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Media Expert Witnesses & Optical Disc Theft

Media expert witnesses may opine on film, content theft, royalties, motion picture distribution, copyright for movies, and more. In Types of Content Theft, the Motion Picture Association of America writes: OPTICAL DISC THEFT Optical disc theft – also known as “bootlegging” – is the illegal manufacturing, sale and/or distribution of…

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Utilities Expert Witness On the Hazards of Electricity

Utilities expert witness John P. Nelson writes “There are many hazards associated with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.” The following is a list of a few of those hazards: • Contact with energized parts • Electrical arc flashes • Auto accidents involving power poles • Drowning in water…

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Media Piracy Expert Witnesses & Illegal P2P

Media piracy expert witnesses may opine on film, content theft, royalties, motion picture distribution, copyright for movies, and more. In Types of Content Theft, the Motion Picture Association of America writes: PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) THEFT A peer-to-peer (P2P) network is a system that enables Internet users through the exchange of digital…

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Reverse Engineering Expert Witnesses Part 2

The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, University of Maine, George Washington School of Law, and Santa Clara University School of Law clinics, answers the question, What stages are involved in the reverse engineering process? The second…

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Franchising Expert Witness On The Franchise Industry

In BUYING A FRANCHISE VERSUS STARTING AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, attorney and franchising expert witness Kevin B. Murphy writes: As a franchise attorney who has owned and operated a successful franchise, I can say buying a franchise represents a different approach to starting a business. Millions of people dream about owning…

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Movies Expert Witnesses & Camcorder Theft

Movies expert witnesses may opine on film, royalties, motion picture distribution, copyright for movies, and more. In Types of Content Theft, the Motion Picture Association of America writes: CAMCORDER THEFT Approximately ninety percent of newly released movies that are pirated can be traced to thieves who use a digital recording…

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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness On Preparing Expert Testimony Part 3

In Preparing and Presenting Expert Testimony, traffic engineer and accident reconstruction expert witness Lawrence Levine writes: How then can a Traffic Engineer best assist an attorney in either developing the basis for a suit to be filed by a plaintiff attorney or defending a case, which would be the province…

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Motion Picture Expert Witnesses & Copyright

Motion picture expert witnesses may opine on film, royalties, motion picture distribution, copyright for movies, and more. In Why We Care About Copyright, the Motion Picture Association of America writes: Copyright laws protect the rights of people who create movies, TV shows, artwork and other products by providing the creator…

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