Remember the student who sued Amazon.com after it deleted his annotated copy of George Orwell’s 1984 from his Kindle? Amazon subsequently offered to re-deliver the e-books to users’ Kindles with any notes,, or in the alternative, provide them with a $30 coupon to be used for futher purchases, but the lawsuit filed by Justin Gawronski…
Drivers’ details sold by DVLA are used in roadside adverts for Castrol
Christopher Leake reports: The Government’s controversial Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has launched an investigation into how the car registrations of millions of motorists were sold for use by a giant oil firm. Castrol spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on a campaign promoting its oils, using giant advertising billboards on five major routes in…
UK court orders writ to be served via Twitter
Britain’s High Court ordered its first injunction via Twitter on Thursday, saying the social website and micro-blogging service was the best way to reach an anonymous tweeter who had been impersonating someone. Solicitors Griffin Law sought the injunction against the micro-blog page www.twitter.com/blaneysblarney arguing it was impersonating right-wing blogger Donal Blaney, the owner of Griffin…
Travolta, Letterman testify about extortion plots
Both John Travolta and David Letterman have been the targets of extortion attempts, and both men have gone public and testified against the alleged extortionists. In Travolta’s case, Liz McNeil and Siobhan Morrissey of PEOPLE magazine explain that the plot began with the tragedy of Travolta’s son’s death in their Bahaman home. Tarino Lightbourn, an…