Title Mechanical witness : a history of motion picture evidence in U.S. courts / Louis-Georges Schwartz

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (176 pages) Summary This title charts the changing role and theoretical implications of the use of film and video as courtroom evidence. The author moves from the earliest uses of film in courts to Bin Laden's taped statements after 9/11, revealing how the courts have developed a reliance on film and video technologies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Video tapes in court proceedings -- United States Motion pictures -- Law and legislation -- United States Evidence, Documentary -- United States Courts -- United States. Judicial process -- United States Courts Evidence, Documentary Judicial process Motion pictures -- Law and legislation Video tapes in court proceedings United States Form Electronic book

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