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BMG Music v. Gonzales

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment and award for plaintiffs, copyright proprietors, on claims of infringement of music copyrights via defendant's use of a file-sharing...

U.S. v. Extreme Assocs., Inc.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
District court's dismissal of an indictment against defendant and striking down of statutes criminalizing the commercial distribution of obscene...

Aral v. Earthlink, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Denial of defendant-internet service provider's petition to compel arbitration of a putative statewide class action involving an unfair competition...

Doe v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an invasion of privacy case stemming from the alleged distribution of a hidden camera recording of consensual sexual relations between the underage...

P.C. Yonkers, Inc. v. Celebrations

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Remedies, Trade Secrets, White Collar Crime
Judgment against plaintiffs, franchisees of a discount party supply store, in their claim for injunctive relief under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...

Lamparello v. Falwell

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement dispute, a district court order enjoining plaintiff from maintaining his gripe website critical of Reverend Jerry Falwell...

Storage Tech. Corp. v. Custom Hardware

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright protection suit concerning computer software, judgment in favor of plaintiff is vacated where defendant's copying and use of...

Biby v. Bd. of Regents

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's constitutional rights were not violated by the search of his office computer where plaintiff failed to show he had a reasonable...

Am. Boat Co. v. Unknown Sunken Barge

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
If an electronic mail message is sent and not returned as undeliverable, the receipt of that e-mail is to be presumed.

NTP v. Research in Motion

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning the technology that enables a mobile user to receive wireless email, a jury verdict of infringement should be set aside...