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• The Randazza Fan Club

  In the better late than never category, I wanted to mention Marc Randazza's victory over Glenn Beck.  Glenn Beck brought a UDRP action against Isaac Eiland-Hall over Eiland-Hall's registration and use of the domain name…

• Prof. Goldman Interviews Cindy Cohn of the EFF

  Professor Goldman interviews Cindy Cohn, legal director of the EFF.  Access the interview here.  It's well worth listening to for a couple of reasons:   as far as organizations go, the EFF has probably been most…

• Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Try Their Luck in the Ninth Circuit

  A lost laptop computer containing the personal information of Starbucks employees prompted a class action lawsuit against Starbucks (in Washington).  The lawsuit received some coverage (see, for example Bob McMillan here, and Starbucks Gossip here),…

• Dane's Claims Against Gawker Look Flimsy

  Gawker published a homemade videotape of Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane and his wife (along with one other person).  Dane and his wife sued Gawker for damages.  Gawker declined to remove the tape and is…

• There are Email Gaffes..and Then There are Email Gaffes

  It's safe to say the affair-having couple discussed in this Gawker post had one of the worst email gaffes imaginable.  [NSFW text]The short version:  they're engaged in a steamy discussion regarding the details of their…

• Verizon Privacy Failure

  It's probably hard to read the notice below which I received from Verizon: It says:  Unless you provide us with notice that you wish to opt out within 45 days of receiving this letter, we…

• Interesting Reads -- November '09

  A partial list of interesting reads from the past month or so:The Law of Social Media:  Glenn Manishin has a series of essays on the legal issues raised by social media ("The Law of Social…

• A Social Network / First Amendment Question

  Mickey Kaus raises the issue of whether Twitter censors posts to protect celebrities ("Paranoid's Corner: Does Twitter Semi-Censor to Protect Celebrities").  I think the issue raised in his post and update could just as easily…

• Court: Prosecutors Can't Rummage Around in a Defendant's Gmail Account

  The government is prosecuting a couple of Bear Stearns hedge funds managers for securities fraud and related offenses. I came across a story that prosecutors obtained evidence from the gmail account of one of the…

• Judge Rejects Attempts by Texas Plaintiffs to Intervene in Beacon Class Action

  I mentioned last week that a group of plaintiffs sought to intervene in the class action filed against Facebook in the Northern District of California. The Texas plaintiffs who sought to intervene were part of…