January 2016 - Courtroom Strategy by Attorney Oscar Michelen

Let’s Use Lessons Learned To Not Pre-Judge Brooklyn Rape Case

January 13, 2016 Oscar Michelen 9

A horrible story appears in the NY Press. An 18 year old woman is reportedly raped in a Brooklyn park by 5 men - their ages ranging from 14 to 18. The woman’s father was reportedly threatened with a gun and chased away when he tried to protect her and stop the crime from occurring. […]

Monkey Can See, Monkey Can Do, But Monkey Can’t Own

January 7, 2016 Oscar Michelen 0

On Wednesday, a federal judge said the macaque who famously snapped a picture of himself cannot be declared the owner of the image’s copyright. The photo in question was taken in 2011 on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, with a camera owned by nature photographer David Slater. But Slater didn’t trip the shutter: the macaque […]