News tagged with jury service

Atty: MN woman can't pay for sharing songs

(AP) -- A Minnesota woman ordered to pay a recording industry trade group $1.5 million for illegally sharing music online doesn't plan to pay those damages as her attorneys continue to argue the amount is unconstitutional, ...

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Suspected hacker held over Kiss frontman web attack

A 24-year-old man allegedly linked to the Anonymous "hacktivist" group was arrested Tuesday over a cyber attack on a website run by the frontman of heavy rock group Kiss, the FBI said.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

Big fine could be big trouble in downloading case

(AP) -- The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry - if the big ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

How to get more Jurors to the courthouse

Citizens inclined to ignore a jury duty summons are more likely to respond when reminded that failure to appear could result in fines or jail time, according to a UC Riverside study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Industry wants to ban Minn. woman from downloading

(AP) -- Just weeks after a federal jury ruled that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music, the recording industry wants to make sure she doesn't do it again.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Report warns of jury service 'trauma'

A new report by psychologists at the University of Leicester warns of the dangers of jurors facing trauma because of their exposure to harrowing and gruesome evidence.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0