Editing David Boies (section)

==== 1980s-2000 ====
From 1984 to 1985, Boies defended [[CBS]] in the libel suit ''[[Westmoreland v. CBS]]'', but after dragging on for two years, the case was dropped.<ref>Karen Donovan, ''V. Goliath: The Trials of David Boies'' (NY: Pantheon, 2005), 46–60.</ref> Following the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 U.S. presidential election]], he represented Vice President [[Al Gore]] in ''[[Bush v. Gore]]''.<ref name="salon" />{{sfn|Carreyrou|2018|p=134}} In [[Jay Roach]]'s ''[[Recount (film)|Recount]]'', which focuses on the case, Boies is played by [[Ed Begley Jr]]. In his 2001 book, prosecutor and author [[Vincent Bugliosi]] criticized Boies' abilities as a trial lawyer, arguing that Boies "wasn't forceful or eloquent at all in making his points" in ''Bush v. Gore''. "[A]lthough he seemed to have a very good grasp of the facts, he seemed completely incapable of drawing powerful, irresistible inferences from those facts that painted his opposition into a corner".<ref>''[[The Betrayal of America]]''</ref>

In 2000, Boies lost the first important file-sharing case which ultimately put [[Napster]] into bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Napster loses net music copyright case |date=2000-07-27 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325062323/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/jul/27/copyright.news |archive-date=2023-03-25 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/jul/27/copyright.news}}</ref>