Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

E-MAIL

– Attorneys

– – Divorce lawyer, disqualification over access (Fla. Dist. Ct.), 208
– – Ethics, invitation of messages from public, 1269
– – Privilege, government account (D.D.C.), 17

– CDA shielding for forwarding defamatory message (Cal. Ct. App.), 319
– CFAA, no claim for harassing bulk message campaign (E.D. Mich.), 797
– Class settlement notice via e-mail (Ohio Ct. App.), 86
– Contracts

– – Loan approval (Cal. Ct. App.), 803
– – Motor vehicle sales, statute of frauds (Or. Ct. App.), 1654
– – Real estate, statute of frauds (N.Y. App. Div.), 1575

– Cybersquatting

– – ACPA not applicable to e-mail (S.D. Fla.), 914
– – Domain name transfer settlement, potential breach (S.D. Tex.), 1287

– Defamatory message forwarding, CDA shield (D.N.J.), 1766
– FACTA, electronically printed receipts (7th Cir.), 1284
– Federal agency preservation of messages

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1387

– GSA to utilize cloud-based system for e-mail, In Brief, 1942
– Hacking, Palin e-mail breach (E.D. Tenn.), 625; search and seizure, 626
– Interception

– – Google interception and surveillance claim (E.D. Tex.), 1871
– – Inference based on unauthorized internet posting (D. Colo.), 1471
– – Packet switching (7th Cir.), 1435
– – Rerouting under cybersquatting settlement agreement (S.D. Tex.), 1536

– Jurisdiction

See JURISDICTION

– Nonprofit organizations, disclosure of addresses (Cal. Ct. App.), 1578
– Notice

See NOTICE

– Public records

– – Metadata in home computer of local official (Wash.), 1657
– – Personal e-mail of teachers (Wis.), 1134

– SCA

See STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT (SCA)

– Server copies

– – Circuit splits, 617
– – Privacy rights (11th Cir.), 543; qualified immunity for state official, 1128

– Service of process

See SERVICE OF PROCESS

– Spam

See SPAM

– Stored e-mail privacy expectation (6th Cir.), 1925
– Subpoenas, IP address of account (N.D. Cal.), 1388
– Webmail on company computer (N.J.), 543

EDUCATION

See SCHOOLS

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT (ECPA)

– Cloud computing, recommendations for update, 170; online companies seek reforms, 529; judicial outcomes fuel reform push, 1459
– FBI routinely circumvented, report, 132
– Forum selection, state courts (N.D. Cal.), 328
– Google Street View data collection, EPIC urges FCC probe, 892
– Interception of e-mail

– – Inference based on unauthorized internet posting (D. Colo.), 1471
– – Packet switching (7th Cir.), 1435

– Review of law, 765
– Server copies of e-mails, 617
– Stored Communications Act

See STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT (SCA)

EMPLOYEES

– Antitrust, employee solicitation agreements, DOJ settlement (D.D.C.), 1469
– Arbitration

See ARBITRATION

– Background checks online, 750
– CFAA

See COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

– Downsizings and closings, e-discovery issues, BNA Insights, 403
– Endorsements, FTC guidelines and liability for employers, 23
– Keylogging software, authorization (N.Y. Crim. Ct.), 705
– Mobile and cloud computing, policy, 774
– N.J. data misuse, password access (N.J. Super. Ct.), 716
– Privacy

– – Inconsistent rulings, clear policies advocated, 1155
– – Reasonable expectations in electronic data, 1298
– – Webmail on company computer (N.J.), 543

– Remedial notices, electronic delivery, 1102
– Social media

See SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

– Teleworking

– – Federal employees

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1722

– – Taxation, state barriers to federal policy, BNA Insights, 1326

– Trade secrets, Goldman Sachs trading software source code (S.D.N.Y.), 1389
– Vicarious liability for unauthorized employee access of database (M.D. Fla.), 832

ENCRYPTION

– Credit card transactions, guidance, 1586
– Cross-border trade, comments on BIS interim final rule, 1411
– Electronic health records, certification procedures, 1323
– Satellite signal system compromise, attorneys' fees (9th Cir.), 1283

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

– Books

See BOOKS

– File sharing

See FILE SHARING

– Movies

See MOTION PICTURES

– Music

See MUSIC

– Radio

See RADIO

– Television

See TELEVISION

– Video games

See VIDEO GAMES

EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

– Advertising

– – Behavioral ads

– – – Article 29 Party calls for opt-in protections, 1054; BNA Insights, 1201
– – – Targeted ads labeling and website labeling system, 1772

– – Personal data, self-regulatory code of conduct, 1156
– – Trademarks as keywords

– – – Confusion, unlawful use (ECJ), 1132
– – – Permissible sales of marks (ECJ), 503; ruling reaffirmed, 503

– Antitrust

– – Block exemption rules, 683
– – Digital Agenda Commissioner targets telecoms, 1835
– – Google inquiry, 340; Microsoft role, 398; profile of probe raised, 1097
– – iPhone, preliminary probe dropped, 1477
– – Microsoft

– – – Office, open standards investigation, 954
– – – Yahoo advertising deal, 302

– – Oracle acquisition of Sun approved by EU, 139
– – Vertical restraints of trade, BNA Insights, 1555
– – Web browser, choice screen, 399

– Child pornography, site blocking measure, 524
– Cloud computing regulations lack clarity, 174
– Contracts, choice of law, 342
– Cookie Directive, BNA Insights, 306; confusion over consent, 680
– Copyright Directive, Spanish electronic equipment taxes (ECJ), 1615
– Copyright piracy deterrence proposal, 1478
– Cross-border transactions

– – Cancellations, BNA Insights, 728
– – Expansion plan launched, 1935
– – Single market discussion, 1841
– – Trustmark guarantee, 1052; parliamentary debate, 1445; adoption, 1480

– Data Protection Directive

– – Annual Report, 99
– – Behavioral advertising, search engines, and direct marketing, 719
– – Communication 609, new technology revisions, BNA Insights, 1779
– – Definitions of “controller” and “processor,” 297; analysis, 345
– – Economic incentives, study urges, 1195
– – Germany, infringement proceedings (ECJ), 418
– – Harmonization of data protection, transfer, and notification, 60
– – Mandatory notification, conference panelists debate, 1841
– – New Zealand data protection regime evaluated, 1777
– – Norway, Facebook “places” application, 1355
– – Preliminary revision proposals, 1444; outline forthcoming, 1447; outline release, 1709
– – Re-spawning cookies, 1546
– – Search engine anonymizers fail standard, 893
– – UK law inadequacies, 1523
– – Update urged, 1553

– Data Retention Directive

– – Sweden, bill to implement, 1744
– – Unlawful implementation, 1151

– Data transfer negotiations, 1665
– Digital Agenda, five-year plan, 850
– File sharing, disclosure of IP address, 880
– Fines for data protection violations, 135
– Gambling, restrictions unclear, 337
– Information exchange standards, review, 1196
– Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED)

– – Data processing impact in Sweden, 816
– – Validity of Swedish law, ECJ to review (HD), 1431

– IP address retention

– – Google policy, 135
– – Microsoft policy, 142

– Law enforcement and judicial cooperation, privacy framework for data transfers, Article 29, 1823
– Net neutrality, no new rules, 640; EC insistence, 1743
– Patentability of software, scope, 1006
– Privacy

– – Design principles, 484
– – Divergences in enforcement, 815
– – E-Privacy Directive, UK seeks comment, 1446; UK law inadequacies, 1523; cookie regulation, BNA Insights, 1632
– – Enhancement technologies, lax data protection enforcement stalls adoption, 1198
– – Facebook, default settings, 816
– – Social networking standards, Article 29 criticisms, 974
– – U.S. data privacy collaboration

– – – Final action on framework encouraged, 1099
– – – Framework agreement mandate request, 1883
– – – Safe harbor adequacy determination, rescission urged, 1227

– Spam prevention measures, report, 141
– Subject consent, data, Article 29 opinion, 1821
– Taxation, VAT effect on e-commerce declarations, 647
– Transfers of personal data, revision of standard clauses, 254
– U.S.-based internet businesses, webinar, 1325
– Wireless

– – Download price caps, 963
– – Mobile payments, discussion paper, 1105
– – Roaming charges unjustified, EC states, 1887
– – Roaming, monthly data warnings and cutoffs, 349

EVIDENCE

– Authentication

– – Anonymous social network profile, contextual evidence (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 911
– – Electronic signatures (E.D.N.Y.), 7
– – Printouts (Cal. Ct. App.), 372

– Fishing expedition in PC of parents of crime victim (Colo.), 1045
– Privilege

See PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

EXPERT WITNESSES

– Hotel taxes, online travel services (N.D. Ohio), 383

EXTORTION

– Gripe site reputation repair service and defamation victories (C.D. Cal.), 1219