In a movie-downloading case that observers say could help set global industry policy, an Internet service provider in Australia has been held not liable for the activities of its customers…
As the Federal Communications Commission fights a seemingly uphill battle to force the nation’s Internet service providers to abide by its so-called net neutrality standards, some observers are suggesting an…
A Pittsburgh couple who sued Google Maps over its “Street View” feature can’t pursue their claims for invasion of privacy, but they can sue for trespass.
In a decision that is hardly music to the ears of the recording industry, a federal judge in Minnesota last week slashed a stunning $1.92 million award in a landmark…
In a report released today (PDF) with some portions redacted, an inspector general for the U.S. Department of Justice calls for “additional corrective action” concerning a…
An initially incredulous and now outraged Spanish lawmaker has rejected a United States apology and is demanding an investigation of the FBI’s admitted use of his digitally altered photographic image…
Five Connecticut lawyers who got leads on potential clients from a website operated by Total Attorneys Inc. have won dismissal of ethics complaints alleging they broke the law by paying…
An attorney for Apple reportedly sent a takedown demand to a tech industry gossip site, contending that Valleywag’s offer of up to $100,000 in bounty for information about his client’s…
A Los Angeles law firm representing a software maker in a federal-court piracy case against the Chinese government may have been targeted in an apparent China-based cyber-attack that led Google…
A federal judge says she plans to order unspecified “limited” restrictions of an ex-associate’s badmouth blog criticizing the New Jersey law firm that formerly employed him.
Attorneys for Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. are sharpening their legal weapons as they prepare for a federal court battle over an asserted $1 billion in damages over thousands of…
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