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Online sports fantasies get dose of reality

July 3, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains how a recent lawsuit helped fantasy sports leagues win a clean bill of health from a federal judge. TAGS: plaintiff, participant, defendant, virtual team, federal judge, league, CBS Broadcasting Inc., complaint, fee, law, health

HP investigator argues California can't try him

January 18, 2007 Bryan Wagner, a data broker charged in connection with the HP boardroom scandal, says state's double jeopardy laws protect him from prosecution. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, California, defendant, attorney, state, crime, prosecutor, identity theft, spokesman, HP, Microsoft Office, U.S.

Rushing into court has its consequences

November 15, 2006 perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says dashing in to stop offensive Internet conduct is not always the best idea. TAGS: Williams-Sonoma Inc., relief, defendant, trademark

Yahoo sued over alleged pay-per-click fraud

May 4, 2006 Suit claims Yahoo is charging for "premium" ads on sites that show spyware ads and sites that appear when surfers misspell URLs. TAGS: pay-per-click advertising, defendant, lawsuit, financial reporting, Expedia Inc., Yahoo! Inc., New Jersey, class action, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

Israeli teens charged over Goner worm

August 6, 2002 Police in Israel reportedly charge five teenagers with writing and disseminating the fast-spreading and virulent Goner virus, which hit thousands of PCs worldwide. TAGS: defendant, Israel, worm, ICQ, virus, screensaver, firewall, e-mail, PC

Electronic communications and their discontents

July 25, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why a simple question of procedure in the electronic age is more complicated than it appears at first blush. TAGS: plaintiff, electronic communication, defendant, burden, attorney, court, age, party, log, e-mail, entry, document

Police Blotter: Court overturns man's Net ban for life

June 6, 2007 Appeals court decides that judge's decision to permanently ban sex offender from Internet is too broad. TAGS: Police Blotter, ban, defendant, employment, condition, education, Pennsylvania, computer network, court

Symantec files piracy lawsuit

December 13, 2006 Eight businesses, seven individuals named as defendants in suit alleging distribution, sales of counterfeit programs. TAGS: Symantec Corp., defendant, lawsuit, Canada, Norton Co., security

Cingular sues investigator over HP pretexting

September 29, 2006 The wireless carrier's lawsuit is aimed at those responsible for obtaining the phone records of a CNET News.com reporter in an HP probe. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, defendant, reporter, pretexting, Dawn Kawamoto, wireless carrier, lawsuit, HP

Police blotter: Net pharmacy conviction overturned

February 17, 2006 Web site owners convicted of running illegal pharmacy get new trial, after judges rule video testimony was unconstitutional. TAGS: witness, testimony, videoconferencing, defendant, Police Blotter, prosecution, conviction, pharmacy, government, trial, policy, evidence, prosecutor, attorney, Australia, U.S.

Virtual world litigation for real

June 13, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the brave new world of virtual worlds creates a constellation of new--and still foggy--legal questions. TAGS: virtual worlds, Second Life, plaintiff, avatar, land, defendant, dispute, property, litigation

Police blotter: Cops raid Usenet provider over porn

September 8, 2006 Judge lets civil rights lawsuit proceed that Usenet provider filed against Pa. police after being raided. TAGS: Usenet, plaintiff, Pennsylvania, Police Blotter, defendant, raid, claim, U.S. District Judge, Communications Decency Act, violation, attorney, police, Judge, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider

Police blotter: Porn-dialing firm loses appeal

March 31, 2006 A company with a downloadable dial-for-porn program that charged $3.99 a minute for calls to Madagascar loses appeal. TAGS: Verity Inc., adult entertainment, Police Blotter, porn, defendant, appeal, AT&T Corp., subscriber, billing, dialer, Sprint Nextel, call, California, modem

Morpheus makers file suit against eBay

May 24, 2006 StreamCast Networks includes online auctioneer to list of defendants that includes Kazaa and Skype. TAGS: StreamCast Networks, Morpheus, Skype, eBay Inc., defendant, lawsuit, Kazaa, file-sharing, VoIP, P2P, IP

StreamCast names Skype, Kazaa in lawsuit

March 27, 2006 The owner of P2P application Morpheus is suing over the technology underlying Skype's Net phone software. TAGS: StreamCast Networks, Skype, Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., defendant, suit, file-swapping, Morpheus, lawsuit, attorney, P2P

Recording industry shows how to lose by winning

October 17, 2007 As it seeks to fight digital theft, intellectual-property expert Nancy Prager says the music business is waging the wrong campaign. TAGS: RIAA, court, plaintiff, defendant, damage, file-sharing, P2P, campaign, outcome, intellectual property, Kazaa, owner, organization, song, opinion, music

Police blotter: Cops OK to copy cell phone content

April 19, 2007 Truck driver arrested on drug charges says state troopers needed a warrant before copying contents of his cell phones. TAGS: Police Blotter, warrant, truck, defendant, evidence, cell phone, search, laptop computer

Police Blotter: MySpace profile sets convicted felon free

November 30, 2007 Man convicted of molesting two girls gets new trial after appeals court agrees jurors shouldn't have perused MySpace for one girl's profile. TAGS: juror, Police Blotter, West Virginia, girl, MySpace, jury, appeals court, trial, defendant, conviction, verdict, error

Week in review: Apple shines, then sours

January 19, 2007 Apple reported record quarterly earnings this week, but not everyone was pleased by the news. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, defendant, Week in review, Apple Computer, California, IEEE 802.11n, Apple MacBook, attorney, Apple MacBook Pro, Wi-Fi, Apple Macintosh, HP

Ruling adds to confusion over legality of keywords

April 1, 2006 In ruling that counters findings in other cases, court says pharmacies didn't infringe on Merck trademark through use of "Zocor" keyword. TAGS: Merck Co., GEICO, dilution, infringement, defendant, court, New York, confusion, search engine, Time Warner Inc., decision, Google Inc., link
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