Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

CABLE TELEVISION

CAN-SPAM ACT

– Ambiguity of terms (N.D. Cal.), 168; preemption of state claims, 752
– Attorneys' fees, unsuccessful ISP (N.D. Cal.), 836
– Free merchandise, settlement, 775
– Preemption

See PREEMPTION

– Solicitation of spam (W.D. Wash.), 375
– Standing

– – Content host, not ISP (W.D. Wash.), 548
– – Digital media company (D.D.C.), 636
– – Marketing company (D. Idaho), 1729
– – Specific harms, treble damages (N.D. Cal.), 753

CANADA

– Antitrust, disclosure of personal information in mergers and acquisitions, BNA Insights, 1748
– Arbitration denied, Dell class action to proceed (Canada Sup. Ct.), 949
– Cloud computing, public consultation on privacy, 255; discussion paper, 571; further public input, 1660
– Copyright Act

– – Fair dealing exception, online music previews, BNA Insights, 1272
– – Modernization, 918

– Data collection, consent, BNA Insights, 1107
– Google Street View, WiFi probe, 925; enforcement response, 1620
– ISPs, conduits are not broadcasters (Fed. Ct. App.), 1124
– Online tracking consultation, 134; further public input, 1660
– Predictions of privacy issues, BNA Insights, 215
– Reporting requirements, new media broadcasting, 1301
– Social networking

– – Business challenges, BNA Insights, 1844
– – Class complaint for Facebook privacy policy changes (Man. Q.B.), 1084
– – Firings of workers for negative postings (B.C.L.R.B.), 1690
– – Google Buzz, official request on privacy concerns, 296
– – Investigation of Facebook privacy policies, 172; review of policy changes, 719; probe to close, 1474

– Spam, comprehensive cross-border regulatory regime, 895; law finalized, 1937

CDA

See COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (CDA)

CELLULAR TELEPHONES

See WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

CENSORSHIP

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

CFAA

See COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

See also PORNOGRAPHY
– Criminal defense, collection of evidence (Mont.), 121
– Downloading is copying (Ariz. Ct. App.), 550
– EU, site blocking measure, 524
– ISP status as government agent (4th Cir.), 953
– New York

– – Social networking, state database of known files, 1001
– – Tagged.com, Atty. Gen. threatens suit, 1000

– Possession

– – Search queries (Wis. Ct. App.), 837
– – Temporary web files (Mich.), 1255

– Search and seizure

– – Account data production by ISP (11th Cir.), 473
– – Flash drive in common computer (N.D. Fla.), 627
– – Government agents, detection and reporting (D. Me.), 1285
– – Reasonable expectation of privacy in account data (4th Cir.), 748
– – Security features (D. Mass.), 595
– – Unsecured network, expectation of privacy (D. Or.), 197

– Sentencing enhancement, use of file-sharing program (8th Cir.), 1352

CHILDREN

– Data mining IM streams, N.Y. settlement, 1447
– Free speech, video game violence (U.S., oral arg), 1685
– Mass., harm to minors law

See STATE DEVELOPMENTS

– Me., new child marketing bill, 61
– Ohio, harmful message dissemination (6th Cir.), 661
– Online safety, FTC report to Congress, 569
– Social media, child photos in ads (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1396
– Teen use of internet, risks and challenges, 1146

CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)

– Behavioral ad demographics, actual knowledge of age, 922; improvements suggested, 1071
– Comment period extension, 1098
– Emerging media, public workshop, 891; adequacy of coverage, 921
– FTC review, 1554
– Information collection, rule comments, 529
– Safe harbor, i-SAFE program rejected, 959
– Teen-directed media, possible extension, 699

CHINA

– Censoring software, copyright and trade secrets suit (C.D. Cal.), 57
– .cn domain registration

– – GoDaddy to stop registering names, 522
– – New requirements, BNA Insights, 444

– Control over online media reaffirmed, 957
– Copyright, links to unauthorized music files, 167
– Counterfeiting, health and safety issues, 999
– Cybercrime, bilateral enforcement mechanisms, 1628
– Data privacy law

– – Business restriction amendments, 1822
– – Update proposals, 1586

– Foreign data security and information technology products, certification, 720
– Google, hacking and censorship, 97; government response, 98; Senate resolution, 211; USTR reviewing situation, 432; Google accused of being “unfriendly,” 443; advertisers request decision, 482; operations move to Hong Kong, 484; China claims promises broken, 523; Google license renewed, 1085
– Hacking

– – Baidu.com hack, claim against registrar, 126
– – Enforcement crackdown, 246

– Indigenous innovation policies, effect on U.S. trade, 998
– Intellectual property rights, WTO compliance, 96; report, 485; agreement on deadline for compliance, 1148
– Leaks, forced telecommunications cooperation, 721
– Mobile phone, Google delays launch, 141
– Video games, real-name registration for online gaming, 1270

CHOICE OF LAW

– Consumer fraud, provision on website (D.N.J.), 1657
– Punitive damages, consumer protection (N.D. Cal.), 163

CLASS ACTIONS

– Alternatives to regulatory enforcement, 1670
– Auctions, eBay posting delays (N.D. Cal.), 1616
– Computers

– – iPad consumer expectations (N.D. Cal.), 1286
– – Windows Vista, class certification (9th Cir.), 1470

– Health insurance, physician rating program (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1615
– Hotel occupancy taxes, Fla. county suit certified (S.D. Fla.), 518; proposed master settlement agreement, 1253
– Marketing

– – Fraud settlement (W.D. Wash.), 466
– – iTunes gift card price changes (S.D. Ill.), 10

– Notice

See NOTICE

– Privacy

– – Ameritrade settlement proposed (N.D. Cal.), 1766
– – Bank client contact information for opt-out (C.D. Cal.), 622
– – Cal. Song-Beverly Act litigation, BNA Insights, 1303
– – Facebook

– – – Advertising, voluntary dismissal (N.D. Cal.), 1216
– – – Beacon program settlement opposed (N.D. Cal.), 126; additional class claims, 274; settlement approved, 563; attorneys' fees, 887

– – Google

– – – Buzz, proposed settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1377; preliminary approval, 1688
– – – Street View WiFi data collection (D. Mass., D. Or., N.D. Cal.), 884; consolidation hearing (J.P.M.L.), 1254; consolidation order (J.P.M.L.), 1351

– – ISP release of subscriber information (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1643
– – Pornography site, history sniffing data collection (C.D. Cal.), 1870
– – Webcam use to monitor off-campus student behavior (E.D. Pa.), 275; settlement, 1572

– Ticketmaster fee collection practices, class certification (Cal. Ct. App.), 1391
– Travel companies

– – Fraudulently retaining excess taxes and service fees claim (S.D.N.Y.), 1765
– – Underpayment of taxes, town to produce documents (N.D. Ill.), 1813

– Unauthorized practice of law through site (W.D. Mo.), 1932
– Waiver, enforceability question certified (11th Cir.), 47
– Wireless communications

– – Arbitration, state law invalidation of waivers (U.S., oral arg set), 1609; (oral arg), 1733
– – AT&T iPhone waivers (N.D. Ala.), 1618
– – Cell phone radio frequency radiation emissions (3d Cir.), 1617
– – Internet data plans, taxation settlement (N.D. Ill.), 1285

CLOUD COMPUTING

– Advertising, puffery (N.C. Ct. App.), 44
– Ariz., online file storage possible for attorneys, 64
– Attorney ethics

– – Al., client file outsource, 1882
– – Client information, storage of, 1658
– – Confidentiality, Ethics 20/20 Comm'n comments, 1516
– – Risks and benefits, 1319

– Consumer protection prioritization, Consumer Federation urges, 1824
– ECPA, recommendations for update, 170; online firms seek reforms, 529; judicial outcomes fuel reform push, 1459
– Employee policies, 774
– EU, regulations lack clarity, 174
– Financial services industry webinar, 1414
– Government use

See OPEN GOVERNMENT

– Privacy and protection

– – BNA Insights, 970
– – Canada, public consultation, 255; discussion paper, 571; further public input, 1660
– – Certification and accreditation for federal agencies, GSA guidelines, 1706
– – Federal CIO Council recommendations, 1399
– – FTC role, 156
– – IRS wary of adoption, 1706
– – Liability risks, 1397
– – Microsoft urges legislation, 131
– – Regulatory requirements, BNA Insights, 186

– Progress hindered by old regulations, 1088
– Regulatory uncertainty, BNA Insights, 494
– Taxation, opportunities and complications, BNA Insights, 1235

COLOMBIA

– .co, gTLD registration, 493

COMMERCE CLAUSE

– Me. ban on sale of physician prescribing data (1st Cir.), 1257
– N.Y. sales tax collection by online retailers (N.Y. App. Div.), 1691
– Wash. ban on internet gambling (Wash.), 1509

COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (CDA)

– Defamation

– – Accuracy guarantee (9th Cir.), 756
– – Cal., e-mail forwarding protected (Cal. Ct. App.), 319
– – Counterclaim based on forum postings (D. Nev.), 1732
– – Domain name registrar as blogger's agent (D. Ariz.), 1606
– – Extortion, mention of judicial victories (C.D. Cal.), 1219
– – Gripe site soliciting customer complaints (4th Cir.), 5
– – Injunction against subscribers, gripe site not active participant (N.D. Ill.), 10
– – N.J., e-mail forwarding protected (D.N.J.), 1766
– – Perverted Justice liability for allegedly untrue statement contribution (D. Ariz.), 1812
– – Republishing e-mail, immunity (D.N.J.), 707
– – Videos, solicitation of user-created content (D. Conn.), 319

– Foreign judgments adverse to CDA

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2765

– Provider immunity

– – Auction software services (D.S.C.), 1649
– – Defenses, 6
– – Google website coding (N.D. Cal.), 1315
– – Keyword ad suggestion (E.D. Cal.), 373
– – Marketing of paid membership programs (N.D. Cal.), 1728
– – Personal jurisdiction, statements on gripe site (8th Cir.), 1249
– – Profit motive (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1430
– – Protection for online intermediaries, BNA Insights, 258
– – Television station website visitor comments (S.D. Miss.), 1373
– – Ticket resale websites hosting fraudulent ads (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1376

– 2009 year in review, 37

COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

– Conspiracy, fencing corporate data (M.D. Fla.), 706
– Contractor access to protected computer (N.D. Miss.), 122
– Copying as damage or loss (S.D. Ga.), 206
– Discovery, expedited disclosure of ISP subscriber data (S.D. Cal.), 1699
– Employees

– – Card processing company liable for conversion, employee fraudulent conduct (E.D.N.Y.), 1864
– – E-mail of confidential files to personal account (N.D. Ill.), 89
– – Evidence of computer damage (N.D. Ill.), 1289
– – Intended uses of authorization (5th Cir.), 272
– – Medical leave of absence while working for competitor (N.D. Cal.), 1731
– – Openly accessible data (M.D. Ala.), 423
– – Recovery of data, damages standard (E.D. Tenn.), 508
– – Scrubbed hard drive, continued use of e-mail (M.D. Fla.), 624
– – Software misappropriation, lost revenues (M.D. Tenn.), 52
– – Software misuse, authorized access (D. Md.), 1468
– – Specific damages or loss not pleaded (S.D.N.Y.), 881
– – Subjective intent of employee (N.D. Cal.), 509
– – Union mass e-mail campaign, harassment not damage (E.D. Mich.), 797
– – Violation of employment terms (W.D. Pa.), 663

– Examination of non-protected computers (E.D. Wash.), 882
– Extortion using stolen data (S.D. Ind.), 90
– Google Buzz (N.D. Cal.), 598
– Insurance, duty to defend marketer re placement of cookies (8th Cir.), 1216
– Lost profits from database password sharing (D. Md.), 1348
– Proprietary information access authorization, use-based limits impermissible (N.D. Cal.), 1811
– Public data, website access and scraping (E.D. Va.), 1429
– Software data extraction, password sharing (E.D. Cal.), 758
– Terms of service violation is not access without permission (N.D. Cal.), 1185
– Unapproved debits from bank account (E.D. Pa.), 1650
– Unauthorized password access and information scraping (D. Nev., N.D. Cal.), 1316; restricting customer downloads permitted, 1763
– Unverified loss estimates (E.D. Va.), 326
– Vagueness, exceeding authorized access (D. Neb.), 595
– Video games, auto-play software for free online game (D. Mass.), 1346

COMPUTERS

– Antitrust, Intel settlement, 1263
– Class actions

– – iPad consumer expectations (N.D. Cal.), 1286
– – Windows Vista, class certification (9th Cir.), 1470

– DRAM chips, South Korean claims against Japan, 392
– Electronic communications service, personal laptop (W.D. Pa.), 1538
– Laptop webcams, school use to monitor off-campus behavior (E.D. Pa.), 275; settlement, 1572
– Search warrant restrictions (9th Cir., en banc), 1434

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

– Ed. Note: A list of upcoming events appears in the Journal section of selected issues.
– Am. Bar Ass'n

– – Ethics 20/20 Comm'n, 1319; 1660
– – Forum on Communications Law, 345
– – Intellectual Prop. Law Conf., 641; 673; 676
– – Labor and Employment Law Section, 1297
– – Tech. in the Practice & Workplace Comm., 750; 774

– Am. College of Surgeons, 1542
– Am. Intellectual Property Law Ass'n

– – Impact of Bilski, 1091
– – Process invention protection after Bilski, 1358

– Ass'n of Natl. Advertisers, Adver. Law and Pub. Policy Conf., 478
– Ass'n of Prof'l Responsibility Lawyers, 1312
– BNA

– – Cloud computing legal issues, webinar, 1414
– – EU Legal Landmines for Internet Businesses webinar, 1325
– – High-Tech Info. Risk Mgmt. Compliance in a Down Economy, 95

– Brookings Inst., 352; 960
– Commerce Dept. Symposium on Privacy and Innovation, 742; 743
– European E-Commerce Conference, 1841
– Federal Trade Comm'n, Privacy Roundtable, 155; 156; 157
– Free State Foundation, Winter Telecom Policy Conf., 175; 176
– FTC

– – Roundtables, 482
– – Workshop, 430; 433

– Future of Music Coalition, 920
– GW Law Symposium on Intellectual Prop., 851
– Harvard Law School, Berkman Center. for Internet & Soc'y, 1521
– Health 2.0, 963
– Howard Univ. Law School, Inst. of Intellectual Prop. & Soc. Justice, 476
– Info. Tech. and Innovation Found., 183
– Inst. for Policy Innovation, World Intellectual Prop. Day, 674
– Intellectual Prop. Owners Ass'n, 1482
– Internet Policy Task Force, 965
– Intl. Ass'n of Privacy Prof'ls

– – Global Privacy Conf., 684
– – Privacy Academy, 1524

– Intl. Conf. of Data Protection and Privacy Comm'rs, 1670; 1671; 1672; 1673
– Intl. Law Enforcement Intellectual Prop. Crime Conf., 1628
– John Marshall Law School, Intellectual Prop. Law Conf., 400
– Natl. Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Comm'rs, 290
– Natl. Legal Malpractice Conf., 717
– Org. for Econ. Cooperation and Dev., 1668
– Practising Law Inst.

– – Broadband Cable 2010 Conf., 173
– – Communications Law in the Digital Age 2010, 1771; 1777

– Public Knowledge, Fair Use Day, 62; 96
– Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, 1545
– TechAmerica, 1707; 1709
– U.S. Chamber of Commerce Roundtable, 300
– USTelecom, 1704
– Wash. Intl. Trade Ass'n, 1666

CONGRESS, U.S.

– Ed. Note: This heading is used for administrative actions only. For coverage of legislation by bill number, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL. For information on measures not yet assigned bill numbers, see relevant subject headings.
– Congressional committee chairmen and panels set, 1884
– House Energy and Commerce Committee, staff director named, 1939

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

– Commerce Clause

See COMMERCE CLAUSE

– Due process

See DUE PROCESS

– Freedom of speech

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Search and seizure

See SEARCH AND SEIZURE

CONSUMER PROTECTION

– ACPA

See CYBERSQUATTING

– Advertising

– – Behavioral advertising

See BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING

– – Dietary supplement efficacy claims (N.D. Cal.), 1651

– CFPB influential to FTC enforcement, 1888
– Choice of law, punitive damages (N.D. Cal.), 163
– Consumer fraud

See FRAUD

– Harm-based enforcement, implementing of new FTC framework, 1889
– Health care

See HEALTH CARE

– Japan, e-commerce rule revisions proposed, 1399
– Online sales

See ONLINE SALES

– Privacy

See PRIVACY

– TCPA

See TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (TCPA)

– Ticketmaster fee collection practices, class certification (Cal. Ct. App.), 1391
– Unauthorized debits by payment processors (E.D. Pa.), 1702

CONTRACTS

– Accidental acceptance of online terms (E.D.N.Y.), 280
– Antitrust, employee solicitation agreements, DOJ settlement (D.D.C.), 1469
– Apparent authority, notice (S.D. Fla.), 235
– Arbitration clauses

See ARBITRATION

– Broker online, unilateral fee modification unenforceable (N.D. Cal.), 1810
– Browsewrap, website terms of service (E.D. Va.), 1429
– Business idea misappropriation (N.D. Cal.), 1349
– Class action waiver, enforceability question certified (11th Cir.), 47
– Cloud computing liability risks, 1397
– Domain name transfer settlement, potential breach (S.D. Tex.), 1287
– E-books

– – Antitrust, Conn. investigation of Apple and Amazon, 1265
– – Novel issues, 400

– E-mail

See E-MAIL

– E-signatures

– – Arbitration provision in employment agreement (N.D. Miss.), 1439
– – Intent (D. Colo.), 1184

– Employee confidentiality agreements, investigation costs (N.D. Ill.), 1289
– Exculpatory clause, enforceability (3d Cir.), 160
– Form agreements, BNA Insights, 854
– Forum selection

See FORUM SELECTION

– Government contracts with Facebook (N.D. Cal.), 1689
– ISP early termination fees

See INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPs), subheading: Early termination fees

– Jurisdiction, oral agreement (W.D. Pa.), 384
– Promissory estoppel, failure to remove offensive online profile (D. Or.), 49
– Royalties, iTunes download and ringtone rights (9th Cir.), 1382
– Service of process, waiver (N.Y. App. Div.), 1612
– Software development

See SOFTWARE

– Telecommunications, local exchange carrier interconnection agreement (9th Cir.), 1657
– Termination rights on “bad acts” (Tenn. Cir. Ct.), 46
– Tickets options marketplace, terms of use bar claims (N.D. Ill.), 1081
– Website terms of service (N.D. Tex.), 1573
– Wireless service

See WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

CONVERSION

– Domains, innocent purchaser (9th Cir.), 594
– Graduate student's term paper, copyright preemption (E.D. Va.), 1283
– Toll-free phone number (N.D. Tex.), 842

COPYRIGHTS

– Agency responsibility for website designer copying (N.D. Okla.), 987
– Anti-Piracy Caucus, “web wall of shame,” 848
– Approval of registration after infringement claim (9th Cir.), 879
– Article re-posting, Copyright Act fair use exception claim (D. Nev.), 1797
– Authorization to copy, no independent claim (S.D.N.Y.), 115
– Balancing rights and interests, 674
– Canada, modernization of legislation, 918
– China, censoring software, copyright and trade secrets suit (C.D. Cal.), 57
– Clarification of existing law

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3689

– Commerce Dept. Internet Policy Task Force notice of inquiry, 1550
– Commons, coexistence with property rights, 183
– Coordinator, pro-business recommendations, 892
– Costs of infringement, comments requested, 342
– Czar, Senate Comm. examines first six months, 1086
– Database link system (N.D. Ohio), 666
– De minimis copying (S.D.N.Y.), 881
– Digital Millennium Copyright Act

See DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA)

– Discovery, expedited disclosure of ISP subscriber data (S.D. Cal.), 1699
– Enforcement, Obama strategic plan, 1063; stakeholder comments, 1440
– Entertainment industry, business model changes, 676
– EU-wide regime proposal, 1478
– File sharing

See FILE SHARING

– First sale of works made for foreign markets (U.S., oral arg set), 1696; (U.S., judg aff), 1865
– Foreign works, restoration from public domain (10th Cir.), 1034
– Format of copied text not material (S.D. Fla.), 1077
– France, infringement liability exception for host service providers (Cour Cass.), 117
– Gawker.com leak of Palin book not fair use (S.D.N.Y.), 1798
– Germany

See GERMANY

– Google Books

See BOOKS

– Hacker identity, subpoenas for posting magazine content (S.D.N.Y.), 14
– Hot news misappropriation

See MEDIA

– Impact of 2010 midterm elections, 1705
– Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, interest groups comment, 566
– Investor database, password misuse (S.D.N.Y.), 808
– Jurisdiction

See JURISDICTION

– Licenses

– – Implied license to copy (D. Nev.), 1432
– – No copyright dispute in contract claim (E.D. Wis.), 118

– Market performance indices (S.D.N.Y.), 1179
– Model legislation, update for the digital age, 301
– Modernization and incentivizing creators, 641
– Movies

See MOTION PICTURES

– Music

See MUSIC

– News reprint service, liability (N.D. Ill.), 1084
– Online infringement enforcement

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3804

– Online publishing, RightHaven infringement suits, 1521; litigation tactics, 1569
– Policy innovation, 965
– Preemption

See PREEMPTION

– Preliminary injunctions, BNA Insights, 1164
– Reform, stakeholder proposals, 1522
– Registration requirement not superseded by treaty (S.D.N.Y.), 114
– Securities filing forms (S.D.N.Y.), 760
– Social network game directory (N.D. Cal.), 549; faulty pleading, 755; amended complaint, 912
– Software

See SOFTWARE

– Spain

See SPAIN

– Statutes of limitations

– – Copyright Act discovery rule (W.D. Wash.), 1314
– – First publication of photograph (C.D. Cal.), 945

– Sweden

See SWEDEN

– Task force on Intellectual Property, DOJ creates, 246
– 2009 year in review, 37
– UK

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– U.K., e-mail service delivering unlicensed headlines infringing, 1799
– U.S. Chamber of Commerce IP agenda, 300
– Vicarious liability for unauthorized employee access of database (M.D. Fla.), 832
– Work for hire, developer application (9th Cir.), 597

COUNTERFEITING

– Anti-counterfeiting trade agreement

See TREATIES

– China, health and safety issues, 999
– Domain seizure in anti-counterfeiting effort, 1794
– eBay, liability for counterfeit goods (2d Cir.), 546; BNA Insights, 688; (U.S., rev den), 1805
– France

See FRANCE

– Online enforcement

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3804

– Pharmaceutical sales, advertising limitations, 225
– Technological impact on trademark law, 1482
– Web hosting and design company, counterfeit merchandise sale trademark liability (D.S.C.), 1862

CREDIT CARDS

– Dave & Buster's data breach settlement (FTC), 515
– Encryption guidance, 1586
– FACTA

See FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA)

– Heartland Payment Systems

– – Consumer data breach settlement (S.D. Tex.), 14; settlement, 805
– – Discover data breach settlement, 1380
– – MasterCard data breach settlement, 839
– – Visa data breach settlement, 61

– Hong Kong, business restrictions in data privacy law amendments, 1822
– Hong Kong data privacy law update proposals, 1586
– Industry data security rules, 1301
– Mystery charges, prohibitions

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3386

– Processing company liable for conversion, employee fraudulent conduct (E.D.N.Y.), 1864
– Wash., payment card breach liability, 294; legislature approves, 396; Governor signs, 531

CREDIT REPORTS

– Disclosure rules, 1193
– Free report advertising, fraud suit (C.D. Cal.), 242

CRIME

See CYBERCRIME

CROSS-BORDER TRADE

See also TREATIES
– Authoritarian countries, human rights encouragement by engagement in trade, 964
– China, indigenous innovation policies, 998
– Commerce Dept. focus on clarity encouraged, 1880
– Communication General Licenses, 401
– DRAM chips, South Korean claims against Japan, 392
– Encryption, comments on BIS interim final rule, 1411
– EU

See EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

– Export controls, communications software, BNA Insights, 491
– International commercial terms, trade rules update, 1444
– Japan, rule revisions proposed, 1399

CYBERCRIME

– CFAA

See COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

– China, bilateral enforcement mechanisms, 1628
– Cybersquatting

See CYBERSQUATTING

– East Africa, coordination on cyberlaw, 1001
– Enforcement, State Attys. Gen., 478
– Fraud

See FRAUD

– Human intelligence activities publication bill, introduced

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 4004

– Security concerns require global coordination, 179
– Tax, Microsoft official proposes, 438
– Topix settlement re abusive post removal, 1270
– WikiLeaks, Espionage Act application, 1922
– Wire fraud

See WIRE FRAUD

CYBERSQUATTING

– Attorneys' fees (D. Minn.), 1314
– Bad faith

– – Contact with mark owner's business partners (N.D. Cal.), 1466
– – Disclaimers (E.D. Va.), 709
– – Keeping website as leverage (9th Cir.), 1652
– – Knowledge of similar domain (D. Del.), 632
– – Lapsed franchise, continued use of mark (W.D. Tex.), 754
– – Reverse highjacking claims (D. Nev.), 1217
– – Unrelated mark (D. Colo.), 335

– Bank merger, likelihood of confusion (S.D.N.Y.), 119; summary judgment, 277
– Criticism-only site (E.D. Mich.), 367
– Damages, willful and isolated violations (S.D. Fla.), 1652
– Dispute resolution procedures, WIPO criticizes ICANN, 488
– E-mail redirect, potential breach of settlement (S.D. Tex.), 1287
– Google AdSense parking contract (N.D. Cal.), 947
– Gripe site, attempt at shutting down denied (E.D. Mich.), 1082
– Hotels

– – Domains transferred, 181
– – Redirection to Expedia (D. Nev.), 1700

– Juries, mark use and confusion (N.D. Fla.), 1513
– Jurisdiction

– – Advertising efforts and revenues (7th Cir.), 1507
– – Cease-and-desist letter (S.D. Tex.), 1702
– – Links insufficient for personal jurisdiction (M.D. Fla.), 1870
– – Sufficient contacts with U.S. (D.D.C.), 559
– – Transfer of unlawfully registered domain names (E.D. Va.), 1933
– – Website redirect, intentional act (N.D. Cal.), 1221

– Laches, discovery of domain name (D. Nev.), 1732
– Locked domain name release following TRO expiration (D. Nev.), 1767
– Personal name as domain, payment coercion purpose not violation of anti-cyberpiracy law (4th Cir.), 1803
– Phishing on copycat site (N.D. Cal.), 1396
– Plastic surgery site takeover excluded by DMCA advertising insurance policy (M.D. Fla.), 1863
– Registrar liability (N.D. Cal.), 1513
– Restaurant mark, use by former employee (S.D. Fla.), 914
– Revenue reporting after seizure (N.D. Cal.), 951
– Service mark infringement (W.D. Wash.), 631
– Unused mark (S.D.N.Y.), 593
– Utah, state legislation, 210; House approval, 429; governor signs, 600

CZECH REPUBLIC

– Intermediary liability, BNA Insights, 1714