Tag: Legal

New Legislation Aims To Regulate Internet Gambling
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, an advocacy group, said today it supports the introduction of legislation by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) th...
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Xerox Sues Google, Yahoo
Google and Yahoo get sued on a regular basis, often by tiny outfits with no chance of winning.  But now, the two companies are facing a much more serious lawsuit, as Xerox,...
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eBay Loses Court Case To Louis Vuitton
The Paris District Court ruled today that eBay is liable for harming the reputation of luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton through its use of trademarks, company name and domain na...
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Justice Department Objects To Google Books Settlement
The amended Google Books settlement agreement (ASA) has not impressed the U.S. Department of Justice.  A statement the organization issued late yesterday praised the idea o...
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Yahoo Loses Patent Infringement Case, $12.4 Million
IMVironments - the little background themes for Yahoo Messenger - have gotten Yahoo in a lot of trouble.  The company's lost a patent infringement case that concerns them,...
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NY AG Calls On Kids Websites To Add More Protections
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said today he is calling on social networking sites at aimed at children to provide more protections against the threat of sexual predator...
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Old Street View Lawsuit Allowed Another Gasp
About 22 months ago, Google was sued over its Street View program by a couple named Aaron and Christine Boring.  The entire suit was dismissed a little while later.  N...
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FBI Takes Down Cable Modem Hacker
The FBI has announced it arrested a man on Thursday for allegedly selling hacked cable modems that provided free Internet access. Matthew Delorey, 26, of New Bedf...
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Barnes & Noble Says It Does Not Share Data With Discount Clubs
Barnes & Noble has acknowledged it has received a subpoena from New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for information concerning an investigation into online retailer...
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NY AG Investigating Online Discount Clubs
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said today his office is investigating 22 online businesses that deceptively link consumers to fee-based membership programs that charge u...
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Feds Ban Commercial Drivers From Texting
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today federal guidelines to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses....
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FDA Warns Of Fake Diet Drug Sold Online
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about an unsafe, counterfeit version of the weight-loss drug Alli sold online....
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New Jersey Considers Legalizing Online Gambling
A newly proposed law in New Jersey would allow residents there to gamble online via websites run by the state's casinos in Atlantic City. The bill was introduced...
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Online Book Piracy Nearing $3 Billion
Publishers could be losing between $2.75- 3 billion due to online book piracy, according to a new report from Attributor....
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Google Bows to Chinese Authors on Book Scanning
Google is used to coming under fire from different groups...
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