Wendy Davis reports: Arguing that it broke no laws, Google is asking a judge to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from the company’s collection of data sent over WiFi networks. “It is not unlawful under the Wiretap Act to receive information from networks that are configured so that communications sent over them are “readily…
Category: Court
Se: Supreme court receives Pirate Bay appeal
Carl Lundström, one of the four defendants in The Pirate Bay trial, has confirmed that he is appealing the sentence imposed by the Swedish appeals court to the Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen). Lundström’s lawyer Per E Samuelsson told Sveriges Radio’s P3 news programme on Monday that his client, who is a wealthy heir to the…
Japanese woman sues Google for displaying images of underwear
Julian Ryall reports: A Japanese woman is suing Google for displaying images of underwear hanging on her washing line on its Street View function. The woman, who has not been named, is suing the internet giant for 600,000 Yen (£4,588) claiming the images caused her psychological distress, according to Japan’s Mainichi newspaper. The first hearing…
Susan Freiwald on United States v. Warshak: Sixth Circuit Brings Fourth Amendment Protection to Stored Email, At Last
Susan Freiwald, one of the law professors whose articles were cited in the recent Warshak decision, has this commentary and analysis on Concurring Opinions: Finally! A Federal Appellate Court has brought the Fourth Amendment to stored email! On December 14th, in United States v. Warshak, the 6th Circuit held that when government agents compel an Internet…