Grokster to shut down after $50 million settlement
Grokster Ltd ended its file sharing era after a Supreme Court loss, agreeing to shut down and pay $50 million to Hollywood and the music industry. The settlement bans any further piracy activity and requires halting the software. A new fee based service under Mashboxx of Virginia Beach is planned, with licensing already signed with Sony BMG.
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Hollywood
Grokster
Mashboxx
Virginia Beach
Wayne Rosso
Sony Bmg Music Entertainment
West Indies
Mes
Sage
Los Angeles
U.S. District Court
Stephen Wilson
Michael Page
Recording Industry Association of America
Mitch Bainwol
eDonkey
Kazaa
BitTorrent
Missouri radio host charged with murdering wife
Jefferson City radio host James Keown, 31, is charged with murder for allegedly poisoning Julie Keown by lacing her Gatorade with ethylene glycol. The couple moved to Massachusetts in 2004 after he claimed admission to Harvard Business School. she died weeks later after severe kidney damage and a coma. Prosecutors say financial motive may exist.
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Mass
Missouri
James Keown
Massachusetts
Harvard Business School
Keown
Jefferson City
Middlesex
Martha Coakley
Julie Keown
Coakley
Capitol
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County Minutes Controversy Reveals Deletions by Clerk
County minutes show strikethrough edits by Clerk Shaui Perry as commissioners order deletions. The Det. of minutes notes delays and revisions when Chairman and counselors discuss the statement read at the prior meeting.
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Shaui Perry
Ottawaherald.com
County officials clash over minutes and open meetings questions
Officials discuss leave actions and potential open meetings violations. Commissioner Hay criticizes the county counselor roles while Finch defends nonverbatim minutes as legally safer. Aug 17, Sep 21 and Oct 26 minutes remain in limbo amid legal review and guidance from the attorney general’s office.
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Don Hay
Blaine Finch
Hay
Heather Jones
Finch
Attorney General
Attorney General’s Office
Kimball Preparing for District Magistrate Role
Former undersheriff Kimball transitions to district magistrate after Oct 25 appointment. He visits the district court, discusses with judges and clerks, and notes openings are rare. Kimball, Ottawa High School graduate, aims to serve in the county once oath taken. Judge Smith resigned Aug 12 and moved to Jackson, Mississippi with his wife Sharon.
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Kimball
Kansas
Supreme Court
Ottawa High School
Smith
Sharon
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Court trials hinge on Hamdan case amid detainee debate
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, captured in Afghanistan in 2001, faces charges of conspiracy to commit war crimes and terrorism while four co defendants from Saudi Arabia Algeria and Ethiopia are charged with conspiracy. The Supreme Court will rule on the legality of military tribunals as the Bush administration defends wartime measures.
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Afghanistan
Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi
Jabran Said bin al Qahtani
Saudi Arabia
Sufyian Barhoumi
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Binyam Ahmed Muhammad
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Barhoumi
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al Qahtani
al Sharbi
Muhammad
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Supreme Court
High Court
Bush
Europe
America
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Panama
Martin Torrijos
John Roberts
Paul Clement
Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Guantanamo
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