Mechanical witness [electronic resource] : a history of motion picture evidence in U.S. courts / Louis-Georges Schwartz. Schwartz, Louis Georges. Video tapes in courtroom proceedings United States. Motion pictures Law and legislation United States. Evidence, Documentary United States. Courts United States. Judicial process United States. KF8725 .S39 2009 347.73075 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 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. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (176 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315059.001.0001 eng United States. United States. United States. United States. United States.