Articles Posted in February, 2012

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In pre-Super Bowl style, prosecutors charged a Michigan man with criminal copyright violations for allegedly operating nine (9) websites chock full of pirated sports broadcast videos (read the complaint below).

Separately, federal agents also seized a purported $4.8 million in knock-off Super Bowl merchandise imported into the U.S.

The U.S. Attorney’s message? Don’t risk any high-tech copyright shenanigans with unauthorized streams of this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI.


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Today, Facebook, Inc. filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement [PDF] with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for its initial public offering. Here are some observations from reading this interesting filing.

Billion with a B. Companies that manufacture and sell tangible products are easy to understand. For a company like Facebook, you may be scratching your head wondering if they are making any money at all. In 2011, Facebook reported $1 billion in net income from $3.7 billion in revenue.


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Here is a rundown of January’s highest scoring lawyers on Justia Legal Answers, along with a look at which Justia Dockets legal filings and Facebook posts readers viewed the most.

Justia Legal Answers’ Top 10 Legal Answerers for January 2012

  1. Jeffrey Moore, 3050 points, 61 answers
  2. Brian D. Lerner, 1,395 points, 33 answers
  3. Andrew Bresalier, 1,100 points, 36 answers
  4. David Philip Shapiro 980 points, 20 answers
  5. Don Richardson, 360 points, 8 answers
  6. Paula Jeanette McGill, 350 points, 7 answers
  7. Scott Charles MacCabe 350 points, 7 answers
  8. Terrence Rubino, 325 points, 7 answers
  9. Jason F. Barnes, 300 points, 6 answers
  10. Kathryn L. Hudson, 200 points, 4 answers