http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest JOLT Digest offers up-to-date information on current events in law and technology. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Court Suppresses Email Evidence in Bear Sterns Case By Stuart K. Tubis – Edited by Jad Mills U.S. v. Cioffi, et al., Case No. 08-CR-415 (FB) (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2009) Slip Opinion (hosted by WSJ) The Eastern District of New York granted defendant Matthew Tannin’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from his personal Gmail ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/district-courts/u-s-v-cioffi Ninth Circuit Adopts National Obscenity Standard in Adult Website Spam Case By Ian B. Brooks - Edited by Alissa Del Riego United States v. Kilbride, No. 07-10528 (9th Cir. Oct. 28, 2009) Opinion The Ninth Circuit has affirmed the District Court for the District of Arizona, which had convicted and sentenced defendants Jeffery Kilbride ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/9th-circuit/united-states-v-kilbride Class action claim against Zicam manufacturer Matrixx reinstated by the Ninth Circuit By Abby Lauer - Edited by Alissa Del Riego Siracusano v. Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., No. 06-15677 (9th Cir. Oct. 28, 2009) Opinion The Ninth Circuit has unanimously reversed the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona’s holding, which had dismissed a ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/9th-circuit/siracusano-v-matrixx-initiatives By Tyler Lacey Gamer Appeals Ban from Sony’s Playstation 3 Network On September 22, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed Erik Estavillo’s lawsuit against Sony. Fox40.com reports that Estavillo was banned from Sony’s Playstation 3 Network after allegedly uttering “racial and homophobic slurs to other ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/copyright/flash-digest-news-in-brief-27 By Jyoti Uppuluri Nokia Sues Apple for Patent Infringement Related to iPhone On October 22, Nokia filed a suit against Apple in Delaware federal court, alleging that the iPhone infringes patents held by Nokia. The New York Times reports that the specific patents deal with the GSM and UMTS wireless standards utilized ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/flash-digest-news-in-brief-26 Charges against Craigslist for their “Adult Services” section dismissed by Illinois District Court By Ye (Helen) He – Edited by Eric Engle Dart v. Craigslist, Inc., No. 09 C 1385 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009) Opinion The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held, on Craigslist’s motion for ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/district-courts/dart-v-craigslist-inc Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc. By Gary Pong - Edited by Eric Engle Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc., Case No. 08-cv-05780-JF (N.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2009) Order (Hosted by SPAM NOTES) The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted a motion by Facebook to dismiss counter-claims and ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/9th-circuit/facebook-inc-v-power-ventures-inc Federal District Court Rules Ringtones Not Public Performance By Debbie Rosenbaum - Edited by Eric Engle In re: In the Matter of the Application of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Case Nos. 09-cv-07074 & 41 Civ. 1395 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2009) Opinion (Hosted by EFF) The Southern District of New York has ruled that ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/copyright/in-re-verizon-wireless Personal entry on MySpace admitted into evidence in Indiana murder case By Kassity Liu - Edited by Stephanie Weiner Clark v. State, No. 43C01-0705-FA-127 (Ind. Oct. 15, 2009). Opinion On October 15, the Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed a murder conviction and sentence, rejecting the defendant’s claims on appeal, including an argument that the ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/internet/clark-v-state Delaware District Court Distinguishes Posting and Publication for Purposes of the Copyright Act. By Ian C. Wildgoose Brown – Edited by Stephanie Weiner Moberg v. 33T LLC, Civil No. 08-625(NLH)(JS) (D. Del. Oct. 6, 2009). Opinion On October 6, the United States Court for the District of Delaware ruled in a case of ... http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/copyright/moberg-v-33t-llc