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Playboy, Netscape and Excite Back to Court on Keying Case
The United States District Court for the 9th Circuit has reversed and remanded the summary judgment granted by the district court to Netscape Communications (Ne…
Vol. 1, No. 8
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Pop-up Advertisement Vendor WhenU.Com Enjoined
Contact lens vendor 1-800 Contacts was granted a preliminary injunction against pop-up advertisement vendor WhenU.com and competing lens merchant Vision Direct…
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ARGOS Survives Dismissal Motions in Cybersquatting Suit
ARGOS is a corporation organized under French law—“[i]t is a non-profit organization that functions to promote and facilitate applied research in spinal surgery…
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Second Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Barring Query and Use of WHOIS Information in Register.com v. Verio
Register was appointed by ICANN to serve as one of more than fifty companies that issue domain names for websites. In addition, it sells its own web-related ser…
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Court Upholds $521 million Jury Verdict Against Microsoft For Patent Infringement
In 1999, Eolas Technologies sued Microsoft for patent infringement over its implementation of ActiveX. The Patent, No. 5,838,906t, owned by the University of C…
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Denies Reporters Protection against Compelled Disclosure of Murder Defendant’s Statements
Brian Tyson shot and killed a drug dealer during a feud with local dealers in his neighborhood. Tyson claimed that he acted in self-defense. Prior to his tria…