Tag: Legal

Facebook On Ceglia Suit: “We Strongly Suspect The Contract Is Forged”
Brace yourself for a long and detailed series of discussions about the way Mark Zuckerberg does (or doesn't) zag his "Z"s and loop his "g"s.  The argume...
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Internet Gambling Bill To Get Mark-Up Tuesday
The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2267) which was debated at a Congressional hearing this week is set to be amended or marked up by...
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Dell Settles with SEC for $100 Million
Dell announced that it's reached a settlement with the SEC, resolving an investigation into Dell's disclosures and alleged omissions from before Fiscal Year 2008, regarding its...
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70,000 Blogs Shut Down After FBI Finds Terrorist Materials, Blogs May Come Back
Update 2: CNET's Greg Sandoval now reports that users could see their blogs again, but Blogetery likely won't be hosted by Burst.net in the future....
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Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Internet Gambling
The House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing Wednesday to discuss regulating Internet gambling in the U.S. and establish safeguards for licensed operators to put in...
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Connecticut AG Presses Google Over Street View
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sent a letter today on behalf of 38 states to Google asking it if it had tested its Street View software before using it....
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Google, LVMH Cheer Trademark Infringement Ruling
Anyone who had hoped the French Supreme Court would be able settle the dispute between Google and LVMH over keywords, advertising, and trademark infringement is in for an unplea...
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NTP Sues Google, Apple, Microsoft And More!
NTP, the patent holding company best known for developing wireless email, has filed lawsuits against Apple, Google, HTC, LG, Microsoft and Motorola, for infringing on eight of i...
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German Official Cites Privacy Problems At Facebook
Facebook might soon suffer a hit to its bank account - and more importantly, to its reputation - in Germany.  A data protection commissioner has begun formal proceedings, a...
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Database Administrator Sentenced To One Year For Hacking
A former senior database administrator for electric provider GEXA Energy in Houston was sentenced today to one year in prison for hacking into his former employer's computer net...
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iPhone 4 Antenna Issues Draw Legal Trouble
Apple's iPhone 4 antennas have been the subject of much criticism and grief throughout the tech community since the device's recent release. Reception was certainly not the only...
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DMA Sues Colorado Over Internet Sales Tax Law
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Colorado challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires online retailers outsid...
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FTC Cracks Down On Online Payment Scam
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted an online scam that used identity theft to place more than $10 million in bogus charges on consumers'...
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