Judge Quashes Recording Industry Subpoena Seeking the Identities of Three Boston University “John Does” By Jamie Wicks – Edited by Jon Choate London-Sire Records, Inc. v. Does 1-4 D. Mass., No. 1:04-cv-12434 Court Order (hosted by Ray Beckerman) On November 24th, Judge Nancy Gertner of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts rebuffed an attempt by major recording industry companies to force a university to reveal the identity of individuals who shared music through online peer-to-peer networks. Judge ... Read More...
Archive for November, 2008
Alleged “Coupon Hacker” and Coupons, Inc. Settle DMCA Suit [UPDATED] By Chris Kulawik — Edited by Jon Choate Coupons, Inc. v. Stottlemire N.D. Cal., No. CV 07-03457 HRL Court Documents (hosted by Justia) Last week, Coupons, Inc. (“Coupons”), settled its DMCA suit against John Stottlemire, who had defended himself pro se. The parties have not fully disclosed the details of the settlement, but Stottlemire indicates that the case was dismissed with prejudice. The agreement follows a year’s worth of litigation ... Read More...
District Court Halts Sales of Keylogger Software By Jim Milkey – Edited by Nicola Carah FTC v. CyberSpy Software, LLC, November 6, 2008, 6:08-cv-1872 Court Documents [Correction: Originally, this post erroneously indicated Judge Presnell upheld the TRO described below in a November 17th hearing. In actuality, the TRO was granted on November 6th, and a hearing on the matter occurred on November 24th. The preliminary injunction order resulting from the Nov. 24th hearing is detailed in our case update.] On November 6th, Judge Gregory ... Read More...
District Court Judge Rules Evidence of Suicide Admissible in Lori Drew MySpace Case By Leocadie Welling – Edited by Nicola Carah United States v. Drew, 08-CR-582 On November 14, 2008, Judge George Wu of the District Court for the Central District of California indicated at hearing that he would admit evidence of 13-year-old Megan Meier’s suicide at the upcoming trial of Lori Drew. Judge Wu further indicated that although he was admitting the evidence, he would issue a jury ... Read More...
The Fed, Treasury Department Release Joint Final Rule Implementing UIGEA By Linda Tieh – Edited by Dmitriy Tishyevich Federal Reserve Board Department of the Treasury Federal Register Notice On November 12, 2008, the Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, in consultation with the Department of Justice, jointly published final rule 12 C.F.R. Part 233, implementing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) of 2006. The UIGEA prohibits gambling businesses from knowingly accepting payments in connection with unlawful Internet gambling, including ... Read More...
