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MySpace to provide sex offender data to state AGs

May 21, 2007 After asserting that it'd be illegal to do so, News Corp. unit agrees to provide data about registered sex offenders who use the site. TAGS: MySpace, Richard Blumenthal, News Corp., attorney, Hemanshu Nigam, Connecticut, North Carolina, state

Appeals court may let NSA lawsuits proceed

August 15, 2007 Panel peppers government attorneys with sharp questions and suggests that two cases alleging illegal surveillance may be allowed to continue. TAGS: NSA, surveillance, attorney, lawsuit, AT&T Corp., Judge, Bush Administration, secret, San Francisco, government, document

Feds take porn fight to Google

January 19, 2006 Bush administration subpoenas records of all searches over one week as it defends disputed antiporn law. Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography TAGS: subpoena, Child Online Protection Act, Bush Administration, search engine, porn, Google Inc., government, request, Yahoo! Inc., law, America Online Inc., attorney, Microsoft Corp.

Lawsuit shows how to sue spammers

June 20, 2007 Activist's six-year legal fight offers road map for suing spammers; he now awaits hefty check from firm he says spammed him. TAGS: spammer, lawsuit, judgment, Florida, Washington, e-mail message, evidence, damage, attorney, e-mail

Google click fraud settlement given go-ahead

July 27, 2006 Arkansas judge rejects a challenge claiming that a $90 million settlement with affected advertisers is inadequate. TAGS: settlement, click fraud, Arkansas, advertiser, pay-per-click advertising, search engine, attorney, court, Judge, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitors

June 9, 2007 In ruling under seal until Friday, federal judge orders TorrentSpy to log visitor activity. But company says it will appeal. TAGS: defendant, visitor, federal judge, attorney, search engine

Police blotter: Flap over nude photos of Cameron Diaz

October 20, 2006 In this week's installment, computer forensics is key to a case over nude photos of the actress. TAGS: forgery, Police Blotter, prosecution, appeals court, conviction, evidence, attorney, expert, defense, photograph, CD-ROM, laptop computer, hard drive

Ex-McAfee lawyer indicted in backdating probe

February 27, 2007 He faces fraud charges related to alleged backdating of stock options when security company was known as Network Associates. TAGS: stock option, Networks Associates Technology Inc., probe, count, McAfee Inc., attorney, prosecutor, lawyer, San Francisco, U.S.

Yahoo click fraud settlement gets final OK

March 27, 2007 The $5 million settlement agreement in a California case releases company from all similar click fraud claims against it. TAGS: click fraud, settlement, Arkansas, Yahoo! Inc., approval, advertiser, attorney, class action, California, lawyer, Google Inc.

Feds: Details of ISP snooping haven't been decided

January 23, 2007 DOJ attorney says there has been no "official" decision on what data providers might be required to retain or for how long. TAGS: Internet Service Provider, attorney, record, Internet service, service provider, IP address, IP

AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison

January 16, 2007 Found guilty by a jury, a California man faces time in federal prison for sending out e-mail scams and related crimes. TAGS: prosecutor, jury, CAN-SPAM Act, phishing, prison, America Online Inc., credit card, attorney, Time Warner Inc., California, billing, U.S., Microsoft Office, e-mail

Federal case may redefine child porn

November 30, 2006 Justice Department indicts a photographer over a site that posted photos of clothed minors--a case that has raised First Amendment issues. TAGS: indictment, nudity, Alabama, attorney, First Amendment, modeling, prosecutor, U.S., Florida, photograph

Former CA exec Kumar sentenced to 12 years

November 2, 2006 update Guilty plea on charges of accounting fraud and conspiracy leads to prison time and $8 million fine for former CEO. TAGS: Sanjay Kumar, obstruction, justice, Computer Associates International Inc., accounting, attorney, exec, shareholder, U.S., office, CEO

Judge won't halt AT&T wiretapping lawsuit

November 17, 2006 San Francisco court says lawsuit alleging the carrier illegally allowed the U.S. government to spy on its customers can continue. TAGS: AT&T Corp., lawsuit, NSA, telecommunications company, attorney, Judge, Vermont, San Francisco, telecommunications, conference, Verizon Communications

Judge raps Microsoft for antitrust 'foot-dragging'

February 14, 2006 Attorney for state government also says complaint about forthcoming Windows Vista will be investigated. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, licensee, antitrust, attorney, Judge, complaint, compliance, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law

March 13, 2007 Wording of DMCA, which appeared in Congress long before the Web video revolution, could determine whether YouTube disappears. TAGS: DMCA, Viacom Inc., YouTube, copyright infringement, fate, hosting company, copyright law, Napster Inc., Google Inc., attorney, video

Police blotter: Ex-employee sued for deleting files

March 28, 2007 Florida judge rules that permanently deleting files on a company-owned computer violates federal hacking law. TAGS: Police Blotter, U.S. District Judge, Florida, hacking, attorney, open source, laptop computer

LA sues maker of 'Grand Theft Auto'

January 27, 2006 Suit alleges that Take-Two Interactive Software covered up pornographic material to avoid Adults Only rating. TAGS: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., Grand Theft Auto, video game, attorney, Los Angeles, retailer, video, games

Calif. court drops charges against Dunn

March 14, 2007 Judge dismisses misdemeanor charge against former HP chairman. Three other defendants in spying scandal to do community service. TAGS: defendant, scandal, chairman, attorney general, Patricia Dunn, California, count, court, attorney, HP

Google wins patent for search results page design

December 13, 2006 Intellectual-property lawyers say there's no need to fret about infringement lawsuits unless sites are veritable copies. TAGS: patent, search result, invention, intellectual property, Google Inc., design, attorney, GUI, protection, lawyer
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