Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

BANKING

– Border-crossing payment system, 256
– CFAA, unapproved debits from bank account (E.D. Pa.), 1650
– Check creation software, direct consumer harm (9th Cir.), 793
– Customer privacy, potential class members (C.D. Cal.), 622
– Cybersecurity solution collaboration, federal government and financial services industry, 1885
– Data breach notification

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3579

– Hacking, commercially reasonable theft prevention procedures (D. Me.), 158
– Identity theft, commercially reasonable protection measures (E.D. Tex.), 164
– Israel, social media privacy concerns, 1298
– Outsourcing of data creates weakness, 178
– Payment processing cybersecurity exercise, 255
– Rates services, antitrust action (D.N.J.), 916
– Reform law, FTC powers, 686
– Smartphones, use for payments, 727
– Stored data disposal, FDIC guidance, 1487
– Unauthorized debits by payment processors (E.D. Pa.), 1702

BANKRUPTCY

– Aviza Tech., revised liquidation plan (Bankr. N.D. Cal.), 383
– Data transfers

– – Destruction of personal information in database (D.N.J.), 1287
– – Possible FTC Act violation, 1151

– Domain names, operation and sale during proceedings, BNA Insights, 1333
– Privacy, destruction of customer list, BNA Insights, 1746

BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING

– Canada, online tracking consultation, 134; further public input, 1660
– Congressional inquiry re data collection, 1266
– Consent to data collection, BNA Insights, 1107
– Cookie-blocking protocols, ineffectiveness, 1476
– Do-not-track registry

– – FTC proposal, 1224; self-regulatory best practices proposal, 1815
– – Privacy protection necessity, NTIA and FTC say, 1818

– Economic justification, report, 520
– EU

– – Article 29 Party calls for opt-in protections, 1054; BNA Insights, 1201
– – Targeted ads labeling and website labeling system, 1772
– – User monitoring warning, EU resolution, 1937

– Facebook Beacon program settlement opposed (N.D. Cal.), 126; additional class claims, 274; settlement approved, 563
– FTC privacy policy, Special Report, 145
– Germany, Google data collection, 1582
– Industry self-monitoring program, 1552
– Network of advertisers must change notice practices, 24
– Notice, meta tags, 646; benefits touted, 678
– Placement, real-time bidding, 605
– Spyware

See SPYWARE

– UK

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

BLOGS

– Anti-SLAPP immunity and intent of posts (Minn. Ct. App.), 15
– Attorney-client privilege destroyed by plaintiff blog and chat case discussion (N.D. Cal.), 1761; ruling upheld, 1814
– Attorneys, Ethics 20/20 Comm'n comments, 1516
– Defamation

– – Domain name registrar as blogger's agent (D. Ariz.), 1606
– – E-mail with link is publishing (S.D. Tex.), 917
– – Pa. discovery rule (E.D. Pa.), 1256

– Endorsements

– – Ann Taylor investigation, BNA Insights, 856
– – Compliance guidance, 269; suggested methods, 481; preference for disclosure, 1096
– – Employers, FTC guidelines and liability, 23
– – Investigation, BNA Insights, 730

– Journalist shield laws

– – Compilations of outside reports (N.J. Super. Ct.), 660; review granted (N.J.), 1427
– – iPhone prototype, search and seizure (Cal. Super. Ct.), 800

– Jurisdiction

– – Access in state (Fla.), 993
– – Participation not continuous and systematic (D. Minn.), 511
– – Search engine optimization (10th Cir.), 992
– – Targeting of subject's state (D. Utah), 1351

– Lobbying, possible FCC rulemaking, 388
– Password protection, unauthorized computer access (Cal. Ct. App.), 759
– RightHaven infringement suits, 1521; litigation tactics, 1569
– Trademarks, relevance to confusion analysis (D. Del.), 1218
– Twitter

See SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

BOOKS

– Cover photo, privacy rights (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 714
– E-books

– – Antitrust, Conn. investigation of Apple and Amazon, 1265
– – Contractual issues, 400
– – DMCA exemptions, 1173
– – Textbook accessibility (D. Ariz.), 59

– Gawker.com leak of Palin book not fair use (S.D.N.Y.), 1798
– Google Books

– – Artists, illustrators, and photographers (S.D.N.Y.), 598
– – Authors groups urge scrutiny, 66
– – Berne Convention ramifications, 809
– – French copyright infringement (T.G.I.), 9; copycat suits possible, 65
– – Register of Copyright commentary, 965
– – Settlement, DOJ antitrust statement (S.D.N.Y.), 203; witness list, 236; Google brief, 237; fairness hearing, 278

– Print on demand, tying claims (D. Me.), 125

BRAZIL

– .br domain registration, 1621

BROADBAND

– Access

– – Subscription gap, demographics, 1742
– – Universal access urged, 476

– ARRA grants and loans

– – Funds available, 101
– – NTIA grants awarded, 290

– Google experimental fiber network, 250; reactions, 250
– National service plan

– – Action agenda, 587
– – Adoption rates, generational and geographic issues, 352
– – Cybersecurity, possible requirements, 348
– – Extension requested by FCC, 68
– – Funding and regulatory hurdles, 474
– – Implementation challenges, GAO report, 1589
– – Launch implementation begins, 672
– – Net neutrality

See ACCESS TO INTERNET

– – Privacy issues, industry groups comment, 133; FCC role, 442
– – Purposes of plan, 290
– – Regulation authority, lack no obstacle to plan, 585; FCC counsel sees issues, 586
– – Speed goals, 290
– – Submission of plan, 438
– – Vote by FCC not needed prior to submission of plan, 67; tentative scheduling of vote, 349

– School and library connections, FCC to publish rule, In Brief, 1843
– Small business access

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3506

– Speeds and rates abroad, FCC report, 1404
– Telecommunications classification by FCC, 175; challenge by telecom companies, 289
– Wireless spectrum

See WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

BROADCASTING

– News

See MEDIA

– Radio

See RADIO

– Television

See TELEVISION

– Webcasts

See WEBCASTS