Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

SAUDI ARABIA

– BlackBerry services ban, 1233; ban avoided, 1299

SCA

SCHOOLS

– Cal. ban on sale of college class notes, 1614
– Graduate student's term paper, copyright preemption (E.D. Va.), 1283
– High school sports tournaments, nonpublic forums (W.D. Wis.), 946
– Racially-themed e-mails, qualified immunity for college employees (9th Cir.), 834
– Right of publicity, collegiate athletes in video games (N.D. Cal.), 229
– Student websites

– – Facebook group criticizing teacher (S.D. Fla.), 279
– – MySpace spoof, potential for substantial campus disruption (3d Cir.), 231

– Webcams, use to monitor off-campus behavior (E.D. Pa.), 275; settlement, 1572
– Wis., teachers, personal e-mails are not public records (Wis.), 1134

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

– Cell phones

– – Call log, warrantless search of phone (Conn.), 747
– – Location tracking (Ga.), 241

– Child pornography

See CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

– E-mail on server networks, 617
– File sharing

See FILE SHARING

– Fishing expedition in PC of parents of crime victim (Colo.), 1045
– Hard drive, particularity (E.D. Tenn.), 626
– IP spoofing, probable cause (9th Cir.), 807
– iPhone prototype, search of blogger home (Cal. Super. Ct.), 800
– Plain view doctrine

– – Computer search warrant restrictions (9th Cir., en banc), 1434
– – Electronic context (4th Cir., 7th Cir.), 240

– Sex offenders, registration of online identifiers (10th Cir.), 1647; statute upheld, In Brief, 1933
– Shared hard drive (3d Cir.), 711

SEARCH ENGINES

– Advertising

See ADVERTISING

– Antitrust

– – EU, Google inquiry, 340; Microsoft role, 398; profile of probe raised, 1097
– – Japan, Yahoo Japan and Google business tie-up agreement, 1229; Japan Fair Trade Comm'n may reconsider, 1268; internet shopping site objections, 1629; ad rates soar, JFTC probe, 1832
– – Manipulation of results by Google

– – – DOJ investigation, 340
– – – EU investigation, 1832
– – – Tex. investigation, 1392

– Argentina, defamatory search results (CNCiv.), 1350
– CDA provider immunity, Google coding (N.D. Cal.), 1315
– China

– – Baidu.com hack, claim against registrar, 126
– – Copyright, links to unauthorized music files, 167
– – Hacking, Google threatens to leave country, 97; Chinese 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

– DMCA takedown notices, actual knowledge of copyright infringement (C.D. Cal.), 1213
– France, defamatory search results (T.G.I.), 1465
– Keyword stuffing, jurisdiction (N.D. Cal.), 1221
– Privacy policies as marketing tools, 171
– Social network search service for brands, 927
– Standing, trademark claim over search results (7th Cir.), 1508
– Sweden, website search function restrictions, 1585

SECURITIES

– Chat board, anonymity rights (N.D. Cal.), 835
– Copyright, filing forms (S.D.N.Y.), 760
– Disclosure rules, Twitter use, 1581
– File sharing, secondary liability for investor (S.D.N.Y.), 789; petition for reconsideration, 887; infringement suit filed, 994
– Financial reform implementation, 1582
– Hot news misappropriation, investment reports (S.D.N.Y.), 459; BNA Insights, 776; appeal, 843
– Jurisdiction, e-mail offers (Mass.), 1222
– Ponzi scammer, online service account information (E.D. Cal.), 686
– Privacy rules for asset managers, BNA Insights, 354
– Promotion, anonymity and puffery (10th Cir.), 623
– Trade secrets, Goldman Sachs trading software source code (S.D.N.Y.), 1389

SENTENCING

– Child pornography, enhancement, file-sharing program use (8th Cir.), 1352

SERVICE OF PROCESS

– Bot-seller, service through e-mail (N.D. Cal.), 1389
– Bounce-back, lack presupposes valid e-mail for service (S.D. Fla.), 877
– Chinese resident, unknown address (W.D. Tenn.), 510
– Foreign site operator with falsified Whois information (W.D. Tenn.), 158
– Live chat website feature (E.D. Mich.), 1462
– Subpoena, no service through e-mail (D.V.I.), 1045
– Waiver in favor of e-mail (N.Y. App. Div.), 1612

SEX OFFENSES

– Child pornography

See CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

– Utah, registration of online identifiers (10th Cir.), 1647; statute upheld, In Brief, 1933

SLANDER

See DEFAMATION

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

– Advertising

– – Child photos, use without parental consent (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1396
– – Click fraud disclaimers (N.D. Cal.), 702
– – Pharmaceutical webpage with Facebook link, 1268
– – UK, application of existing advertising rules, 1402

– Attorneys

– – Confidentiality, Ethics 20/20 Comm'n comments, 1516
– – Ethical considerations, 1297
– – Judges, connection, 195
– – Solicitation by social media, 1190

– Authentication of anonymous profile with contextual evidence (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 911
– Brand search service, 927
– Canada

See CANADA

– CDA immunity

– – Defamation counterclaim (D. Nev.), 1732
– – Profit motive (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1430
– – Video games, in-game marketing offers (N.D. Cal.), 1728

– CFAA, terms of service violation (N.D. Cal.), 1185
– Classmates.com, sharing personal data (W.D. Wash.), 467
– Community Pages, trademark issues, 846
– Corporate use

– – Best practices, 20
– – Germany, background checks bill, 1354
– – Harassment avoidance, tips and policies, 1143
– – Innovations, monitoring, 684
– – Policies, BNA Insights, 648
– – Privacy and right of publicity, 519

– Criminal activity, potential for, 1211
– Electronic discovery

– – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher study, 1298
– – Log-in information (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl.), 1656

– Employee action

– – Canada, firings for negative postings (B.C.L.R.B.), 1690
– – Disclaimers in employer policies (NLRB), 1725
– – Disclosure of profile information (S.D. Ind.), 917

– Endorsements

– – Compliance guidance, 269; suggested methods, 481
– – Employers, FTC guidelines and liability, 23
– – Third-party reviews for free merchandise, 641

– European Union

– – Facebook privacy default settings, 816
– – Privacy standards, Article 29 criticisms, 974

– Executive nonsolicitation and noncompete agreements, 997
– Facebook

– – Account termination (N.D. Cal.), 1689
– – Advertising, privacy class action withdrawn (N.D. Cal.), 1216
– – Beacon program settlement opposed (N.D. Cal.), 126; additional class claims, 274; settlement approved, 563; attorneys' fees, 887
– – Bishop, insulting photograph, 662
– – Data sharing, inquiry by Conyers (D-Mich), 923
– – EU, privacy default settings, 816
– – France

– – – Firing worker based on posts, 1808
– – – “Places” privacy protections, 1579

– – Germany, e-mail address collection and storage violates data protection law, 1837
– – Germany, nonmember data storage allegations, 1099
– – Norway, “places” application, privacy concerns, 1355
– – South Korea, privacy protection improvement, Communications Commission demand, 1883
– – Teachbook.com trademark infringement (N.D. Cal.), 1396

– FINRA guidelines for use of social media, 249
– Forum selection, Facebook terms of service (N.D. Ga.), 161
– Game directory, copyright action (N.D. Cal.), 549; faulty pleading, 755; amended complaint, 912
– Google Buzz

– – Foreign data protection coalition criticism, 681
– – FTC roundtable discussion, 482
– – House seeks FTC probe, 529
– – Privacy violations (FTC, N.D. Cal.), 273; additional claims (D.R.I.), 426; additional claims (N.D. Cal.), 598; proposed class settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1377; preliminary approval, 1688
– – Response to privacy concerns, 767

– Government use

– – Employee use, OSC guidance, 1320
– – Privacy emphasized, 1055

– Groupon vouchers, expiration dates (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 664
– Guidelines, Schumer (D-NY) urges FTC, 682
– Health care

– – Aggregation of health information, 1296
– – AMA physician policy, 1836
– – Fact-based criticism of dentist (Cal. Ct. App.), 1730
– – HIPAA, Facebook posts, 1300
– – Physicians-only sites, 1542
– – Products, request for FDA guidance, 386

– Identity management, legal framework, BNA Insights, 1159
– Israel, banking privacy concerns, 1298
– Journalism, liability ramifications, 345
– Jurisdiction, fake LinkedIn account targeting (D. Utah), 1351
– Juror use

See JURIES

– Lobbying, possible FCC rulemaking, 388
– Match.com terms of service (N.D. Tex.), 1573
– Minors, limitations on data, 645
– N.Y., child pornography, database of known files, 1001
– Open government plans, federal agency use, 599
– Personal information

– – Data sharing policies, Rockefeller (D-WVa) inquiry, 1670; Facebook response, 1708
– – 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

– Private messages, SCA application (C.D. Cal.), 907
– Promissory estoppel, failure to remove offensive profile (D. Or.), 49
– Regulated industries, practical use of networks, BNA Insights, 1015
– Schools

See SCHOOLS

– Self-regulation for privacy, 155
– Spam, default judgment (N.D. Cal.), 165
– State measures to protect users, 77
– Sweden, data protection guidelines, 1400
– Teen use of internet, risks and challenges, 1146
– Trademarks

– – Protection of marks, BNA Insights, 1488
– – Technological impact, 1482

– Twitter

– – Arbitration, reinstatement of journalist, 1738
– – Courtroom reporting, BNA Insights, 1415
– – Defamation claims re landlord inaction (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 113
– – Privacy, ability to maintain (FTC), 1052
– – Securities disclosure rules, 1581

– Unencrypted data breach (N.D. Cal.), 11

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

– Access restrictions

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3789

– Free speech, ban on intentional communication (4th Cir.), 1220
– Identity theft, remedies for failure to redact (S.D. Ind.), 989

SOFTWARE

– Anticircumvention right for digital content, DMCA (9th Cir.), 1924
– Antitrust

– – DVD copying, injunction prohibiting distribution (N.D. Cal.), 51
– – Google acquisition of ITA Software, 1443; DOJ investigation urged, 1834
– – Microsoft interim report (D.D.C.), 371
– – Operating system, indirect customer (W.D. Wash.), 323

– Auction platform provider, CDA immunity (D.S.C.), 1649
– Card processing company liable for conversion, employee fraudulent conduct (E.D.N.Y.), 1864
– Contracts

– – Guarantee of noninfringing video game graphics (S.D. Fla.), 1379
– – Rescission based on performance (D. Del.), 1282
– – Sharing with licensee's attorney (5th Cir.), 1613

– Copyrights

– – Continued infringement, fees (N.D. Cal., S.D.N.Y.), 946
– – Contributions to code not independently copyrightable (W.D. Wis.), 1181
– – Counterclaim ambiguous re version at issue (N.D. Cal.), 1383
– – craigslist.com auto-posting software enjoined (N.D. Cal.), 472
– – First sale doctrine, used CDs (9th Cir.), 1380
– – Language program, joint author credit for former associate (S.D.N.Y.), 1764
– – Open source

– – – Copyright retention in license (D. Utah), 553
– – – Failure to distribute source code (S.D.N.Y.), 1215

– – Oracle website scraping (D. Nev., N.D. Cal.), 1316; restricting customer downloads permitted, 1763
– – Pleading, identification of original elements (6th Cir.), 832
– – Preemption, EULA terms (W.D. Wash.), 1655
– – UK, mimicked function (EWHC), 1178
– – Work for hire, BNA Insights, 1022

– DMCA

See DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA)

– European Union

– – Microsoft Office, open standards investigation, 954
– – Patentability, scope, 1006
– – Web browser choice screen, 399

– Export controls, communications software, BNA Insights, 491
– Fraud, reseller discounts deemed “money or property” (9th Cir.), 1394
– Jurisdiction

– – Boycott messages create sufficient contacts (7th Cir.), 589
– – Unauthorized use of business software (D. Md.), 1387

– Patents

– – Abstract idea exclusion, drafting guidance, 1358
– – Anticipation, counterclaims (Fed. Cir.), 1133
– – Bilski discussion, BNA Insights, 1910
– – Burden of proof re validity (U.S., rev sought), 1394; amicus briefs filed, 1540
– – Computer system and storage medium claims (Fed. Cir.), 1693
– – Digital image process claims, patentable (Fed. Cir.), 1868
– – Subject matter eligibility, PTO guidance, 1224
– – XML file handling (Fed. Cir.), 420; rehearing denied, 561; (U.S., rev grant), 1806

– Pop-up ads, transfer of billing information to third party (N.D. Cal.), 1576
– Taxation

– – Fla. sales tax, licenses, 1271
– – IRS certification for privacy and accuracy, 1003
– – Mo. sales tax exemption, 1624
– – N.Y. sales tax, online sales, 1292

– Third-party data disclosure, web monitoring (E.D.N.Y.), 1809
– Trade secrets, wrongful acquisition of source code (Cal. Ct. App.), 710
– Trademarks

– – Language program, terms as competitive advertising trigger (4th Cir.), 1860
– – Tiananmen Square film use noninfringing (Mass. Super. Ct.), 1927

– Wireless communications

– – Google Android infringement of Java platform (N.D. Cal.), 1286
– – Mobile apps, privacy, 157

SOUTH KOREA

– Facebook privacy protection improvement, Communications Commission demand, 1883

SPAIN

– Copyrights

– – Electronic equipment taxes (ECJ), 1615
– – YouTube not content provider, 1462

– Google Street View, WiFi probe and enforcement, 1620
– Peer-to-peer networks ruled legal, 472

SPAM

– Blacklists

– – Non contractual relationships (D.N.J.), 748
– – Tortious interference, damages (N.D. Ill.), 1043

– CAN-SPAM Act

See CAN-SPAM ACT

– Canada, comprehensive cross-border regulatory regime, 895; law finalized, 1937
– Consent required for marketing messages (N.D. Ill.), 112
– Costs to receive (N.D. Cal.), 245
– Damages, Cal. cap per incident (E.D.N.Y.), 1508
– EU prevention measures, report, 141
– Initiation of campaign (8th Cir.), 329
– Multiple domain use is not misrepresentation (Cal.), 990; affirmed (9th Cir.), 1127
– Notice, filters present challenges, 109
– Pleading, fraud standards (9th Cir.), 1128
– Rogue ISP enjoined from business (N.D. Cal.), 836
– Social network, default judgment (N.D. Cal.), 165
– Va., limited definition, 293
– Voluntary dismissal of last open Asis suit (N.D. Cal.), 1438

SPORTS AND RECREATION

– Defamation, libel of high school basketball coach (Ill. App. Ct.), 1648
– Golf stock promoter, anonymity (10th Cir.), 623
– High school tournaments, nonpublic forums (W.D. Wis.), 946
– Olympics, delivery of video content, 571
– Skydiving, trademark infringement (D. Ariz.), 877
– Tickets options marketplace, terms of use bar claims (N.D. Ill.), 1081
– Trademarks, fansite infringement (S.D. Ohio), 1439
– Video games

See VIDEO GAMES

SPYWARE

– Broadband network (D. Mont.), 333
– Insurance, duty to defend marketer re placement of cookies (8th Cir.), 1216
– ISP, opportunity for defense (N.D. Cal.), 282
– Keylogger software, settlement (M.D. Fla.), 913
– Penalties for installation, state measures, 77

STANDING

– CAN-SPAM Act

See CAN-SPAM ACT

– Consumer fraud, corporate client standing (E.D.N.Y.), 516
– Domain, ability to challenge status as gambling device (Ky.), 469; owners defend interests (Ky. Ct. App.), 564; remand to trial court (Ky.), 1612
– Hacking, stolen data sufficient harm (S.D. Tex.), 201
– Identity theft risk creates standing (9th Cir.), 1930
– Prostitution ads on craigslist.com (D.S.C.), 1375; request for reconsideration, 1379
– Risk of identity theft (9th Cir.), 910
– Taxation, lack standing to challenge corporate incentives (N.C. Ct. App.), 287
– Trademarks, commercial use (7th Cir.), 1508

STATE DEVELOPMENTS

– Generally

– – Data breach notice laws, 365
– – E-commerce regulation, 77
– – Google WiFi data collection, coalition to investigate, 1055; information requested, 1192
– – Information security hazards, 690
– – Legislative developments, 781; 821; 861; 898; 934
– – Preemption

See PREEMPTION

– – Streamlined Sales Tax

See TAXATION

– – Teleworking, state barriers to federal policy, BNA Insights, 1326
– – Tobacco product sales restrictions (W.D.N.Y.), 1251

– Alabama

– – AT&T iPhone contract unconscionability (N.D. Ala.), 1618
– – Cloud computing, client file outsource, 1882

– Arizona

– – Attorneys, online file storage possible, 64
– – Child pornography, downloading is copying (Ariz. Ct. App.), 550
– – Taxation, affiliate-nexus legislation, 341

– California

– – Budget, tax package, 303
– – Business idea misappropriation (N.D. Cal.), 1349
– – Data breach notice law reintroduced, 395; passage, 1324
– – Defamation, anti-SLAPP immunity (Cal. Ct. App.), 1730
– – eBay posting delays (N.D. Cal.), 1616
– – Free speech, video game violence (U.S., oral arg), 1685
– – Hotel taxes

– – – Anaheim contingency fee counsel (Cal. Ct. App.), 56; judgment for city overturned (Cal. Super. Ct.), 213
– – – San Diego back taxes (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1357

– – Identity theft, malicious online impersonation bill, 1296
– – ISP early termination fees, liquidated damages (9th Cir.), 1465
– – Nonprofit organizations, disclosure of e-mail addresses (Cal. Ct. App.), 1578
– – Physician rating program (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1615
– – Political campaigns, online ad funding disclosure, 1267; final rules, 1741
– – Pop-up ads, transfer of billing information to third party (N.D. Cal.), 1576
– – Schools, ban on sale of college class notes, 1614
– – Social networking

– – – Advertising, use of child photos (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1396
– – – Facebook not state actor (N.D. Cal.), 1689
– – – Personal data of minors, 645

– – Song-Beverly Act litigation, BNA Insights, 1303
– – Spam, damages cap (E.D.N.Y.), 1508
– – Telecommunications, local exchange carrier interconnection agreement (9th Cir.), 1657
– – Ticketmaster fee collection practices, class certification (Cal. Ct. App.), 1391
– – Unauthorized computer access, password-protected blog (Cal. Ct. App.), 759

– Child pornography

See CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

– Colorado

– – Retailer sales tax obligation, 1875
– – Software, tangible personal property definition, 389
– – Tax on affiliate marketing, Amazon drops participants, 365; rule implementation, 436; Amazon accused of retaliation, 437; Direct Marketing Ass'n challenges law (D. Colo.), 1077

– Connecticut

– – Antitrust investigation of e-book contracts with Apple and Amazon, 1265
– – Attorneys, advertising in commercial database, 381
– – Physician, erroneous discipline report on public site (Conn. Super. Ct.), 112

– Florida

– – Attorney advertising and freedom of speech (11th Cir.), 1041
– – Class action waiver, enforceability question certified (11th Cir.), 47
– – Defamation, online attorney directory listing (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1433
– – Online sale rebate policies, settlement (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1665
– – Taxation

– – – Hotel taxes, motion to compel discovery (S.D. Fla.), 125; class certification, 518; proposed master settlement agreement, 1253
– – – Sales tax, software licenses, 1271
– – – Task force recommendations, 390

– Georgia

– – Hotel occupancy taxes (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1252
– – Sales tax, emergency rule guides sellers in exemptions, 1835

– Hawaii

– – Gross negligence of video game service (D. Haw.), 1315
– – High technology tax credits, 1713

– Idaho, data breach notice law reintroduced, 395
– Illinois

– – Affiliate-nexus legislation, 531
– – Cigarette taxes, online vendor liability (7th Cir.), 1437
– – Downloaded data exemption, 535
– – Internet services, moratorium, 1271
– – Ticket resales

– – – Collection responsibility certified to state supreme court (7th Cir.), 1514
– – – eBay is not “seller's agent” (N.D. Ill.), 17

– Ind., taxation of digital credit reports, 402
– Iowa, spam, initiation of campaign (8th Cir.), 329
– Ky., data breach notice bill introduced, 397
– La., digital media tax credit, 1674
– Maine

– – New child marketing bill, 61
– – Pharmaceuticals, ban on sale of physician prescribing data (1st Cir.), 1257

– Massachusetts

– – Freedom of speech challenge to harm to minors law (D. Mass.), 1176; chilling effect, 1646
– – Jurisdiction, offers of securities via e-mail (Mass.), 1222
– – Text messages, application of harm to minors law (Mass.), 374

– Mich., alternate service of process (E.D. Mich.), 1462
– Minnesota

– – Anti-SLAPP immunity and intent of blog posts (Minn. Ct. App.), 15
– – Attorney ethics, metadata scrubbing, 677

– Miss., data breach notification, risk trigger, 396
– Missouri

– – Hotel taxes (Mo. Cir. Ct.), 1395
– – Software sales tax exemption, 1624

– Neb., no taxes on site hosting and design, 490
– New Hampshire

– – Attorney ethics, invitation of e-mails from public, 1269
– – Republication, press shield and anonymity rights (N.H.), 745

– New Jersey

– – Attorney ethics, virtual office space, 637
– – Employee data misuse, password access (N.J. Super. Ct.), 716
– – Journalist shield law, blogger use (N.J. Super. Ct.), 660; review granted (N.J.), 1427
– – Text messages, unsolicited advertising ban, 954
– – Ticket resale websites hosting fraudulent ads (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1376

– New York

– – Attorney advertising and freedom of speech (2d Cir.), 461
– – Caller ID “spoofing” bill, 440
– – Contracts, statute of frauds (N.Y. App. Div.), 1575
– – Data mining children's IM streams, 1447
– – Database unauthorized use (S.D.N.Y.), 1467
– – Early termination fee, corporate client standing (E.D.N.Y.), 516
– – Electronic signatures, authentication (E.D.N.Y.), 7
– – Freedom of information, worker's compensation records (N.Y. App. Div.), 91
– – Keylogging software, authorization (N.Y. Crim. Ct.), 705
– – Membership and discount programs, Atty. Gen. investigation, 170
– – Taxation

– – – Advertising services online, exemption, 490
– – – Amazon.com challenge to sales tax collection (N.Y. App. Div.), 1691
– – – Assessment on total hotel room cost, guidance, 1322
– – – Data security, 81
– – – N.Y. City occupancy tax (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 337; upheld, 1607
– – – Software and financial data, online sales, 1292

– – Terrorists, domain name sales, 248

– North Carolina

– – Corporate incentives, lack standing to challenge (N.C. Ct. App.), 287
– – Digital goods sales tax, 101; clarification, 437
– – Personal information about Amazon purchasers (W.D. Wash.), 669; ACLU seeks to intervene, 1044
– – Sales tax, Transactions Resolution Program, 685
– – Tax audits, disclosure of Amazon.com book buyer names (W.D. Wash.), 1645

– Ohio, minors, harmful message dissemination (6th Cir.), 661
– Or., e-mail from manufacturer to dealer, statute of frauds (Or. Ct. App.), 1654
– Pennsylvania

– – Attorney solicitation by social media, 1190
– – Defamation, discovery rule (E.D. Pa.), 1256
– – Social media, discovery of log-in information (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl.), 1656

– S.C., hotel occupancy taxes, settlement (D.S.C.), 1608
– S.D., ISP identification of users for libel suits, 248
– Tenn., hotel occupancy taxes (M.D. Tenn.), 714
– Texas

– – Antitrust investigation of Google search rankings, 1392
– – Consumer fraud, choice of law provision on website (D.N.J.), 1657
– – Hotel taxes, dismissal of claims (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 123
– – Software, sharing with licensee's attorney (5th Cir.), 1613

– Utah

– – Cybersquatting legislation, 210; House approval, 429; governor signs, 600
– – E-signatures, public office candidate qualifications (Utah), 1036; interim rule issued, 1140
– – Sex offender, registration of online identifiers (10th Cir.), 1647; statute upheld, In Brief, 1933

– Vt., taxation of digital products, 353; clarification, 1624
– Virginia

– – Browsewrap contracts (E.D. Va.), 1429
– – Data breach notice amendments, 247; database hack spurred amendments, 248
– – Social Security numbers, ban on communication of (4th Cir.), 1220
– – Spam, limitation on definition, 293

– Washington

– – Copyright preemption, software EULA terms (W.D. Wash.), 1655
– – Excise Tax Advisory for digital products issued, In Brief, 1942
– – Gambling

– – – Bookmaking service fees (Wash.), 1386
– – – Commerce clause, ban on internet gambling (Wash.), 1509

– – Payment card breach liability bill, 294; legislature approves, 396; Governor signs, 531
– – Public records, e-mail metadata (Wash.), 1657
– – Taxation

– – – Data transmission services (Wash. Ct. App.), 425
– – – Electronic products, exemptions, 726

– Wis., teachers, personal e-mails are not public records (Wis.), 1134

STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

– Copyright Act discovery rule (W.D. Wash.), 1314
– Defamation, Pa. discovery rule (E.D. Pa.), 1256
– Photographs, first publication (C.D. Cal.), 945

STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT (SCA)

– E-mail

– – Backup, definition (N.D. Cal.), 803
– – Packet switching (7th Cir.), 1435
– – Printed copies (E.D. Pa.), 798
– – Remote backup protection (S.C. Ct. App.), 1257
– – Server copies, 617
– – Subpoena to third-party provider (N.D. Cal.), 1703

– ISP release of subscriber information

– – Expedited discovery (S.D. Cal.), 1699
– – Improper disclosure (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1643

– Network administrator, access to employee e-mail (N.D.N.Y.), 161
– Personal laptop not electronic communications service (W.D. Pa.), 1538
– Private servers, no limitation (N.D. Ill.), 988
– Social networking sites

– – Amendment urged, 1211
– – Facebook, advertising class action withdrawn (N.D. Cal.), 1216
– – Google Buzz (N.D. Cal.), 598
– – Private messages (C.D. Cal.), 907

SUBPOENAS

– File sharing

– – Torrents, independent film actions, amicus brief to quash subpoenas (D.D.C.), 916
– – Volume of requests (D.D.C.), 807

– Hacker identity (S.D.N.Y.), 14
– IP address of e-mail account (N.D. Cal.), 1388
– Privacy, ISP release of subscriber information (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1643
– Service of process through e-mail (D.V.I.), 1045
– Stored Communications Act, third-party e-mail provider (N.D. Cal.), 1703

SUPREME COURT, U.S.

– Arbitration

– – Determination of unconscionability (rvs), 1079
– – Wireless service contracts, state law invalidation of waivers (oral arg set), 1609; (oral arg), 1733

– Copyrights

– – First sale of works made for foreign markets (oral arg set), 1696; (judg aff), 1865
– – Jurisdiction, unregistered works (rvs and rem), 378; pending collateral issues, 534
– – Music

– – – License for custom playlists (rev den), 167
– – – Unauthorized online copies, innocent infringer claim (rev den), 1796

– Distress as privacy act damage (rev den), 375
– Elections, political action committee disclosure rules (rev den), 1701
– File sharing, innocent infringer defense, CD warnings (response requested), 1464
– FOIA, personal privacy of corporations (rev grant), 1515
– Freedom of speech

– – Animal cruelty video ban (rev and rem), 659
– – Video games, graphic violence (oral arg), 1685

– Notice, webcast of trial proceedings (per curiam), 85
– Patents

– – Burden of proof re validity (rev sought), 1394; amicus briefs filed, 1540
– – Business methods and abstract ideas (aff), 1036; Fed. Cir. judge criticizes opinion, 1091
– – De novo review of obviousness finding (rev sought), 1394
– – Software

– – – Bilski discussion, BNA Insights, 1910
– – – XML file handling (rev grant), 1806

– – Video game controllers, damages (rev den), 1691

– Taxes, RICO liability for cigarette sales by out-of-state vendors (rvs and rem), 124
– Television, must carry rules (rev sought), 197
– Text messages, employee right to privacy, Analysis & Perspective, 26; (rev grant), 333; (amicus brief filed), 527; (oral arg), 620; (rev and rem), 983
– Trademark liability for counterfeit products, eBay (rev den), 1805

SWEDEN

– Address, automatic insertion by software, 1158
– Copyrights

– – File sharing

– – – Disclosure of IP address, 880
– – – Pirate Bay site, 1801

– – IPRED law

– – – Data handling, effect on, 816
– – – Validity, ECJ to review (HD), 1431

– EU Data Retention Directive, bill to implement, 1744
– Privacy, website search function restrictions, 1585
– Site owners responsible for user posts, 100
– Social media, data protection guidelines, 1400
– Third-party posts on social media sites, corporate liability, 1095

SWITZERLAND

– IP addresses, personal data protection (BGE), 1436
– Online identity card, 773