A class action lawsuit filed today takes Amazon.com to task after the company deleted George Orwell books from customers Kindles. According to the lawsuit, Amazon.com deleted these books after claiming that it had mistakenly sold them without permission from the copyright owner. After a barrage of criticism from customers, the media, and public interest organizations,…
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Hobby or harassment? Blogger Strom jailed for cop site
Elisha Strom has been sitting in Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail for two weeks. Her alleged crime? Publishing the address of an officer on the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement, JADE, task force. […] The Code of Virginia forbids publication of law-enforcement officers’ addresses or photographs with the “intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass” in §18.2-186.4. Most recently…
McDonald’s employee in nude pix case: dismiss complaint
In a case that started last year, Cody Hayes, a former McDonald’s employee, has responded to McDonald’s complaint that if anyone uploaded Tina Sherman’s nude pictures to the internet, it was he. According to a report in Northwest Arkansas News: Hayes’ attorney, Steven Kay, wrote in the answer that “no factual basis has been plead…
Pearl district sued over alleged Facebook incident
The family of Mandi Jackson, a Pearl High School student in Mississippi, is reportedly suing the school district for $50 million, alleging that their daughter is being shunned after a cheerleading coach read e-mails on her Facebook account two years ago and shared the emails with others. On Sept. 10, 2007, Hill allegedly asked members…