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Date Set for Oral Argument
We received the D.C. Circuit's order setting oral argument in the webcasting royalty cases for October 13, 2004 (a Wednesday) at 9:30 a.m. before Judges Sen…
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CIS End of Year Party!
Please join us as CIS celebrates this academic year's legal successes, and the people who worked with us to improve civil liberties in the digital age. Int…
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CFP 2004, Bad Patents
Yesterday I got to hang out at the Computers, Freedom, & Privacy conference at the posh Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkeley. There were some great panels,…
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Stanford Daily: FCC may tap Internet phones
The Stanford Daily quotes Jennifer Granick in this article about government mandated back doors.…
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The European Microsoft Case
Today, the European Commission published its decision in the Microsoft case. Microsoft published its rebuttal right afterwards. Well, don't expect any comme…
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cansecwest 2004
April 22, 2004: CanSecWest, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: Internet Legal Issues Panel Discussion…
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What could you ever say against such a DRM system?
Let's ask ourselves this question after reading the following statement: "Ultimately, the reality of sophisticated DRM technology is about far more th…
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European Commission on the Management of Copyrights
The European Commission has published a communication on the management of copyright and related rights. While the most interesting parts of the document are ab…
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Recording Industry Dealt Blow in P2P Decision by Canadian Federal Court
On March 31, 2004, the Federal Court of Canada refused to force 5 internet service providers (“ISPs”) to reveal the identities of 29 anonymous subscribers accus…
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Florida District Court Severs Claims Against “John Doe” Defendants by Record Companies for Failure to Meet Same Transaction Requ
Sixteen record companies who own or license copyrights in popular sound recordings in the United States filed a copyright infringement suit against twenty-five…
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Suit Against Google, Overture, and Others Claiming Trademark Infringement Will Continue
Robert Novak, former owner of the website Petswarehouse.com, filed a pro se suit against Google, Overture Services, Kanoodle, Judge-for-Yourself.com, and Bioche…
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Misuse of password found not to violate Digital Millennium Copyright Act
IMS Inquiry Management Systems Ltd. sued competitor Berkshire Information Systems Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York…