The German Federal Court of Justice ruled that embedded videos don't infringe copyright under German laws, however, it could still violate European laws. Webmasters will need to be much more careful about quoting content from online German...
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.
Google’s argument, according to papers filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, is that because the WiFi networks weren’t password-protected, Google didn’t violate federal wiretap law: PanoMap Technologies of Florida has filed a complaint in...
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 will enable the private sector and will lead by example through the early adoption and provision of Identity Ecosystem services It will partner with the private sector to develop the Identity Ecosystem, and it will ensure...
The Department of Justice will continue to hold accountable companies who in their bid for profits violate federal law and put at risk the health and safety of American consumers," James Cole, deputy attorney general, said in a statement.
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.
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 Performance Marketing Association challenged the constitutionality of the Illinois law taxing products sold by affiliate marketers residing in the state, filing a lawsuit claiming it violates federal law; as the California State Assembly...
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. Before anyone asks, I do not know which federal investigative agency is still digging.
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...
A lawsuit was filed in Arizona Federal court against Microsoft, Google and Apple by Cygnus Systems, Inc.over use of their just granted patent for "System and method for iconic software environment management.
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...
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...
