Topic: Denny Chin

US court upholds $1 million for Latino student harassed in high school

A jury awarded $1 million to a Latino man for the years of racial threats and harassment he endured at a rural high school in New York. The appeals court called the amount appropriate.

Chapter & Verse Google and publishers reach settlement on digitized books case

Publishers can now decide whether Google can digitize out-of-print books still protected by copyright, but does not settle the issue of individual author rights.

Chapter & Verse Google Books case tests the limits of copyright law

The Authors Guild is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from Google Books – which may make this one of the most expensive copyright damages cases in litigation history.

Chapter & Verse Google asks judge for library suit to be dismissed

The Authors Guild says Google doesn't have permission to reproduce portions of books for their digital library.

Authors take aim at Google Books with a lawsuit against five US universities

An international group of writers are suing five American universities for copyright infringement – and sending a warning to Google Books.

Google Books scores a deal in France

It wasn't easy getting there, but Google Books has signed a deal with a major French publisher.

Google Books deal to be reached

Google and publishers ordered to reach a settlement on Google's proposed digital library by Sept. 15.

Bernard Madoff surprised he didn't receive public stoning sentence

Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison two years ago Wednesday. The judge in the Bernard Madoff case said a shorter sentence wouldn't suffice.

What's at stake in Google's plan to digitize all the world's books

Google, publishers, and authors asked a judge for another 60 days Wednesday to hammer out a deal to make Google Books a reality. The agreement could shape the nascent industry.

Opinion: What happens when Google thinks for you?

The Google Books Settlement marks an end of self-directed inquiry and the beginning of self-referred intelligence, where our thoughts become just artifacts of Googlified experience.

Google Editions will enter the e-book race

Google Editions, Google's e-book store, will be up and running sometime this summer, says the company.

As Google Books battle draws on, Amazon makes its case

The harsh critique of Google’s 10-month-old settlement with U.S. authors and publishers emerged this week in a 41-page brief that Amazon filed.

Madoff gets 150 years for 'extraordinarily evil' crime

The harsh sentence is meant to send a message, but is that necessary?

Madoff case a window on Wall Street greed

Some see his behavior as an extreme example. Others suggest that investors might have been too eager for outsized returns.

Madoff's sentence: big, but not 141,078 years

Next target of Madoff case: his wife?

Recessions expose financial scandals

Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme isn't the only scam uncovered during tough economic times.