E-Commerce and Tech Law Blog
"Covers cyberlaw—intellectual property, contracts, jurisdiction, privacy and media law topics—with an emphasis on case developments."
Author: Thomas O'Toole is managing editor of the Electronic Commerce Law Report at BNA Inc.
Blawg Related Categories: Contracts • Intellectual Property Law • Internet Law • Media & Communications Law • Legal News Publication
Recent Posts from E-Commerce and Tech Law Blog
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Courts, Press Grappling with New Media, New Forms of Journalism
A few days ago several prominent federal judges and attorneys in the Ninth Circuit participated in a conference to discuss the legal system's evolving relationship with the news media and how new online communication technologies…
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Ninth Circuit: Obscenity in E-Mail Messages Judged by National Community Standards
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided United States v. Kilbride a couple days ago, producing an opinion that interpreted criminal provisions in the CAN-SPAM Act and also discussed at length whether…
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Technology Puts Debt Collectors on Uncertain Legal Ground
According to a Government Accountability Office report (GAO-09-748) released today, modern communications technologies have blurred the former clarity of key provisions in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The first problem is that the FDCPA…
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Fair Use on Display With Barnes & Noble's Nook E-Reader?
The jkOntheRun mobile device blog has an early story out on Barnes & Noble's new e-reader, the Nook. From their summary: E-books can be loaned to other Nook owners, or those with any version of…
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Craigslist Eludes Sheriff Dart, Thanks to CDA Section 230 Immunity
A federal district court in Chicago yesterday summarily dismissed Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart's lawsuit alleging that online classified ad service Craigslist facilitated prostitution and created a public nuisance through the operation of the "adult"…
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Sixth Circuit Says Man Who Paid to Download Child Porn Probably Did So
From the Sixth Circuit yesterday, United States v. Frechette, No. 08-2191 (6th Cir., Oct. 8, 2009): government evidence that a suspect paid a one-month subscription fee to access a child porn website created probable cause…
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Jurisdiction Setback Apparently Won't Derail Privacy Action Against NebuAd
Plaintiffs in a privacy rights lawsuit against behavioral targeting technology provider NebuAd Inc. and six Internet service providers who shared their users' data with NebuAd have told the trial court they will press on even…
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Business Models That Require Restrictive Consumer Contracts for Success
The MediaFire vs. SkipScreen spat, which involves a download website's attempt to use a terms of use agreement to prevent a third-party software developer from distributing an ad-skipping plugin, highlights a weakness in business models…
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Takeaways for Social Media Advertisers in the FTC's New Endorsement Guides
Blogging late about a news event is a mixed blessing. The blogger has the benefit of reading everyone else's hastily keyed impressions and thus can seem oh-so-much smarter with several days to think about issues…
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Challenge to Utah Child E-Mail Registry Law Dismissed
A constitutional challenge to Utah's child e-mail protection registry statute passed away quietly in its sleep late last week. A federal district court in Utah dismissed the case Sept. 30, several days after receiving a…