Earlier, prosecutor Joel Hammerman held up the ominous-looking but harmless device fashioned from a paint can that Hassoun put in a trash bin near Wrigley Field, placing it in front of the judge.

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ArtistDirect's shareholders don't seem to mind the trash-talking as long as Field restores their investment.

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