Moments of color in Judge Denise Cote’s courtroom on Thursday included defense attorney Howard Heiss explaining “Jedi mind tricks” (“a technique used by the Jedis to persuade others to do things…by powers of suggestion”); and aggressive questioning of Google executive Tom Turvey by lead defense attorney Orin Snyder that confirmed Turvey doesn’t have an iPad and had him disagreeing with the statement that “Google is a powerful company in the media and entertainment space.” We learned that people within Google call their ebookstore “Play Books,” and saw another attorney bark at Amazon’s Russ Grandinetti for looking at his lawyer too […]
