Not just carrying the mail anymore

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Mary Anne Gibbons, the general counsel and vice president of the U.S. Postal Service, is profiled. Gibbons has spent her entire legal career at the Postal Service. Involved with the Postal Service's e-business initiative, Gibbons is also negotiating possible Postal Service alliance with competitor Federal Express.

Management, Officials and employees, United States. Postal Service, Government attorneys, Gibbons, Mary Anne

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Building a case; copyrights apply to buildings, and suits are growing

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Increased litigation under a 1990 law authorizing the copyright of architectural works is discussed. Under that law, buildings can be copyrighted because they are not considered merely functional. The number of copyrighted architectural works has increased exponentially, and trial are leading to million-dollar verdicts.

Design and construction, Buildings, Copyright, Copyrights

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Chicago verdict: $15M for 15 years

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A verdict won in an Illinois police corruption civil rights case by Philip S. Beck, who represented George W Bush in his fight to win the 2000 presidential election, is discussed.

Police, Complaints (Civil procedure), Constitutional torts, Police misconduct

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