Volume III

Issue : 4: February 24, 2005

• Canadian Federal Court of Appeal Issues Judgment in Privacy Case (Englander v. Telus)
• Online Information Broker Sued for Failing to Protect Confidential Database
• New Zealand Restaurant Fined for Out-of-Date Menu Information on its Website
• Canadian Competition Bureau Sweeps Internet for Scams and Spam
• First SPIM Arrest
• Court Finds Jury Members Should not Use Internet for Coming to Decisions
• Dutch Court Prohibits Web-based Gambling
• Motion Picture Association of American Shuts Down File-Swapping Site
• Record Fine for DJ's MP3 Piracy
• Washington State Court Denies AOL Choice of Jurisdiction Clause
• EU Parliament Rejects Proposed Law on Software Patents
• Canadian Federal Government Publishes Its Secure Electronic Signature Regulations
• Lawsuit Alleges eBay's Bidding Practices are Illegal

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Motion Picture Association of American Shuts Down File-Swapping Site

A United States federal court in Dallas, Texas recently ordered the Website LokiTorrent.com ("LokiTorrent") to shut down and provide the Motion Picture Association of American (the "MPAA") with access to LokiTorrent's server logs. LokiTorrent was at one time among the top Websites for people seeking to download movies.

The MPAA has indicated that the data obtained from LokiTorrent's servers provides a roadmap to the individuals who have used the site to engage in illegal activities and that the information could quite possibly lead to lawsuits against such individuals. As part of the court order, the operator of LokiTorrent was required to pay a settlement fee in the amount of $1 million.

For additional information, visit:
http://www.gigalaw.com/newsarchives/2005_02_11_index2.html#110812595949943517