News tagged with legal experts

Judge in Pirate Bay trial may have been biased

A Swedish judge who found four men guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay may have been biased and a retrial may be ordered, legal experts said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Climate change is analyzed from the perspective of the social sciences

Research being carried out at Carlos III University of Madrid analyzes the key factors in climate change and the risks to public policies that it implies. This study approaches the issue from the perspective ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 72

Fate of digital assets 'vague' after death

When you die, does your Facebook account die with you? Or that online photo album? What about your iTunes playlist, blogs or tweets?

Technology / Internet

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Climate activists target states with lawsuits

(AP) -- A group of attorneys representing children and young adults began to file legal actions Wednesday in every state and the District of Columbia in an effort to force government intervention on climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 60

Amazon's former Calif. affiliates brace for lost revenue

For several years now, the military museum in Old Sacramento has quietly earned a nice little income by acting as a sales rep for Amazon.com Inc.

Technology / Business

created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

US appeals court upholds Obama's health care law

A US federal appeals court in Ohio upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's controversial health care law Wednesday in the first rejection of several challenges at the appeals court level.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US appeals court hears arguments on health care law

A US federal appeals court in Virginia began Tuesday examining two challenges to President Barack Obama's controversial health care law.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Smartphone app lets workers track wages

(AP) -- Workers who don't trust the boss to keep track of their wages can now do it themselves with a new smartphone application from the Department of Labor. But employers worry that the time sheet app, ...

Technology / Software

created May 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas

(AP) -- An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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