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Volume III
Issue 22: December 15, 2005
- EU Telecoms Subject to New Data Tracking Plan
- U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Music Downloaders Fair Use Defence
- Identity Thief Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment for Card Skimming
- California Appellate Court Releases Important Decision on Forum Selection and Class Action Restriction Clauses
- German Court Rules Online Publisher Must Monitor Reader Comments
- SEC Proposes Website Postings to Replace Mail for Proxy Statements and Annual Reports
- Ontario Court of Appeal Overturns Defamation Decision
Issue 21: December 1, 2005
- Sony BMG Faces Legal Challenges Over Use of Digital Rights Management Software
- Complainant Loses Fight Over Airs.ca
- U.S. Lawsuits Allege Dating Sites Committing Fraud
- Domain Name Transferred in Split Decision under CIRA Dispute Resolution Policy
- Amazon Wins Dispute over its 1 Click Patent
- Massachusetts Governor Vetoes Wine Shipment Law
- CAN SPAM Act Impacts Spammers
Issue 20: November 17, 2005
- Supreme Court of Canada Releases its Much Anticipated Decision in the Lego Trade mark Dispute
- Amazon Receives Business Method Patent for Encouraging Customers to Provide Reviews
- Grokster Settles Litigation and Shuts Down
- UK Government Clamps Down on Internet Casino Advertising
- Florida Court Orders Disclosure of Source Code for Software used in Breathalyzer Device
- U.S. Government Intervenes in Blackberry Patent Fight
- U.S. Court Suspends Enforcement of Video Game Law
- Surveillance Software Maker Challenges Anti Spyware Company Based on Breach of Licensing Terms Agreement
Issue 19: November 3, 2005
- RIM Loses Last Minute Bid in Patent Infringement Proceeding
- ICANN Settles Long Standing Dispute With VeriSign
- French Government Bans Use of Skype at Research Institutes and Universities
- Ontario Court Rules Plaintiffs Electronic Self Help Remedy Improper
- Ontarios Privacy Commissioner Issues First Health Privacy Related (PHIPA) Order
- Groups Challenge New Wiretap Rule for Internet Calls
Issue 18: October 20, 2005
- B.C. Court of Appeal Rules Mere Online Publication Not Synonymous With "Actual Malice" for Defamation Purposes
- Illinois Municipality Sues Internet Travel Brokers for Failing to Remit Hotel Occupancy Taxes
- Philadelphias Wi Fi Contract Awarded to EarthLink Inc.
- Missouri Traffic Tracking Plan Raises Privacy Concerns
- Schwarzenegger Signs Bill on Violent Video Games
- Eminem Sues Over Ring Tones
- Japanese Court Finds Publishing News Headlines is Copyright Infringement
- Estonia First Country to Provide Nation-wide Voting over the Internet
- Privacy Commissioner Releases Annual Reports on Canadas Federal Privacy Statutes
- Virginia City Provides High-Speed Internet over Power Lines
Issue 17: October 6, 2005
- U.S. Refuses to Give Up Control of Internet Governance
- Complainant Loses Fight over Toro.ca
- Downloadable iPod Transit Maps Draw Legal Fire
- Credit Industry and Courts Respond to Online Fraud Cases
- Even After Forty Decisions the CIRAs "Confusingly Similar" Test is Still Unclear
- Court Upholds Jury Verdict of US$465 Million in Lexar and Toshiba Trade Secret Case Upheld
- Bell Canada Wins Fight over Domain Name
Issue 16: September 22, 2005
- Landmark Internet Libel Decision (Bangoura) Reversed by the Ontario Court of Appeal B.C. Court Follows Overturned Ontario Decision
- B.C. Court Rules in Midst of Bangoura Decision
- Class Action Launched Against Adware Company
- Alaska Enacts Anti Adware Bill
- Google Click Fraud Suit Sent Back to State Court
- U.S. Appeals Court Adopts Likelihood-of-Marketability Test for Copyright in Useful Articles
- Patients Take Their Complaints against Medical Professionals Online
- ESA to Fight Michigan Law Limiting Sale of Violent Video Games
- Attempt to Register "Linux" As A Trademark Fails
Issue 15: September 8, 2005
- WTO Gives US Deadline to Comply with Online Gaming Decision
- Companies Plan to Pool RFID Patents
- Court Rules No Expectation of Privacy in AOL Subscriber Case
- $100,000.00 Fine for Violation of No-Call List Law
- AOL and Microsoft Put New Spam Legislation to Use
- Amazon.com Settles E-commerce Patent Dispute for US$ 40 Million
- Author Claims Online Essays Breach Copyright
- Australia Targets Gambling Ads Displayed by Search Engines
- Eighth Circuit Upholds Video Game Reverse Engineering Decision
Issue 14: July 14, 2005
- U.S. Banks to Pool ID Theft Data to Provide to FTC
- RIAA Sues another 784 Alleged File Swappers
- FTC Receives Complaint to Investigate Online Sale of Personal Information Including Cell Phone Records
- Google Sued by Advertiser for Losses Arising out of Click Fraud
- Alberta Privacy Commissioner Comments on Keystroke Logging
- Maryland Court Refuses to Take Jurisdiction over Website Offering Software Downloads
- Company Sues Wayback Machine over Law Firms Circumvention of the Websites Blocking Mechanisms
Issue 13: June 30, 2005
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules in MGM v. Grokster
- Canadian Federal Government Introduces New Copyright Bill
- FTC Issues Report on P2P File Sharing
- Maryland Court to Decide Whether to Lift Cloak of Anonymity in Internet Defamation Suit
- New Kentucky Law Attempts to Regulate Internet Pharmacies
- Microsoft Sues Alleged Hotmail Spammer
- U.S. Appeals Court Rules on Californias Financial Privacy Law
- 40 Million Credit Card Accounts Compromised
Issue 12: June 16, 2005
- Media Ban in Pickton Case Extends to Internet Broadcasting and URLs
- US 6th Court Denies De Minimis Exception to Soundrecording Copyright Infringement
- U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Lexmarks Appeal
- Microsoft Caught in Patent Infringement Again
- Online Casino Advertisement Case Continues
- Ohio Attorney General Files Suit Over Customer Data Theft
- Citigroup Loses Nearly Four Million Customers Data
- OECD Issues Report on the Digital Music Industry
Issue 11: June 2, 2005
- Federal Court of Appeal Enunciates Test for ISP Disclosure of Users Identity
- Report Shows Most Employers Monitor Employees Electronically
- Privacy Commissioner to Audit Data Flow Between Canada and the U.S.
- U.S. States Contemplate How To Regulate eBay Trading Assistants
- Court Finds Encryption Software May Be Evidence of Criminal Intent
- Best Buy Canada Sued for V-Chip Patent Infringement
- Task Force on Spam Releases Anti-Spam Action Plan
Issue 10: May 19, 2005
- CRTC Releases VoIP Decision
- Washington State Licenses Internet Gambling Operations
- Bill to Strengthen FTCs Powers to Fight Spy Ware
- U.S. Court of Appeals Denies FCC Jurisdiction Over "Broadcast Flag" Technology
- United States Supreme Court Opens Door to Direct Sale Wineries
- Google Hopes to Patent News Search Technology
- International Cooperation Yields Conviction of Internet Software Pirates
Issue 9: May 5, 2005
- Canada Included on U.S. List of Countries Requiring Improvements to Digital IP Laws
- Bush Signs Family Entertainment and Copyright Bill
- New York State Takes Aim at Internet Companys Use of Spyware
- IBM Sued For Security Breach
- Hackers to Assist the British Parliament
- Asian-Pacific Regulators Increase Efforts to Combat Spam
- New Yorks Highest Court Upholds Internet Cigarette Sales Regulation
Issue 8: April 21, 2005
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada Releases Findings from CIBC Privacy Inquiry
- Jury Sentences North Carolina Spammer to Nine Year Prison Term
- New Commission to Regulate Internet Gambling in U.K.
- eBay Accused of Fraud in Class Action Lawsuit
- File Sharing Suits against Users Spread to Asia
- Personal Information Legislation Introduced in the United States
- ICANN Officially Approves Two New Domain Names
- Leading Law Firm Initiates Legal Action over Anonymous Online Posting
- Injunction Granted Against Microsoft Could Affect Next Windows Release
Issue 7: April 7, 2005
- WTO Releases Decision in Online Gambling Case
- B.C. Court Releases Decision in Data Outsourcing Case
- Freelance Writers Settle Electronic Database Class Action Lawsuit in U.S.
- N.Y Appeals Court Rules Out-of-State Telecommuter Must Pay N.Y. Income Tax
- Jury Verdict Orders Toshiba to Pay $465M in California Trade Secret Case
- Canadian Telecom Challenges Regulator over VoIP - CRTC Imposes 9-1-1 Rules
- Canadian Government Releases Copyright Reform Report
- New York Court Rules Common Law Protects Recordings Made Before U.S. Copyright Legislation
- Tobacco Websites Shut Down After Credit Card Companies Refuse Online Payments
- U.S. Gift Shop Sues Google Over Click Fraud Advertising
Issue 6: March 24, 2005
- Maine Court Rules on Identifying Anonymous Internet Users
- Google Loses Appeal in French Trademark Case
- Michigan Court of Appeals Finds Union Owes Duty to Protect Employees from Identity Theft
- French News Service Sues Google
- Ongoing U.S. State-Federal Dispute over Internet Gambling
- U.S. Banks May Have to Warn Customers of Suspected Identity Theft
- French Court of Appeal Rules on Downloading
Issue 5: March 10, 2005
- Amazon.com Granted New U.S. Patent re Novel Business Process
- Should Software Makers be Liable for Flaws
- U.S. Satellite Company DirecTV Sues Nineteen Canadians
- EU Council Approves Software Patent Directive
- Music Industry Continues Strategy of Suing File-Swappers
- Privacy Related Class Action Filed Against CIBC
- Microsoft Gets a Second Chance in $521M Web Browser Patent Suit
- VOIP Continues to Make News
Issue 4: February 24, 2005
- Lawsuit Alleges eBay's Bidding Practices are Illegal
- Canadian Federal Government Publishes Its Secure Electronic Signature Regulations
- EU Parliament Rejects Proposed Law on Software Patents
- Washington State Court Denies AOL Choice of Jurisdiction Clause
- Record Fine for DJ's MP3 Piracy
- Motion Picture Association of American Shuts Down File-Swapping Site
- Dutch Court Prohibits Web-based Gambling
- Court Finds Jury Members Should not Use Internet for Coming to Decisions
- First SPIM Arrest
- Canadian Competition Bureau Sweeps Internet for Scams and Spam
- New Zealand Restaurant Fined for Out-of-Date Menu Information on its Website
- Online Information Broker Sued for Failing to Protect Confidential Database
- Canadian Federal Court of Appeal Issues Judgment in Privacy Case (Englander v. Telus)
Issue 3: February 10, 2005
- Quebec Company Fined for Failing to Provide Bilingual Website
- Canadian Doctor Suspended for Prescribing Drugs for U.S. Patients
- Piracy Bill Targets Camcorders in Movie Theatres
- Appellate Court Considers a Discussion Forum's Right to Rely on Section 230 of the CDA
- Greek Privacy Regulator Declares Employees' Emails to be Private
- English Courts Are Not an International Libel Tribunal
- Court Decides Internet Users More Likely to Confuse Trade-marks
Issue 2: January 27, 2005
- U.S. Plans to Track Visitors with RFID Chips
- Canadian Government Claims U.S. Court Decision in RIM Litigation Threatens Canadian Business
- Rhode Island Decides to Licence Canadian Online Pharmacies
- Copyright Collective to seek Levy on MP3 players from Supreme Court
- Internet Tobacco Sales New York Moves to Tax Sales and Online Retailer Indicted
- Ohio Court Initiates Online Posting of Videos of Court Proceedings
- U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Web casting Rates
- Spam Complainant sued for Tortuous Interference and Defamation
- File Swapping Arrest first in Hong Kong
- Court Dismisses Action against ISP for Suspending User Account
Issue 1: January 13, 2005
- Appeals Court Finds Rule-Based Works are not "Original" for U.S. Copyright Law
- Appeals Court Finds Rule-Based Works are not Original for U.S. Copyright Law
- Utah Anti Spam Law Doesnt Prohibit Pop up Advertisements
- U.S. Federal Court of Appeals Rules DMCA Does Not Allow Subpoenaing of ISP Subscriber Information
- RIAA v. Verizon Revisited: German Court Rules ISP's not Required to Disclose File-Swapper Info
- Appeals Court Upholds Decision Barring Regulation of VoIP
- European Commission Approves New Set of Standard Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data