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November 2003: Grassroots Internet: S.F. activists want to bring WiFi to your neighborhood – for free for the San Francisco Bay Guardian.…
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Highest EU Court Issues First Ruling Under Data Protection Directive
EU Directive 95/46, the so-called Data Protection Directive, was promulgated by the European Union in 1995 to protect the privacy rights of its citizens by limi…
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Federal District Court Dismisses Class Action Against Pharmatrak that Alleged Violation of Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Plaintiffs, in a consolidated class action, sued Pharmatrak, Inc., an Internet marketing service company for the healthcare industry specializing in website tra…
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FCC Approves “Broadcast Flag” DTV Content Protection Scheme
On November 4, the Federal Communications Commission published a Report And Order And Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking approving the “broadcast flag” schem…
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Overturns Interspousal Wiretapping Exception
Defendant James Glazner filed for divorce from the plaintiff, Elisabeth Glazner. During the divorce proceedings, the defendant put a recording device on a tele…
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Ninth Circuit Rules that Sampling of Jazz Composer’s Copyright is De Minimis Noninfringement
In a decision regarding the prevalent practice of musicians “sampling” others’ sound recordings, the Ninth Circuit granted hip hop group Beastie Boys summary ju…
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ECJ Upholds Restriction on Online Sports Betting
A large group of defendants, including Gambelli, was criminally prosecuted in Italy for organizing Internet sports betting operations in violation of Italian la…
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eBay Ruled Not Responsible for Retracted Bid
E-Bay, Inc. was absolved of liability for fraud, common law fraud, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and breach of contract in New Jersey state…
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InternetNews on Diebold argument
Here's another article by Jim Wagner on Monday's oral argument on the motion for a preliminary injunction.…
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More Diebold coverage...
The Associated Press and PC World are now running articles about yesterday's Diebold hearing in San Jose.…
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The Present and Future of Digital Rights Management
The Present and Future of Digital Rights Management - Musings on Emerging Legal Problems. In: Becker, Buhse, Günnewig & Rump (eds.), Digital Rights Manageme…
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My own take on the trusted computing debate
My paper "The Present and Future of Digital Rights Management - Musings on Emerging Legal Problems" has just been published in a DRM book in Springer&…