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• Be Kind, Please Rewind – The Second Circuit Gives Cable Providers Something To Watch In Cartoon Network L.P. V. Csc Holdings, Inc., Peter Hamner
Peter Hamner
This note examines the Second Circuit's decision in Cartoon Network L.P. v. CSC Holdings, Inc. In Cartoon Network, the Second Circuit held that a new digital video recorder, a Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder (RS-DVR), did not infringe on the copyrights of content providers. The RS-DVR stores user generated recordings remotely. The court re-examined the United States Supreme Court's decision in Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. The court correctly decided that the user is responsible for the recordings and not the cable provider. This article was recently named “one of the best law review articles published …
• The Credit Crisis And Subprime Litigation: How Fraud Without Motive ‘Makes Little Economic Sense’, Peter Hamner
• The Credit Crisis And Subprime Litigation: How Fraud Without Motive ‘Makes Little Economic Sense’, Peter Hamner
Peter Hamner
The recent collapse of the financial markets spurred numerous lawsuits seeking a faulty party. Many plaintiffs argue that market participants committed securities fraud. They claim that deficient subprime loans caused the financial crisis. These risky loans were allegedly originated by banks to be sold off to third parties. The subprime loans were securitized and spread throughout the financial markets. The risk these loans presented was allegedly not disclosed to the buyers of the loans and securities on the loans. As these deficient loans and securities began to default the financial markets came to a halt. This article argues that securities …