Anne Youderian reports: The 3rd Circuit allowed a Pittsburgh couple to proceed with a claim that Google trespassed when it photographed their house and pool for its Street View mapping tool. Aaron and Christine Boring claimed that Google’s street-level images of their house violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused them mental suffering. Their…
Category: Court
Facebook Fights Subpoena in Police Shooting
Joe Harris reports: A former St. Louis police officer who is facing a felony trial for a shooting has requested records from Facebook, but the social network site isn’t giving them up without a fight. The officer claims that online friendships between investigators and bar patrons create concerns about the impartiality of the investigation. Albert…
UK: Refusal to stop John Terry story was not a privacy law U-turn, says expert
Out-Law.com has more on the recent ruling in London that seemed to buck a trend of granting the rich and famous super-injunctions to protect their privacy from media exposure: The High Court’s refusal to issue an injunction preventing the media from reporting an alleged affair footballer John Terry had with a team mate’s girlfriend is…
Ie: Blogger must pay €100,000 for libel
John Burns reports on a blogger defamation case in Ireland: A blogger has agreed a €100,000 settlement after libelling Niall Ó Donnchú, a senior civil servant, and his girlfriend Laura Barnes. It is the first time in Ireland that defamatory material on a blog has resulted in a pay-out. Barnes, an American book dealer, made…