APPLE eBOOK Anti-Trust Trial: Summations to Judge Cote

Today the lawyers gave their summations in the US v Apple eBook anti-trust trial.

First Orin Snyder, who is the lead attorney for Apple,  gave his summation  to Judge Cote.

At the end of his presentation, an Apple iPad animation appeared on the screen with the final words from 

his summation, in the form of an eBook. The pages turned as he spoke his final words

showing off the page curl feature of the eBook. The judge took note, as did everyone else:-)

Story by Fortune reporter Philip Elmer-Dewitt

Fortune CNN Money story by Philip Elmer-Dewitt

Also Publishers Weekly just published an eBook in the eBook trial and how the major publishers and Apple managed to change how eBook pricing was set for a period of time.
The Battle of the $9.99 eBook

Apple Atty Orin Snyder giving his summation to Judge Denise Cote

Mark Ryan giving closing statement to Judge Denise Cote

Then after Apple's atty gave his summation, the DOJ atty Mark Ryan spoke. Judge Cote was very attentive to both arguments and asked questions of both attorneys.

APPLE eBOOK Anti-Trust Trial Eddy Cue, continued

Today was the second and last day of Eddy Cue's testimony at the Apple trial in Manhattan federal court.
After the lawyers were done questioning Mr Cue then Judge Denise Cote got her chance. He finally finished around 4:30 pm. At that point the government rested their case. Closing statements are on Thursday.
Here is a link to today's story by Philip Elmer-Dewitt of Fortune Magazine.
Fortune CNN Money story by Elmer-Dewitt
Publishers Weekly story by Calvin Reid
Publishers Weekly story

Eddy Cue, Apple VP on stand w Judge Denise Cote,
Manhattan Federal Court

Artwork was drawn for Bloomberg TV.

APPLE eBOOK Anti-Trust Trial Eddy Cue, Cross and Redirect

Wide Shot Eddy Cue, VP of Apple on the stand 

DOJ Attorney Lawrence Buterman cross examining Mr Cue  

Today at the Apple trial VP Eddy Cue( the architect of the Apple eBooks) took the stand.
Here is the latest trial story link
Bloomberg Eddy Cue story

Also few other interesting details emerged like

• Apple thought that half of Amazon's E book count,( 200K books) were self published, I thought that was amazing showing the power of self publishing today.
• A student, Sethh Humphrey emailed Apple/Steve Jobs chiding him for the increase in prices of eBooks and Jobs actually replied, another detail I thought pretty amazing.
• Eddy Cue when asked (in a lighter moment)  if he had a picture of a board meeting, he replied "no pictures of  board meetings, just like the courtroom". The court reporter who was facing me looked up and smiled, I smiled back. Yes, there are pictures in federal court, just not photos:) yet.

Apple attorney Orin Snyder from Gibson Dunn, questioning Mr Cue,
lawyers are seated in the jury box,
because this is a bench trial 

WHITE BULGER TRIAL BEGINS

Whitey Bulger by Bill Robles

Bill Robles did this drawing of Whitey Bulger and his girlfriend after they were arrested  in Santa Monica Ca. 

James "Whitey" Bulger, the alleged mob boss and Top Ten Fugitive who had been on the run since the mid-'90s, was arrested almost 2 years ago June 2011, at the Princess Eugenia apartment complex in Santa Monica. His longtime companion, Catherine Greig, was also arrested.

Yesterday the trial began in Boston, with his brother, William former president of the Mass State Senate attending the trial. The trial is expected to last 3 months.
Here is an expert from the Washington post story by Michael Rosenwald, 

BOSTON — James “Whitey” Bul­ger is an old man now. He is 83.

He wears reading glasses. His hair is pure white, but not much remains. And when he stood up in a federal courtroom Wednesday morning to finally face the music, to stand trial for a lifetime of gangster crimes, he rose slowly, no longer the menacing Irish mob boss who allegedly scratched out 19 lives while the FBI looked the other way.

Washington Post story link

ILLUSTRATED COURTROOM BLOG IS ONE YEAR OLD

One year ago during the Rajat Gupta trial, the first witness took the stand, and this witness below, was the first post of the blog. This post has been one of the most popular post in the last year with hundreds of unique views. The blog has had over 8000 hits/views and it is found on the first page of many Google Image searches.
Happy birthday Illustrated Courtroom!
Like us on FACEBOOK too! https://www.facebook.com/ILLUSTRATEDCOURTROOM


The first post below:

Gupta Trial Day 2 Synopsis

http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/raja-gupta-trial-day-2-september-2008-call-mystery/1/184777.html

Raj Personal Assistant (former party planner) witness Caryn Eisenberg

on direct examination by  AUSA Reed Brodsky

Story Links
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/rajaratnams-executive-assistant-testifies-in-gupta-trial/

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2b910346-a436-11e1-84b1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1vwDmeNpt

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/rajaratnam_aide_cites_quick_action_RGj3xjJ8MfzPofRqwXgjaL

Second Witness
Ananth Muniyappa Galleon trader who bought the Goldman stock for Rajaratnam. He was quite a contrast to the previous witness Caryn Eisenberg, who came to court dressed to the 9's. He was very slight and wore an open collared shirt, no tie.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-22/rajaratnam-bought-goldman-smiled-gupta-witness-says.html

James Holmes entering the courtroom, May 13, 2013 by Bill Robles

I am in the courtroom, standing by my front row aisle seat as the court slowly fills with grief stricken families on one side, and media people on my side.  There are 7 or 8, crew cut, tough looking sheriffs all over the courtroom.

As the starting time approaches, we wait for Holmes to enter the courtroom, and then silence as the door opens and he is escorted in, handcuffed, and appearing to be in another world.

With everyone in place, the judge enters