Pennsylvania District Court Dismisses Boring v. Google, Inc. By Aaron Dulles – Edited by Jay Gill Boring v. Google, Inc. Western District of Pennsylvania, February 17, 2009, No. 08-694 District Court Memorandum Opinion A magistrate judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed all claims by Aaron and Christine Boring against Google for photographs taken of the Borings’ house and pool for use in the Street View feature of Google Maps. The Borings had filed suit in April 2008 after discovering ... Read More...
Motion to Keep Secret the Identities of Alleged Copyright Infringers Denied: State University of New York at Albany Forced to Reveal Students’ Identities By Tyler Lacey – Edited by Jay Gill Arista Records LLC v. Does 1-16 N.D.N.Y., February 18, 2009, No. 1:08-CV-765 Order On February 18, 2009, United States Magistrate Judge Randolph F. Treece of the Northern District of New York denied a motion to quash a subpoena that would force the State University of New York at Albany ... Read More...
Virginia State Supreme Court Holds Anti-Spam Statute Unconstitutionally Overbroad By Jay Gill — Edited by Nicola Carah Jaynes v. Commonwealth of Virginia Supreme Court of Virginia, September 12, 2008, No. 062388 Slip Opinion The Supreme Court of Virginia overturned the conviction of prolific spammer Jeremy Jaynes, unanimously reversing not only the Virginia state court of appeals, but its own earlier holding in the case. In doing so, the court held that the Virginia anti-spam statute under which Jaynes was convicted ... Read More...
District Court Compels Disclosure of YouTube User Logging Records, Protects Source Code By Jay Gill — Edited by Sarah Sorscher Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc. S.D.N.Y., July 1, 2008, No. 07 Civ. 2103 Order (Provided by Justia) The District Court for the Southern District of New York partially granted a discovery motion made by Viacom in its copyright suit against YouTube and YouTube’s parent company Google. The order compels Google to produce the contents of YouTube’s logging database, including ... Read More...
Second Circuit Holds First Amendment Claim Against School Regulation of Off-Campus Speech Unlikely to Succeed on the Merits By Jay Gill — Edited by Nicola Carah Doninger v. Niehoff Second Circuit, May 29, 2008, No. 07-3885 Slip Opinion The Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the Connecticut District Court’s decision to deny a motion for preliminary injunction in a case involving a high school’s alleged violation a student’s First Amendment rights. Ms. Doninger filed suit after the high school prohibited her daughter ... Read More...
