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...
The Federal Government commits to collaborate with the private sector; state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; and international governments–and to provide the support and action necessary to make the Identity Ecosystem a reality.
Adult website and magazine Perfect 10 has failed to prove to a federal appeals court that Google nearly drove it to bankruptcy by indexing and showing thumbnail images of Perfect 10’s nude female models in Google Image search results for free.
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.
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.
Federal prosecution of prostitution-related offenses are rare, Michael Bachner, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan DA's office, told the WSJ. As the transport of a woman for "immoral purposes," that makes Spitzer subject to federal felony charges...
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...
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. Registration of an online work for copyright is provided by the federal government at the U.S.
The full bench of the Federal Court, the country's second-highest court, has upheld a lower court ruling that Stephen Cooper, the operator of the Web site in question, as well as Comcen, the Internet service provider that hosted it, were guilty...
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...
Both Wilcox and Adler stressed that to take legal action against an infringer, it is critical to have federal copyright registration, and that a serialized copyright certification is only about $30. It could be said that we are currently...
Search Engine Forums Spotlight - Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Nevada Federal Court Rules that Google 'Cache' Not Copyright Violation - Yahoo Reaffirms Commitment to Search - Google Agrees To Chinese...
Search Engine Forums Spotlight - Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Nevada Federal Court Rules that Google 'Cache' Not Copyright Violation - Yahoo Reaffirms Commitment to Search - Google Agrees To Chinese...
Court said the search's results illustrate how pornography on websites "is increasing enormously every day," a central point in his argument for saving an antipornography law that was enacted six years ago but has yet to go into effect.
Federal Budget By Gary Price, Dec. Out-Law.com reports about a lawsuit filed in Florida involving meta tags. The complete Law.Com article is here (free registration required). District Court in D.C. In our article about Google's library...
