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Bill Gates to testify in front of a US House panel on Jeffrey Epstein, as congressional inquiry continues into high-profile associations.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260408/bill-gates-to-testify-in-front-of-us-house-panel-on-jeffrey-epstein

#USPolitics #CongressionalHearing #Accountability #PublicOversight #LegalAffairs

LilMikeSF Dec 22, 2024

#ICYMI: Govt agency #FTC alleges #Albertsons #CEO Vivek Sankaran and other execs deleted texts about aborted #Kroger grocery #Merger deal in 'willful destruction of evidence' . Four of eight Albertsons employees expected to be called at trial starting next week appear to have wiped messages from their phones.

https://boisedev.com/news/2024/08/22/albertsons-ftc-messages-sankaran-2/ #LegalAffairs #Govt

ICYMI: FTC: Albertsons CEO, other execs deleted texts about deal with Kroger in ‘willful destruction ...

The Federal Trade Commission alleges Albertsons executives - including CEO Vivek Sankaran, deleted and concealed text messages involved in the government’s case against a proposed acquisition by Kroger. In a court filing last week, the government laid out its case that several Albertsons executives appeared to have wiped messages from their phones, and asked the

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LilMikeSF Dec 22, 2024

#ICYMI: Govt agency #FTC alleges #Albertsons #CEO Vivek Sankaran and other execs deleted texts about aborted #Kroger grocery #Merger deal in 'willful destruction of evidence'

https://boisedev.com/news/2024/08/22/albertsons-ftc-messages-sankaran-2/ #LegalAffairs #Govt

ICYMI: FTC: Albertsons CEO, other execs deleted texts about deal with Kroger in ‘willful destruction ...

The Federal Trade Commission alleges Albertsons executives - including CEO Vivek Sankaran, deleted and concealed text messages involved in the government’s case against a proposed acquisition by Kroger. In a court filing last week, the government laid out its case that several Albertsons executives appeared to have wiped messages from their phones, and asked the

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Flipboard Culture Desk Sep 4, 2024

Here's more on the court's decision on Hachette v. @internetarchive from Publishers Weekly.

https://flip.it/WTya0K

#Law #LegalAffairs #InternetArchive #Publishing #Internet #FairUse

Appeals Court Upholds Decision Against Internet Archive’s Book Scanning Program

a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed a March 2023 lower court decision finding the Internet Archive's program to scan and lend print library is copyright infringement.

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Flipboard Culture Desk Sep 4, 2024

@internetarchive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, according to this paywalled story from @BloombergLaw. More to come.

https://flip.it/enQYeu

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Internet Archive Digital Lending Isn’t Fair Use, 2nd Cir. Says

Internet Archive’s “controlled digital lending” system and removal of controls during the pandemic don’t qualify as fair use, the Second Circuit affirmed Wednesday.