Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

GAMBLING

– Bookmaking service fees (Wash.), 1386
– Commerce Clause, Wash. ban on internet gambling (Wash.), 1509
– EU, restrictions unclear, 337
– Licensing of internet gaming services

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2267, HR 4976, S 3018

– Netherlands, ban upheld (ECJ), 931
– Poker website, RICO claims (C.D. Cal.), 715
– Standing of domain to challenge status as gambling device (Ky.), 469; owners defend interests (Ky. Ct. App.), 564; remand to trial court (Ky.), 1612
– Taxation, hearings, 817
– UK internet company forfeiture of proceeds, 1480

GERMANY

– Copyrights

– – Thumbnail images (BGH), 759
– – YouTube use of uploaded videos (OLG), 1431

– Data Protection Directive, infringement proceedings (ECJ), 418
– Employer use of social media, background checks bill, 1354
– Facebook

– – E-mail address collection and storage violates data protection law, 1837
– – Nonmember data storage allegations, 1099

– File sharing, passive host liability limitations (OLG), 1254
– Google

– – Antitrust probe, EU, 1934
– – Data collection, regional DPA concerns, 1582
– – Street View, complaints over WiFi data collection, 1002

– ISP, user data retention (OLG), 1135
– Personal data transfer safe harbor, BNA Insights, 1011
– Telecommunications data retention (BVerfG), 376