Judge Strikes Down Anti-Bootleg Law
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A federal judge Friday struck down a 1994 law banning the sale of bootleg recordings of live music, ruling the law unfairly grants "seemingly perpetual protection" to the original performances.
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A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible "far-reaching invasions of liberty."
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The California judge ruled that TorrentSpy has infringed MPAA copyrights in a default judgment against the operators of the site.
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A federal judge on Wednesday ruled a portion of the Patriot Act is unconstitutional, the first time one of the antiterrorism law&#39;s controversial police surveillance provisions has been struck down.
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U.S. Congress criminalizing boot-leg  recordings of music performers is constitutional and does not  conflict with copyright laws, a federal appeals court ruled on  Wednesday in a decision that reopened charges against a New  York record store owner.
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A Hong Kong court struck down a bid  to muzzle a pirate radio station on Monday, saying its  pro-democracy operators were acting to protect fundamental  freedoms.
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A federal judge dismissed charges  against a New York record store owner on Friday who had been  selling unauthorized recordings of concerts, saying a law  against boot-legging was unconstitutional.
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NEW YORK - A Manhattan housing court judge said he was not amused by an advertisement on eBay that listed him for sale - with worldwide shipping included - posted by a disgruntled litigant.  The ad criticized Judge Jerald R.
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A judge has struck down more than a dozen of the government's current rules on political fund raising with just weeks before Election Day, concluding federal regulators improperly weakened the nation's campaign finance law.
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A judge has struck down a law which bans the sale of bootleg recordings of live music in the United States. Judge Harold Baer Jr, sitting in New York, dismissed charges against a Manhattan-based record dealer which had been brought under the law.
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday against the distributor of the Morpheus online file-sharing software, finding the firm encouraged computer users to share music, movies and other copyright works without permission.
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September 25, 2004 -- A federal judge yesterday dismissed charges against a New York record-store owner who had been selling unauthorized recordings of concerts, saying a law against bootlegging was unconstitutional.
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A federal judge yesterday declared unconstitutional and blocked a law that allows the FBI to force companies to turn over Internet and telephone records to fight terrorism and bars the companies from disclosing the searches.
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Several US rock stars go to court to stop a website selling their recordings, posters and other memorabilia.
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A federal judge yesterday tossed out bootlegging charges against a Chelsea record-store owner accused of trafficking in underground recordings of live concerts.
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A federal judge ruled yesterday that a portion of the Patriot Act is unconstitutional, the first time one of the anti-terrorism law&#39;s police surveillance provisions has been struck down.
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A state judge has struck down a Montgomery County law that authorized stiffer penalties against predatory lending practices, saying the measure was beyond the county's authority under the Maryland constitution.