copyright law was designed for printed works and so does not easily translate to electronic media such as the Internet. Therefore, various reform proposals have been advanced, reflecting the perspectives of writers, users and the government. Writers, publishers and artists prefer to tightly control access to protect their profits but others believe a more open approach will generate more long-term profit. One proposal involves government-maintained, short-term compulsory licenses but some see the proposal as government price control.

Innovations, Laws, regulations and rules, Internet, Copyright, Copyrights

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Voting case leads to recusal dispute: Alabama Supreme Court rules on ballots affecting election of its chief justice

Article Abstract:

The Alabama Supreme Court will have to determine whether 1,700 absentee ballots are valid from the Nov 1994 election race between E.C. Hornsby and Perry O. Hooper for Chief Justice. The ballots did not have witness signatures or notarization and so may not comply with Alabama statutory requirements. The Court must also rule on whether the judges who contributed between $250 and $500 to Hornsby's campaign or received campaign funds from companies linked to Hornsby must be recused from the case.

Cases, Judges, Elections, Alabama, Disqualification of judges, Judicial disqualification

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Civil disclosure: skepticism runs rampant as the federal courts' experiment with discovery reform hits the two-year mark

Article Abstract:

Critics of discovery reform under the revised Federal Rule of Procedure 26(a)(1) say it creates more potential for forum-shopping and wastes lawyers' time. Because the requirement for early disclosure of relevant documents defers to local rules, many courts in neighboring districts have different guidelines, or none at all. The system also seems to favor larger litigants and defenders, to make complex cases more difficult, and to run counter to an adversarial trial system.

Analysis, Justice, Administration of, Administration of justice, Discovery (Law), Law reform, Legal reform

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