Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Google, first filed in 2009 and dismissed by a Virginia court in August 2010, has been revived by a federal appeals court. Under Australian law, the court could not levy a monetary fine against...
Under the program allowing the distribution of forfeited funds among law enforcement agencies who participate in federal investigations, they will not be allowed to use the windfall to cover expenses already outlined in their budgets.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit was filed in federal court in Delaware against Google because “Google’s willful and knowing actions violated” federal wiretapping laws and other computer-related statutes by bypassing Safari's privacy settings, attorneys for...
In case you missed it, Google is now a credentialed provider of Trusted Identities for the federal government. Here is the documentation to help you better understand that entire Identity Ecosystem, from the Federal Government and Google themselves.
Any legal action can do so, even divorce or family court, though it is the law enforcement subpoenas you will never hear about. Did you know that because your car license is not in a place of expected privacy there are court cases where some...
A Silicon Valley Federal Judge, James Ware, examined a case from plaintiffs to evaluate whether wiretapping charges could be brought against Google for the data it intercepted. The basis for the appeal, as per the official filing, is that Ware's...
The answer is yes, he is still under supervision of the court, in the form of Federal probation. However, Linden Lab is not a law enforcement agency or a court. Other activities remain under investigation by another federal investigative agency.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on whether to adopt rules to preserve net neutrality at its December 21st open meeting, according to a tentative agenda released just after midnight on Wednesday.
David Lieberman of USA TODAY says, "Entertainment companies may find it harder to keep movie and TV show clips from circulating for free online after a federal judge on Wednesday threw out Viacom's hotly contested $1 billion copyright infringement...
Google said YouTube was faithful to the requirements of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, saying the federal law was intended to protect companies like YouTube as long as they responded properly to content owners' claims of infringement.
As explained by the District Court, Google and its founders are not state actors, and Jayne's allegation concerning his coded social security number does not constitute a violation of the Constitution or federal law.
Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals and all 50 states (back to 1997); federal statutory law and codes from all 50 states; and regulations, court rules, and constitutions. Last November, a Fastcase deal with PublicResource.org made 1.8 million pages of...
Adding more confusion to the case law surrounding trademark issues and search advertising, a Sixth Circuit federal court in Kentucky found that keyword advertising is a "trademark use in commerce" under the Lanham Act.
One unexpected, but very likely side effect of going to court over trademark infringement, is that it can also open your own trademark properties and activities up to scrutiny.Eric Goldman, assistant professor and director of the High Tech Law...
With a growing number of trademark infringement lawsuits against search engines, and a general ignorance by state and federal legislators on the true application of trademark law itself, few legal guidelines are currently in place for search...
Target case, a blind advocacy group alleges that because the Target.com Web site was not fully accessible to blind users, it violated California state and federal laws protecting people with disabilities.
Back at the first legal session in 2002, I remember there being a panelist from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dealing with the issue of consumer confusion in keyword advertising. How did the federal government get to be involved in the issue?
The DMCA is fully enforceable by law, with civil suits able to be filed in federal court for both compensatory and punitive damages. Sites that qualify as OSPs in the eyes of the federal government include:
Federal Trade Commission to investigate I did see that you want federal laws to expand to cover them, but what happened with AOL could happen with the others as well. EFF: The public needs to know the facts about how their data is being stored...
Google and Yahoo Come to the Aid of Craigslist As many people already know, Craigslist is being sued under federal housing discrimination law for allowing the posting of allegedly discriminatory ads seeking certain types or classes of roommates...
