BRIEFCASE MAJOR STUDIOS SUE EX-LAPD CAPTAIN.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services The major motion picture studios filed a copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own lawsuit Thursday against a former Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation). DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. piracy scheme. The lawsuit comes on the heels of the sentencing last month of former Capt. Julie Nelson Julie Nelson may refer to:
2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. eventually fired. Investigators found hundreds of pirated DVDs in Nelson's home, car and office during two searches last December. At Nelson's sentencing she was placed on three years' probation, fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. Jobs back to work following surgery PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. - Steve Jobs, the charismatic chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, is back on the job after undergoing cancer surgery. Jobs attended a news conference Thursday to unveil a new Apple store at a shopping mall near Palo Alto, marking his first public appearance since he underwent a successful operation on his pancreas in late July. The 49-year-old executive took a monthlong leave to recuperate re·cu·per·ate v. To return to health or strength; recover. and quietly returned to work full-time in September. ``I'm back, I'm back,'' he said with a smile to reporters shortly after pulling open a black curtain to reveal the sleek new store. U.S. trade deficit 2nd-highest ever WASHINGTON - The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in U.S. exports, the government reported Thursday. America's trade gap with China hit an all-time high as retailers stocked up on cell phones, toys and televisions in preparation for Christmas sales. The worse-than-expected trade performance in August - a deficit of $54 billion - represented a 6.9 percent widening from July's trade gap of $50.5 billion. The record monthly deficit was set in June at $55 billion. Futures on crude near $55 a barrel A decline in the nation's inventory of heating oil catapulted crude futures prices toward $55 a barrel on Thursday, providing the latest jolt to a market already rattled by the world's tight supply of oil, strong demand and the possibility of output problems in several producing nations. While oil prices are more than 70 percent higher than a year ago, they are still around $25 below the peak inflation-adjusted price reached in 1981. GM disappoints with slim earnings DETROIT - General Motors Corp.'s earnings rose an unexpectedly slim 3.5 percent in the third quarter, hurt by continued use of costly incentives to lure American buyers and poor results in Europe, where it plans to slash operations and 12,000 jobs. Its global automotive business lost $130 million in the quarter. The world's largest automaker also lowered its earnings forecast for the year Thursday, a few hours after announcing it plans to cut roughly 20 percent of its work force in Europe by the end of 2006 in hopes of saving about $600 million a year. Also Thursday, Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term credit rating on GM and related entities to ``BBB-minus,'' its lowest investment-grade rating. The action came one day after Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris. downgraded GM. The moves could raise borrowing costs for GM. The automaker's shares fell $2.46, or 6 percent, to close at $38.84 Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . Southwest posts 12% profit jump DALLAS - Southwest Airlines Co. reported a 12 percent jump in third- quarter profits on Thursday, as its decision to buy fuel in advance helped insulate the low-cost carrier from rising oil prices. But executives warned that competitive pressures could hurt revenues in the current quarter. Citigroup, BofA beat projections NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Two of the nation's largest financial institutions, Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. Corp., reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday that were up from a year ago and beat Wall Street expectations. But analysts called the results ``sloppy,'' pointing out that much of Citigroup's gain came from the release of reserves as credit risk improved and noting a big drop in Bank of America's mortgage operations. |
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