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Feud between MySpace, state AGs heats up

May 16, 2007 MySpace says request to turn over data pertaining to sex offenders is illegal; attorneys general respond with hints of legal action. TAGS: Hemanshu Nigam, MySpace, Richard Blumenthal, subpoena, attorney, attorney general, law

Legal woes mount for TorrentSpy

August 29, 2007 Hollywood studios win two important legal decisions, but privacy advocates say Internet users could be the real losers. TAGS: electronic communication, law, decision, hacking, privacy, attorney, e-mail

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, judgment, Florida, Washington, lawsuit, law, evidence, damage, attorney, e-mail

Spam keeps cookin'--despite new laws

February 18, 2004 Criminal laws "haven't done much to deter virus writers and hackers," a Justice Department prosecutor warns. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, prosecutor, spam, spammer, law, attorney, virus, e-mail

Why we've finally canned spam

December 16, 2003 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, mechanism, legislation, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, attorney, service provider, U.S., e-mail

Web posts spark libel complaint from politician

August 23, 2005 Oklahoma prosecutors to decide whether to press criminal charges against former mayoral candidate accused of libeling politician. TAGS: Oklahoma, politician, police, prosecutor, law, attorney

HP accused of labor violations cover-up

March 22, 2005 Whistle-blower lawsuit claims managers were told to shred notes from meeting that revealed that the company was misclassifying workers. TAGS: contractor, suit, ethics, worker, HP, committee, lawsuit, note, law, manager, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

SEC opens new inquiry into issued Google stock

August 16, 2004 State regulators from California and elsewhere also request more information about the shares, as IPO looms. TAGS: IPO, inquiry, regulator, Google Inc., law, attorney, California, security

Cold War encryption laws stand, but not as firmly

October 16, 2003 An attempt to overturn U.S. laws restricting the publication of encryption code ends quietly when a federal judge dismisses the suit--but only after assurances the laws won't be enforced. TAGS: Daniel Bernstein, Marilyn Hall Patel, publication, law, First Amendment, regulation, government, federal judge, encryption, rule, attempt, attorney, professor, lawyer, researcher, U.S.

California 'disempowered' by federal spam law

January 22, 2004 State Attorney General Bill Lockyer says California will have less protection against spammers under a new federal antispam law that recently superceded a stricter state law. TAGS: Bill Lockyer, antispam law, spammer, anti-spam, law, attorney general, marketer, spam, CAN-SPAM Act, California, attorney, protection, office, e-mail

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added. TAGS: NSA, warrant, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., lawsuit, BellSouth Corp., government, class action, attorney, law, telecommunications

Airport ID checks legally enforced?

December 8, 2005 EFF co-founder John Gilmore tells the 9th Circuit to reject a "secret law" requiring identification for commercial air travel. TAGS: appeals court, law, Judge, Bush Administration, co-founder, lawyer, attorney

Adult site's legal battle could aid Web hosting services

March 30, 2007 Decision in the Perfect 10 case is likely to shield Web hosting services from being sued in state courts for the actions of their users. TAGS: online service provider, Web hosting, Communications Decency Act, DMCA, service provider, opinion, law, behavior, attorney, Google Inc.

Panel explores giving reporters' shield to bloggers

July 20, 2005 Congress weighs new law that would protect reporters from revealing confidential sources. What's in it for bloggers? TAGS: reporter, blogger, First Amendment, law, Sen., lawyer, attorney

Software firms want copyright law rewrite

January 7, 2005 Goal could incite a tussle with Internet service providers, which historically have been loath to act as online cops. TAGS: Intuit Inc., DMCA, copyright law, law, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, attorney, service provider, software company

Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program

May 18, 2006 An AT&T attorney hints that the White House authorized the company to open its network to surveillance. TAGS: NSA, information privacy, AT&T Corp., certification, BellSouth Corp., telecommunications company, attorney general, federal law, telecommunications, letter, attorney, defense, section, law

So who should you call a journalist?

October 24, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says a proposed federal shield law could harm folks who use the Internet to do journalism. TAGS: journalism, journalist, blogger, federal prosecutor, law, Texas, attorney, blog

RIAA sued under gang laws

February 18, 2004 A woman who the record label group accuses of copyright infringement fires back, saying labels are breaking racketeering laws. TAGS: RIAA, extortion, copyright infringement, file-swapping, lawsuit, New Jersey, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, law, court, service provider, attorney

Life after Napster

December 15, 2006 As a venture capitalist, IP attorney and CEO, Hank Barry has seen a lot in more than three decades working in tech. TAGS: Hank Barry, entrepreneurial, Napster Inc., interim-CEO, venture capital, P2P, lawyer, attorney, law

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, porn, Google Inc., search engine, request, government, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., law, attorney, Microsoft Corp.
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