Lori Drew Convicted on Three Misdemeanor Counts of Violating MySpace Terms of Service in “Cyberbullying” Case By Brian Kozlowski – Edited By Stephanie Weiner United States v. Drew, 08-CR-582 A federal jury convicted Lori Drew on November 26th on three of four misdemeanor counts of unauthorized computer access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (”CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, for violating the MySpace terms of service. Drew was acquitted of three felony counts of accessing computers without authorization to ... 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...

FCC Approves Unlicensed White Space Use By Dmitriy Tishyevich – Edited by Miriam Weiler Action by the Federal Communications Commission, by Second Report and Order (FCC 08-260) On November 4, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved the use of unlicensed wireless devices that operate in “white spaces,” the unused spectrum between licensed broadcast television channels that can be used to provide broadband connectivity and other services similar to Wi-fi. The Commission’s approval extends to all WSDs that include a geolocation capability ... Read More...

Google Library Project Lawsuit Settles By Tyler Lacey — Edited By Anna Lamut Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc. S.D.N.Y., No. 05 CV 8136 Settlement Agreement On October 28, 2008, the Authors Guild, Association of American Publishers, and Google reached a settlement that, pending approval by the court, will end a lawsuit that began three years ago when the Authors Guild filed a class action against Google on behalf of more than eight thousand authors in the U.S. District Court ... Read More...