Although L.A. Times reporter David G. Savage thought things didn’t go well for Caltech scientists in the Supreme Court today, Lyle Denniston offers a different perspective on how oral arguments went in the background check privacy case where the government is the employer: Two perceptions emerged with clarity Tuesday from a complex Supreme Court argument…
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Porn BitTorrent Lawsuits Run into Serious Problem – Lawsuits Must be Filed Individually
Slyck Tom writes: You know, there’s this funny issue called joinder – which in essence means that additional defendants can be added to a single complaint. This has been a hot button issue in the Far Cry and Steam Experiment lawsuits, where Judge Rosemary Collyer is currently pondering whether to order the US Copyright Group to file each…
Quebec spammer must pay Facebook $1 billion
Jason Magder reports: A Quebec man has been ordered forced to pay Facebook more than $1 billion in fines for spamming. The Quebec Superior Court issued a judgment last week upholding a ruling in a California court that ordered Montrealer Adam Guerbuez to pay $1,068,928,721,46 U.S., which includes punitive damages for each of the 4,366,386…
Cn: Chat Program Sparks Privacy Fears
A popular Chinese online chat service is believed to have scanned users’ personal information. A group of Chinese lawyers has said they will file a privacy lawsuit over one of China’s most popular online chat programs, following complaints that the service had scanned confidential information on users’ computers. The allegations were reported in the official…