Tanzina Vega reports: … Ms. Person Burns is one of a growing number of consumers who are taking legal action against companies that track computer users’ activity on the Internet. At issue is a little-known piece of computer code placed on hard drives by the Flash program from Adobe when users watch videos on popular…
Category: Court
Ca: CIPPIC granted leave to intervene in Crookes v. Newton
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada granted CIPPIC leave to intervene in Crookes v. Newton. The case, on appeal from the B.C. Court of Appeal, has raised the issue of whether and under what circumstances posting a hyperlink to online content that contains defamatory statements can amount to publication of that content. The plaintiff, Crookes, argues that posting…
Indiana AG Zoeller files lawsuit to stop nuisance robo-calls
By placing prerecorded robo-calls to Hoosier consumers who had joined the Do Not Call list, an Indianapolis telephone solicitor violated multiple telephone privacy laws, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said. Zoeller on Friday filed suit against the telephone solicitor, Otis Thomas of 3011 North Gladstone Avenue, Indianapolis, seeking a permanent injunction and thousands of dollars…
Disgruntled Lawyer Drops Libel Claim, Sues Website Over Privacy
Daniel Fisher writes: Florida attorney Larry Joe Davis didn’t like his listing on Avvo.com, a website that purports to rate lawyers according to a proprietary scale. He rates 3.7 out of 10 and has a “caution” warning because he wasdisciplined by the Florida Bar in 2007 over a matter involving failure to pay child support. First Davis…