One of the benefits of reading a lot of non-U.S. sites is that I occasionally find out about cases here in the U.S. that I might otherwise miss. In today’s news, Out-Law.com reports on a lawsuit and ruling involving jurisdiction: Suzanne Shell created sets of information and training materials for families dealing with state child…
Category: Court
Lawmaker ignores court ruling, discloses members of liberal teachers’ union
Seoul – A ruling party lawmaker made public on Monday the names of all unionized teachers, including those of a left-leaning teachers’ union known for its anti-government campaign, refusing to comply with an injunction issued by a local court last week. Rep. Cho Jun-hyuk of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) made an online disclosure…
Lower Merion report: Web cams snapped 56,000 images
John P. Martin reports: Lower Merion School District employees activated the web cameras and tracking software on laptops they gave to high school students about 80 times in the past two school years, snapping nearly 56,000 images that included photos of students, pictures inside their homes and copies of the programs or files running on…
Both sides claim victory in Rome court’s privacy ruling
Philip Willan reports: Both sides claimed victory Monday after a Rome judge took a minimalist view of the responsibilities of telecom carriers for stamping out online piracy in a court battle pitting copyright defenders against Internet distributors and privacy interests. Judge Antonella Izzo rejected a request from the Audiovisual Antipiracy Federation (FAPAV) that Telecom Italia…