Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in a letter posted on the company’s website, has called on the largest music companies to license their music for distribution without digital anti-piracy protection. See the New York Times’ take on Apple’s move below the fold:
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Duke Lacrosse Grand Jurors Express Doubts About Case
According to ABC News, three of the members of the grand jury that returned the rape, sexual assault and kidnapping indictments against 3 Duke lacrosse players last year now have doubts about the charges in light of the information that has come tolight since. Yet further reason to remember that the mere fact that a…
Andy Reid’s Son Facing Arrrest
Busy news day here in Philly. Fresh on the heels of the Vince Fumo indictment, Philly.com reports that Montgomery County authorities will today announce the arrest of Eagles coach Andy Reid’s son, Britt. Britt Reid will be arraigned at 3 P.M. today on charges arising out of a traffic incident in West Conshohocken last week….
Fumo Indicted
So saith the Inquirer. Charges include conspiracy, fraud obstruction of justice and filing false tax returns. Read the full text of the indictment here. I will probably have furthe posts on this later today and tomorrow.
Fumo to Be Indicted?
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, State Senator Vice Fum will likely be indicted this week on political corruption charges. This isn’t Senator Fumo’s forst scrape with the law – he has been indicted several times before but has always beaten the charges. I don’t have a view one way or the other as to the…
Will the Supreme Court Review the 5th Circuit’s Divided En Banc Arbitration Opinion?
The Next Supreme Court Arbitration Case? Common law judges expressed a negative view toward arbitration, apparently based on a belief that such alternative dispute resolution ousted the court’s jurisdiction. In the United States, the legal landscape fundamentally changed with the passage in 1925 of the Federal Arbitration Act. The purpose of the FAA “was to…
Baron & Budd Sued by Shareholder Over Compensation
A shareholder of Dallas plaintiff’s law firm Baron & Budd has filed a lawsuit against the firm alleging that it breached an agreement to pay her a minimum amount of specified compensation and benefits. As the firm has stated, this appears to be little more than a garden variety breach of contract claim. But I…
California Declares War on Small Business
That is what the headline for this post from USA Today’s small business blog could have been. California, it seems, has enacted regulations banning one of the most common chemicals used by dry cleaners. Compliance with such regulations (or non-compliance, as the case may be) for many small, mom and pop businesses can be costly,…
Former Coca-Cola Employee Convicted in Trade Secrets Case
A former Coca-Cola employee was found guilty of plotting to steal Coke’s trade secrets and to sell them to rival PepsiCo. She faces 10 years in prison. Maybe she can share a cell with whoever thought that Vanilla Coke was a good idea.
The Netherlands – Tax Haven of Choice
Very interesting article in tomorrow’s New York Times about the Netherlands’ burgeoning status as an international tax haven. The Caymans may have great weather, but, if the Times article is to be believed, its got nothing over the Dutch Masters when it comes to tax avoidance.
