Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

PARAGUAY

– Electronic signature validation law, 1005; amendment after veto, 1353

PATENTS

– Advertising, web technology, 479
– Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), possible inclusion in final draft, 1321
– Bidding and ad placement (Fed. Cir.), 596
– Bulk provision of PTO data, 931
– Business methods

– – Abstract ideas (U.S., aff), 1036; Fed. Cir. judge criticizes opinion, 1091
– – Symposium, 851

– Costs of infringement, comments requested, 342
– De novo review of rejection based on obviousness (U.S., rev sought), 1394
– DVRs

See TELEVISION

– Enforcement, Obama strategic plan, 1063
– Entrepreneurship, link to intellectual property, 1197
– EU, scope of patentability of software, 1006
– France, reduced taxes, 1526
– Global patents, WIPO agenda, 1590
– Impact of 2010 midterm elections, 1705
– New Zealand, potential restrictions on software patents, 1093
– Photography, Kodak suit for mobile phone imaging (W.D.N.Y.), 286
– Software

See SOFTWARE

– Task force on Intellectual Property, DOJ creates, 246
– U.S. Chamber of Commerce IP agenda, 300
– Video game controllers, damages (U.S., rev den), 1691
– VoIP, anticipation and obviousness (Fed. Cir.), 668

PATRIOT ACT

See USA PATRIOT ACT

PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS

See FILE SHARING

PENNSYLVANIA

– E-service exempt from sales tax collection, In Brief, 1843

PHISHING

– Cybersquatting, copycat domain name (N.D. Cal.), 1396

PHOTOGRAPHS

– Courtroom proceedings

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 657

– Death images, rights of relatives (Cal. Ct. App.), 199
– DMCA copyright management information (N.D. Ill.), 1214
– Germany, copyrights for thumbnail images (BGH), 759
– Google

– – Books, images (S.D.N.Y.), 598
– – Street View

– – – Finland, complaints and investigations, 296
– – – Trespass claim, lack of damages (3d Cir.), 166; (U.S., rev den), 1537
– – – WiFi data collection

See PRIVACY

– Jurisdiction, viewing insufficiently interactive (D. Colo.), 58
– Patents, Kodak suit for mobile phone imaging (W.D.N.Y.), 286
– Pornography

See PORNOGRAPHY

– Privacy

– – Book covers (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 714
– – Digital signage, 352

– Statutes of limitations, first publication (C.D. Cal.), 945
– Webcams, school use to monitor off-campus behavior (E.D. Pa.), 275; settlement, 1572

PORNOGRAPHY

See also CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
– Cell phone image transmission (Mass. Super. Ct.), 422
– Employment arbitration, ban on use of company computers to access material (D. Mass.), 1219
– Obscenity, community standards (11th Cir.), 202

PREEMPTION

– CAN-SPAM

– – Fraud pleadings (N.D. Cal.), 591
– – Lack of damages (N.D. Cal.), 752
– – Subject line, send-to-friend campaign (N.D. Cal.), 592

– Copyright Act

– – Conversion of digital property (E.D. Va.), 1283
– – Licensing, software EULA terms (W.D. Wash.), 1655
– – Music, Ohio piracy law (Ohio Ct. App.), 1472

– FCC cell phone radio frequency radiation emissions (3d Cir.), 1617
– Treaty does not preempt copyright registration requirement (S.D.N.Y.), 114

PRESIDENT, U.S.

– Appointments, Cybersecurity Coordinator, Schmidt named, 24
– Copyright Czar, Senate Comm. examines first six months, 1086
– Government data

See OPEN GOVERNMENT

– Identity management, legal framework, BNA Insights, 1159
– Intellectual property enforcement, strategic plan, 1063; stakeholder comments, 1440
– Interagency Subcomm. on Privacy and Internet Policy created, 1667
– National Cyberspace Office

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5247

– Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Bd., nominations urged, 443
– Regulatory process changes, 928

PRICE FIXING

See ANTITRUST

PRIVACY

– APEC framework, BNA Insights, 1591
– Apple products, changes in privacy policy questioned, 1056
– Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation rules, 679
– Bankruptcy, data transfers

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

– Banks

See BANKING

– Baseline standards proposed, 1227
– Behavioral advertising

See BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING

– Broadband, industry groups comment on national service plan, 133; role of FCC, 442
– Canada

See CANADA

– Certification service, misleading consumers (N.D. Ga., FTC), 335
– Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

See CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)

– Cloud computing

See CLOUD COMPUTING

– Codes of conduct, Commerce Dept. discussion, 1936
– Commerce Dept., feedback solicited, 683; industry/government collaboration, 743; time extended, 926; large response volume, 1056
– Comprehensive legislation, FTC urged to propose, 1154; Rush (D-Ill) expected to introduce, 1157
– Congressional committee chairmen and panels set, 1884
– Consumer data

– – CFTC rulemaking agenda, 1584
– – ISP responses to deficient subpoenas (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1643
– – Safe harbor provision in legislation, Kerry (D-Mass.) to introduce, 1819
– – Senate hearing, 1194

– Corporate data privacy rules

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5777

– Damages, emotional harm (9th Cir.), 334
– Data breaches

See DATA SECURITY

– Data brokers

– – FCRA violations, 1094
– – Information removal misrepresentations, settlement (FTC), 1476

– Data collection

– – Children's IM streams, N.Y. settlement, 1447
– – Congressional inquiry, 1266
– – Consent, BNA Insights, 1107
– – Pornography site, history sniffing (C.D. Cal.), 1870
– – Third-party data disclosure, web monitoring software (E.D.N.Y.), 1809

– Data retention

See DATA RETENTION

– Dept. of Commerce report expected to inform policy decisions, 1821
– Digital signage, 352
– Do-not-track functions available in Internet Explorer, 1884
– Draft FCC privacy report analysis, BNA Insights, 1943
– E-mail

See E-MAIL

– Employees

See EMPLOYEES

– Enforcement

– – Admission of FTC and Mexico to Intl. Conf. of Data Protection and Privacy Comm'rs, 1672
– – Alternatives to regulatory enforcement, 1670
– – Cooperation of data protection authorities, 1671
– – Self-regulation by businesses, 1673

– European Union

See EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

– File sharing

See FILE SHARING

– Flash cookie tracking (C.D. Cal.), 1317; cease use and change in industry codes, settlement, 1862
– FOIA personal privacy exemptions for corporations (U.S., rev grant), 1515
– Global Privacy Enforcement Network launch, 1475
– Google Street View, WiFi data collection

– – Australia, privacy act violation, 1152
– – Canadian probe, 925; enforcement response, 1620
– – Changes to internal practices, 1619
– – Civil investigative demand issued, Conn., 1938
– – Congressional inquiries, 943
– – EPIC urges FCC probe, 892
– – France, collection violated law, 1003
– – FTC probe requested, 844; investigation closed, 1669
– – Germany, privacy complaint, 1002
– – Spain, investigation and enforcement, 1620
– – State coalition to investigate, 1055; information requested, 1192
– – UK

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– – Wiretap class claims (D. Mass., D. Or., N.D. Cal.), 884; consolidation hearing (J.P.M.L.), 1254; consolidation order (J.P.M.L.), 1351

– Hacking

See HACKING

– HIPAA

See HEALTH CARE

– Interagency Subcomm. on Privacy and Internet Policy created, 1667
– International cooperation on objectives and execution, 742
– Mobile devices

See WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

– Notice simplification

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3506

– OECD notice and consent standards, 1668
– Paradigm based on proportionality, BNA Insights, 1493
– Personal information

– – Cal. Song-Beverly Act litigation, BNA Insights, 1303
– – Customer list destruction, BNA Insights, 1746
– – Removal from websites

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5108

– – Use of data, opt-in and opt-out, 719; draft bill released, 741; comment period, 765; bill would require changes to most commercial sites, 829; business lobbyists oppose, 924; BNA Insights, 1008

– Photography

See PHOTOGRAPHS

– Search and seizure

See SEARCH AND SEIZURE

– Search engines

See SEARCH ENGINES

– Securities, rules for asset managers, BNA Insights, 354
– Social networking

See SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

– Speech, chilling effects

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Spyware

See SPYWARE

– Surveillance by private investigators, 957
– Sweden, website search function restrictions, 1585
– Switzerland, IP addresses (BGE), 1436
– Technological challenges, FTC report forthcoming, 1524
– Traffic cameras (5th Cir.), 513
– Trespass

See TRESPASS

– UK

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– USA PATRIOT Act extension

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3961

– Video recording could diminish privacy expectation, 1777
– Wholesale copying based on restraining order for specific files (Mich. Ct. App.), 275

PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

– Attorney-client

– – Destroyed by plaintiff blog and chat about case (N.D. Cal.), 1761; ruling upheld, 1814
– – Disqualification for use of opponent flash drive (Fla. Ct. App.), 284
– – Government e-mail account (D.D.C.), 17

– FOIA, patent infringer and Dep't of Justice privileged (4th Cir.), 54
– Law enforcement, DOJ antitrust probe (D.D.C.), 205

PROCEDURE

– Choice of law

See CHOICE OF LAW

– Class actions

See CLASS ACTIONS

– Default judgment, meritorious defense (D. Nev.), 1432
– Electronic signature of judge (Ohio Ct. App.), 805
– Evidence

See EVIDENCE

– Forum selection

See CONTRACTS

– Notice

See NOTICE

– Pleadings

– – Copyrights

– – – Original elements (6th Cir.), 832
– – – Plausible claim on assigned copyright (D. Nev.), 1695

– – Cybersquatting, registrar liability (N.D. Cal.), 1513
– – Spam, fraud standards (9th Cir.), 1128
– – Summary judgment, matters outside the pleadings (N.D. Tex.), 1573

– Service of process

See SERVICE OF PROCESS

– Subpoenas

See SUBPOENAS