Ready, smile! Thanks for tuning in once again as we continue our exploration of legal
community “webcasts” — audio/video over the World Wide Web. Each
month we look at examples of streaming video in law firms, law schools, and the courts ... except
this month (keep smiling) — we want you looking especially good because our show is
live! And, on TV, as we all know, appearance is all, even on the stage where law and
entertainment meet.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT?
Now the music swells and our camera pans the stage as we join live coverage on the set of Court
TV. (The ‘Applause’ sign just lit up! Vigorous clapping, please!)
“Court TV”
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http://www.courtTV.com/video
This is the web version of the Court TV cable television channel. On TV, it’s full of 30- or
60-minute courtroom, cop, and forensic dramas. The opposite holds true on the web, where
video coverage is brief and focused on real cases; who needs fiction when the truth is more
entertaining? If celebrity brushes with the law interest you, CourtTV.com delivers the goods
— in streaming video: testimony, hearings, media commentary, arrest footage, comments
from defense and prosecution attorneys, press conferences, surveillance footage, car chases,
police cruiser video — even pleas from victim’s parents! Whew!
EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE
Here is a sampling of current stories (RealPlayer media player software is required):
- Actor Robert Blake - Watch the former "Baretta" star sing "Over the Rainbow"
and eat a hot dog after a judge barred cameras from his murder trial.
- Michael Jackson - Hear from the media and attorneys as the pop star girds for legal
battle over seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering intoxicating agents
to a child. Watch him climb on top of his SUV after the arraignment to dance and wave to
screaming fans.
- Green River Killer - Watch video of serial killer Gary Ridgway confessing his
crimes, talking to a psychologist, and taking "field trips" with investigators. During his
sentencing, the convicted killer cried as he spoke to family members of his victims. He was
sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole.
- 'Monster' Trial - Aileen Wuornos admitted to killing seven men while living as a
prostitute and drifter in Florida. In 1992, she was convicted and sentenced to death for the
murder of Richard Mallory. Listen to her testimony as she describes her encounter with Mallory,
her life on the road, and why she killed.
- Scott Peterson - The new trial judge ruled Monday that the Laci Peterson murder
trial would not be televised. Lawyers for both sides respond on video after the decision.
- Kobe Bryant - Watch news and hearings as the defense team requests to admit
evidence against the basketball star's alleged rape victim.
- Enron Exec Surrenders - Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling surrendered in
handcuffs before pleading not guilty to three dozen federal charges in the company's collapse.
- Bishop Thomas O'Brien - testified that he heard a crash but didn't see what caused
the crack in his windshield as he drove home last June. O'Brien is accused of leaving the scene of
an accident that left a Phoenix man dead.
- James Brown - the ‘Godfather of Soul’ said he loves his wife and
denied beating her after being arrested for criminal domestic violence in South Carolina.
- Winona Judd - Police in Tennessee released video of Winona Judd’s DUI
arrest. The country singer was pulled over for speeding in October 2003 with a blood alcohol
level twice the legal limit.
- Diana Ross - The pop diva has reconsidered her "not guilty" plea for three
DUI-related charges in Tucson, Arizona. Ross' lawyers say she's ready to accept a plea
agreement. Police cruiser video of the arrest shows her taking a sobriety test.
- Britney Spears - The pop star spoke to the press with childhood friend Jason Allan
Alexander after having their two-day marriage annulled in Clark County, Nevada.
- Actress Winona Ryder - A Beverly Hills judge commended Winona Ryder's good
behavior during her six-month courtroom progress report. The actress was placed on a three-year
probation a year ago after stealing thousands of dollars of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue.
- Glen Campbell - After his DUI arrest, the country singer pled not guilty to
aggravated assault in Arizona. He is accused of kicking a police officer during his November
arrest.
Gripping drama — and it’s real life! Who needs fiction when reality is so exciting!
Too many webcasts, not enough time.
If you see streaming audio or video you
think would be of interest to our readers, please
URL and description.
Has your firm produced a webcast? We want the details!
If you'd like a clickable list of the web addresses from this and past columns,
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