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Ninth Circuit Upholds Safe Harbors In Veoh Case

21 Dec

A while back a federal district court concluded that Internet video service Veoh was entitled to safe harbor protections under the DMCA against charges of copyright infringement made by the Universal Music Group. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…

 

How to Plead Guilty to Your Own DUI Case Without Hiring An Attorney

20 Dec

How to plead guilty to your own DUI without an attorney. Recommended Video. You can save thousands of dollars if you want to plead guilty to your own DUI. With a little prep time, you can do it right. Continue reading


 

Supreme Court Action This Week

14 Dec

The Supreme Court issued two opinions on Monday of this week. One overturned a practice of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that had been in place for decades. The Court viewed the application of the “comparative grounds rule” as…

 

How to Object to Evidence in Traffic Court (Correctly)

14 Dec

You can object to evidence in traffic court trials. Dont Be Afraid! Continue reading


 

How to Write A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment Under CA Penal Code 1214.1

11 Dec

How to Fill Out a Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment under Penal Code section 1214.1 with the best legal argument to win and/or set up a Traffic Court Appeal Continue reading


 

How to Attack the Required Elements of a Traffic Ticket Violation as a Defense

30 Nov

A good defense will be focused tightly on the required elements of the charge. Prepare for your traffic court trial by look up the elements of the alleged violation, and getting ready to attack one or more. Continue reading


 

No Defense or Money to Pay Fines? Try a Penal Code 1385 Motion to Dismiss.

29 Nov

How to make a motion to dismiss a court case when you have no defense. Use Penal Code section 1385 to request a dismissal “in the interests of justice”. Continue reading


 

Authors Guild Complains About Amazon’s Kindle Book Lending Program

15 Nov

If the Authors Guild hates libraries it hates electronic libraries even more. We know about the suit against the HathiTrust, which is the outgrowth of litigation against Google for scanning books without permission, assuming permission is necessary. No court has…

 

Supreme Court Action: Arbitration And A Whole Lot of Habeas

14 Nov

The Supreme Court issued four opinions in the last two weeks. Three of them are Per Curiam and one was authored by Justice Scalia. The first of these is Cavasos v. Smith (10-1115). It’s an unusual case involving the prosecution…