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This podcast talks about the million dollar case of intellectual rights and copyright infringement filed by Craigslist against a software provider that harvested emails from the popular classifieds website. Based on her SEOLawFirm.com Newsroom article from April 20, 2010, Craigslist Gets Favorable $1.3 Million Judgment. [powerpress]
Continue readingBy Kerrie Spencer, staff technology writer – April 20, 2010 This case is about a $1.3 million default judgment against Powerpostings.com (owned by Naturemarket) and a man named Igor Gasov. Powerpostings decided to sell software, referred to as an autoposting facilitator, which let customers automatically post listings on Craigslist. On the surface that may sound…
Continue readingProponents of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency worry that it will become further watered down once the Dodd bill reaches the Senate floor for debate. John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, says of the bill in its current form, “It’s the consumer abuse and the lack of accountability and the lack of…
Continue readingBy Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court writer – April 15, 2010 Democrats are vowing to bring financial reform to the forefront of the current legislative agenda, with President Obama pushing for a completed bill to be on his desk by the Memorial Day break. The President announced on Monday that he would actively push…
Continue readingPossibly one of the most popular ways to while away the time on a slow news day is speculation. Everyone can speculate, and it can even be fun. Did you hear there is already a short list of candidates to replace Justice Stevens – the Justice who is thinking about maybe possibly retiring sometime soon?…
Continue readingBy Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court writer – April 8, 2010 The Supreme Court did not issue any opinions this week, choosing instead to issue orders and refuse to hear a series of appeals. Without any precedent setting landmark decisions, the big news this week revolved instead around a speculative frenzy over the potential…
Continue readingThis case raises important questions about what is expected from teachers in our society. Teacher accountability for student achievement on standardized tests is already a cornerstone of our educational policy. This podcast is based on Delores Amorelli’s April 6, 2010 newsroom article titled “Trial of Former Chorus Teacher Raises Questions About Accountability“. [powerpress]
Continue readingBy Delores Amorelli, staff writer of SEOLawFirm.com’s Newsroom Column ‘In Good Practice’ – April 6, 2010 While the question of a teacher’s accountability in regard to student achievement has been asked for years, a recent court case in Georgia is forcing the American public to ask a different question about accountability: How accountable are teachers…
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