Anne Youderian reports: Major record labels have the right to know who’s illegally downloading their music, the 2nd Circuit ruled Thursday. The court said a computer user’s right to remain anonymous does not trump the labels’ right to enforce their copyrights. The alleged infringer, identified only as “Doe 3,” asked a federal magistrate judge to…
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Hacker of Sarah Palin’s e-mail found guilty
A college student who hacked into former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s e-mail account and posted some of its contents on the Internet was found guilty Friday. After four days of deliberations, a federal jury found David Kernell, the 22-year-old son of a Democratic Tennessee state legislator, guilty of obstruction of justice, a felony,…
Swedish man sues Google for defamation
A small business owner is suing Google Sweden for defamation, alleging that Google has long presented search results to blogs that portray him as a paedophile. Additional Google links have identified his company as one that has engaged in shady transactions. The 61-year-old man is seeking one million kronor ($137,200) in damages for the financial…
Puyallup district wins lawsuit over school newspaper oral sex story
Adam Lynn and Joyce Chen report on the outcome of a lawsuit against the Puyallup School District filed by four students over publication of their names in a story on oral sex in the student newspaper. The case was previously covered on PogoWasRight.org here and here: A Pierce County jury found Wednesday that the Emerald…