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Viacom Set to Appeal in YouTube Case
Viacom says a new wave of digital piracy could threaten the U.S. media business unless federal courts overturn its defeat in a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google's YouTube video-sharing site.

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Judge Orders Ex-Tyco CEO To Forfeit Compensation
L. Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco International's jailed former chief executive, must forfeit all of his compensation and benefits earned over a nearly seven-year period beginning in September 1995, a federal judge has ruled.
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Policing Privacy on Web Debated
A Federal Trade Commission official told lawmakers the agency has the capability to put in place a do-not-track policy to strengthen online privacy but needs more authority from Congress to put teeth in its enforcement.
- Some Data-Miners Ready to Reveal What They Know
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Judge Confirms MGM's Bankruptcy Exit Plan
A judge on Thursday confirmed Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Inc.'s plan to exit bankruptcy in the hands of its creditors, less than 30 days after the movie studio filed prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring proposal in New York.
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J.P. Morgan Sues Lehman Over Loans
J.P. Morgan Chase is countersuing Lehman Brothers, claiming the failed investment bank engaged in "collusion and deception" when it persuaded it to lend more than $70 billion in 2008.
Texas' Beef With Feral Porkers
Stout, smart, snouted invaders are tearing up flower beds and street medians in suburban Texas, and the police are getting creative.
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SEC Goes After Fraud by Local Hedge Funds
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Rambus Files Chip-Patent Complaint
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Guilty Plea in Bid-Rigging
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Madoff Trustee Goes After 'Net Winners'
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The Daily Docket: Judge OKs MGM Ch. 11 Plan
MGM Studios won confirmation of its plan to exit bankruptcy. The trustee overseeing the Bernard Madoff bankruptcy sued J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. GM put $4 billion into its U.S. pension plans.
Jury Awards Priest Abuse Victim $30 Million
A $30 million award for a victim of clergy sexual abuse could change the tide in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington's bankruptcy case. A Delaware jury Wednesday found former priest Francis DeLuca and St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic parish liable for the damages.
Music Stops for CBGB Holdings Bankruptcy
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Suit Against Google Yields ‘One Sweet Dollar of Vindication’
A win's a win. That's one of the more timeless sports cliches. You most typically hear it after a team "wins ugly" -- gets one hit and wins on a walk-off balk or wins when the opponent's kicker shanks a 20-yard field goal with no time left on the clock.
Lost Koz: Tale of Former Tyco CEO Gets a Little More Woeful
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for Dennis Kozlowski, it does.
The PM Roundup: Madoff Trustee Sues J.P. Morgan, More
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SEC Goes After Fraud by Local Hedge Funds
The SEC's San Francisco office is cracking down on illegal conduct by hedge funds and corporate bribery, activity that got pushed aside as regulators grappled with Ponzi schemes and other issues during the financial crisis.
In Calif., Road to Recovery Stirs Unrest
A San Francisco highway is being built with foreign investors, but California engineers, who are missing out on design work, are suing to stop it.
- Factiva Search: Public-Private Partnerships
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Applied Materials Settles Data Dispute
Applied Materials agreed to give Samsung rebates to avoid civil litigation related to the alleged misuse of information from Samsung.
Rattner Gives 'His Side' of Story
After 18 months, Steven Rattner is speaking out about what he calls "his side" of the story behind Cuomo's probe into his efforts to win business from New York state's public pension fund.
Boom in Debt Buying Fuels Boom in Lawsuits
The surge in lawsuits against people who aren't paying their bills is driven by a debt-buying industry that has boomed in the past three years amid a sea of souring loans.
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Case Has Soft-Dollar Focus
The sweeping insider-trading investigation is raising questions about how hedge funds and other big investors dole out a common form of payment on Wall Street known as "soft dollars."
- Interactive: Primer on the Insider-Trading Probe
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Fugitive CEO to Pay $53 Million
Jacob 'Kobi' Alexander, the former Comverse Technology chief who fled the U.S. while facing charges for backdating stock options, has agreed to pay more than $53 million to settle cases brought by federal prosecutors and the SEC.

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