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Rowling v. RDR Books Trial Concludes Under Media Spotlight
by Anthony Falzone, posted on April 21, 2008 - 2:27pm.
The trial of J.K. Rowling's copyright claims against RDR Books concluded last Wednesday after three days of testimony. Full transcripts of each day's proceedings are attached below. The Hon. Robert P. Patterson will decide the case following post-trial submissions from the parties.
The trial generated a flurry of interest from press and public alike, and was covered extensively by the New York Times as well as the Wall Street Journal and other major news outlets. Here are links to some of the coverage by these, and other, publications:
Rowling v. RDR Books Trial Set For April 14
by Anthony Falzone, posted on March 11, 2008 - 3:07pm.
The Court has put this case on the proverbial fast track by combining the hearing on the preliminary injunction motion filed by Ms. Rowling and Warner Brothers with the trial on the merits. The trial is scheduled to begin on April 14 at 9:30 am.
The trial will be open to the public, and will be conducted before the Honorable Robert P. Patterson in courtroom 24 of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl St., New York, NY 10007.
New York Times Explains How Rowling's Tight Grip Chokes Creativity
by Anthony Falzone, posted on February 10, 2008 - 9:30am.
We agreed to help represent RDR Books in its litigation against J.K. Rowling because she asserts rights that go far beyond those the Copyright Act gives her, and in doing so threatens to stifle the long-established rights of others to discuss her work, or that of other authors.
In Saturday's New York Times, business columnist Joe Nocera shines a light on exactly this point. In doing so, he provides a fantastic explanation of how important this case is, and why it's part of a larger, and very important, conflict.
Read the article here.
RDR Files Opposition To Rowling's Preliminary Injunction Motion
by Anthony Falzone, posted on February 10, 2008 - 8:47am.
On Friday, we filed our opposition to J.K. Rowling's motion to enjoin publication of the Lexicon. In our brief, we explain both why the Lexicon is the sort of important and transformative work that fair use has long protected, and why Ms. Rowling is not entitled to the injunction she seeks.
Ask Not Premiering at San Francisco International Film Festival
by Anthony Falzone, posted on April 1, 2008 - 9:04am.
Johnny Symon's compelling critique of the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, Ask Not, is premiering at the San Francisco International Film Festival. It provides a thoughtful and poignant look at both the origins and consequences of this policy that institutionalizes discrimination against the very people who fight so bravely to defend our freedom and the rights of others. See below for showtimes.
Ask Not Examines "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
Synopsis:
Ask Not is a rare and compelling exploration of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The film exposes the tangled political battles that led to the discriminatory law, and profiles charismatic young activists determined to abolish it. As wars in the Middle East rage on, Ask Not reveals personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat under a veil of secrecy.
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The Life Penalty
Synopsis:
How did a rebel public defender from Boulder, Colorado, throw a monkey wrench into America’s "death machine"? Slip into a juror’s seat as David Wymore and other nationally recognized criminal defense attorneys bring their fight against the death penalty to the front line: the courtroom.
Casting a revelatory and often uncomfortable light on our justice system, The Life Penalty shakes the ethical and moral foundations of capital punishment in the contemporary United States. Featuring two Bob Dylan songs including the never before released "Ballad of Donald White".
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Aguiar v. Webb: Webb Defeats Aguiar's Preliminary Injunction Motion
by Julie Ahrens, posted on February 21, 2008 - 5:14pm.
Floyd Webb successfully defeated William Aguiar’s motion for a preliminary injunction last Friday at a hearing before Judge Wolf in the Massachusetts District Court in Boston.
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