Article Archives

Courtroom 21 Affiliates White Papers - June 2005
Courtroom Connect's Webstreaming of Court Proceedings in In Re Disney Shareholders - "Last fall, the Court of Chancery in Georgetown, Delaware, was the venue for a high-profile suit by Disney shareholders, challenging the $140-million dollar severance award to Disney's president of 15 months, Michael Ovitz. Due to the small size of the courtroom, Courtroom Connect, a company that provides a variety of courtroom technological solutions, delivered an Internet webcast of the trial that combined audio and video with a copy of the trial transcript and exhibits . . . Overall, this paper concludes that the use of the technology was a success . . ."

NCRA Official Report - January 2005
Wireless Internet Services- One Reporter's Experience "Technology transformations within the court reporting profession are changing the way we provide services to clients. So what technology changes are we talking about now? Internet services. But not just Internet services - wireless Internet services."

Federal Court Reporters Revel in High-Speed Internet Connectivity at the Courthouse

Streaming Schadenfreude: Ovitz on Webcast (Wall Street Journal) - October 2004

Wall Street Journal - October 27, 2004
Streaming Schadenfreude: Ovitz on Webcast - "In a town that loves nothing better than a scandal, the last thing most Hollywood executives want is their dirty laundry aired in public, especially on camera. Former super-agent and Walt Disney Co. executive Michael Ovitz didn't have much choice yesterday. In a live Webcast of the trial pitting shareholders against the media company's directors over Mr. Ovitz's $140 million severance package, every gory detail of his short reign at Disney was laid bare. Feeding an insatiable appetite for a saga that has had Hollywood twittering for years, investors, analysts and industry glitterati alike were glued to their computer screens to watch Mr. Ovitz take the stand." Click here for additional Disney trial articles

Daily Record — May 13, 2004
High tech, high temps and no-charge trouble - "It's all in an afternoon's work for the CJCC in Baltimore Wireless connectivity in all Baltimore's circuit courtrooms gives the court a toehold in the new century - but it remains bedeviled by the details of its criminal dockets. Members of the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office and vendor Courtroom Connect, a private New York-based service provider, yesterday demonstrated the wireless high-speed Internet connection available to members of Baltimore's bar."

USA Today — March 10, 2004
Tech Firms Cash In As Lawyers Plug In - "Attorneys at the IBM trial worked in a Silicon Valley courtroom newly equipped with wireless Internet access. Courtroom Connect, a 2001 start-up, installed it so lawyers could stay in touch with their offices."

New York Lawyer — March 31, 2003
NY Lawyers Lead the Way In Taking Technology to Court

Government Technology — November 21, 2002
Technology on Trial