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A personal injury lawyer faces charges he took more than $13 million from the clients he represented for asbestos exposure.
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Apil: mesothelioma victims 'deserted by the law'
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
personal injury lawyer's widow sues his partner
She wants $3.5 billion, claims insurance cut off
WebSideStory Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against NetRatings
WebSideStory Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against NetRatings
Microsoft Settles Spam-King Suit
"Online marketer" Scott Richter denies charges he sent billions of unsolicited e-mails to consumers touting products and schemes. But he agrees to pay the software company $7 million -- and plans to change his ways.
RFID: To Tag or Not to Tag
Companies and government agencies increasingly use radio frequency identification technology to track products and people, and RFID opponents say it poses privacy risks. Here's what the technology is all about. By Kim Zetter.
Casale Media Joins NAI
Company to Help Improve Consumers’ Perception of Online Advertising and Privacy
European Patent Law Rejected
A proposed software patent-reform law is soundly rejected by the European Parliament, partly out of fear that small companies would suffer and partly because the law is so bogged down with amendments as to become nearly incomprehensible.
Making P2P a Capitalist Tool
This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide MGM vs. Grokster, the case that could determine whether or not a peer-to-peer (P2P) company can be held liable for illegal activity on its network. The decision is key, but the future is also being shaped by the marketplace.
Microsoft To Pay IP Legal Fees if Partners Get Sued
Microsoft announced today that it would extend the intellectual property protection program it gives channel partners and PC manufacturers. The software giant said it would foot the bill for legal costs associated with any lawsuits related to Microsoft trade secrets, patents, copyrights or trademarks.
Rethinking the File-Swap Morass
Although they haven't hoisted the white flag just yet, music industry pooh-bahs are beginning to shift their strategy on file-swapping. Instead of "Let's sue the bastards," the thinking is becoming "Let's beat 'em at their own game."
Come On Music Biz, Embrace P2P
File sharing may play a key role in entertainment's future -- there's no direct proof P2P is hurting the music industry, a major new report says. Bruce Gain reports from Paris.
Spamming Outside the Box
Enforcing the Can-Spam Act isn't exactly at the top of the FTC's to-do list, so individuals are taking up the fight. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
Broadcast Flag at Half Mast?
Key lawmaker says he opposes adding a copy-protection scheme to digital TV bill, handing the movie industry another setback in anti-piracy plans. By Michael Grebb.
EU Urges Microsoft To Settle Antitrust Case
The European Union has given Microsoft Corp. until the end of the month to comply with its antitrust order or face punitive sanctions, the software producer and an EU official said Monday. The dispute stems from what regulators consider the software maker's recalcitrance in providing server software source code to competitors, and on EU doubts on whether the Windows without Media Player version that Microsoft was forced to produce is technically fully up to standard.
Volez ce MP3!
French courts are letting convicted fileswappers walk with suspended sentences, as a leading judge preaches the virtues of decriminalization. Record execs are not amused. Bruce Gain reports from Paris.
Findwhat.com, inc. Issues Statement in Response to Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits
Findwhat.com, inc. Issues Statement in Response to Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits
Netratings Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Coremetrics And Omniture
Netratings Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Coremetrics And Omniture
Kansas Board of Education Begins Evolution Hearings
Eighty years after the Scopes Monkey Trial, Kansas education officials began four days of trial-like hearings to consider changes to how Kansas students are tested on the origins of life. Science groups are boycotting the hearings, held by a Board of Education subcommittee, because they view them as being rigged against evolution.
Bush OKs Smut-Stripping Tech
The president signs off on the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, which allows parents to use technology that removes objectionable content from commercial DVDs. Hollywood won't be happy.
Time to Buy a New Shirt, Dave
While throwing a bone to privacy advocates, retailers pitch RFID tags that will refill consumers' prescriptions, help them get dressed and -- of course -- encourage them to buy more products. Mark Baard reports from Chicago.
Copyright Reform to Free Orphans?
The authors of many great films, photos and music are long dead, but their works can't be seen or heard for fear of copyright violations. Now, the Copyright Office is researching how to return
Music Biz Sues High-Speed Traders
The blazing-fast Internet2 research network has been hijacked for illegal file sharing, according to the entertainment industry. The RIAA and MPAA launch another round of lawsuits against hundreds of students. By Katie Dean.
Judge Sentences Spammer to Nine Years
By Matthew Barakat AP
FTC Charges Marketers of “Internet Kiosk” Business Opportunity with Using Bogus Sales Tactics
The Federal Trade Commission has charged two groups of California-based defendants working together with duping hundreds of consumers into buying “Internet kiosk” business opportunities with promises of lucrative earnings.
P2P battle looms in Sweden
Correspondents in Stockholm
Fury in land of internet pirates over crackdown
A copyright crackdown by Sweden's film and music industry has provoked a backlash, with the country's anti-piracy investigators suffering an attempted break-in, computer-hacking attacks and death threats.
Public Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech protests increasing pressure on independent media in l
In a 9 March 2005 statement, the Public Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech, of which Adil Soz president Tamara Kaleyeva is a member, protested against the increasing pressure faced by independent mass media.
Wisconsin might be next to ban Internet hunting
Maine already outlawed Internet hunting
Report: Illinois schools often not told of enrolled juvenile sex offenders
Police across the state often fail to inform schools officials about young sex offenders in their classrooms because of confusion about Illinois law
Bulgaria on Crusade against Internet Piracy
Bulgaria's largest Internet providers and owners of servers for music, movies and software have decided to work out in ten days a strategy for taking down illegal files.
AGs, Credit Card Firms Crack Down on Internet Tobacco Sales
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also was a party to the deal, which goes into effect immediately.
Size Matters + Slippery Slope = Trouble Ahead
This morning I listened to a raging debate between Robert Scoble and Cory Doctorow that you can find ...
Police officers to get mental illness training
The Los Angeles Police Department will start training its officers how to deal with the mentally ill, a change spurred in part by the 1999 shooting death of transient Margaret Mitchell who brandished a screwdriver at officers.
Lose your identity? Theft is on the rise
Identity theft is getting easier and easier for criminals and takes victims an average of 600 hours to recover from.
Former housekeeper testifies about Jackson's relationship with boys
She said she once served dinner to Jackson and about four children, three of whom appeared to be intoxicated.
AFP Sues Google News For Copyright Infringement
Agence France Presse has sued Google for display their photo's, stories, and news headlines on Google News without permission.
Crackdown on Illegal Downloading Brings Global Legal Action
Illegal file-sharing through peer-to-peer networks continues to be a problem for copyright owners despite efforts by various industry groups and court rulings.
Lowering the Volume in the Software Patent Debate
As a patent attorney who began his career writing software, I believe I am particularly qualified to see both points of view.
Chinese whistleblower charged with fraud:
A Chinese official who published charges of government corruption on the Internet is to be charged with embezzlement...
Online Tax Bill Due for Smokers
Many states are collaborating on a uniform tax system that would make it easier for online retailers to collect sales taxes on goods they sell.
Judge Rules Against Bloggers and For Apple
The ruling concerned free speech advocates.
Ehrlich's office releases fired aide's e-mails
The documents, released under the Freedom of Information Act requests filed by a number of television stations and newspapers
Jackson's accuser takes the stand
3/10/05 The 15-year-old boy accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon, testifying that the singer showed him Internet pornography on his first visit to Neverland Ranch.
Japan court backs controversial Internet firm over takeover bid
A Japanese court barred Fuji Television group from blocking a controversial bid by a flamboyant Internet entrepreneur to take control of the media conglomerate.
Demand for tougher internet law
A Scottish Parliament committee is demanding tougher laws to tackle internet paedophiles.
Blog Headaches at Harvard Law
How to Build a Community.com
MSPs call for tougher laws on internet 'grooming' by paedophiles
MSPs yesterday called on ministers to tighten new legislation designed to curb internet paedophiles.
Stellenbosch Woordfestival kicks off around controversy
The Annual Stellenbosch University Woordfestival has kicked off in controversial circumstances with the inclusion of Afrikaans writer Dan Roodt
WPD using net to find fugitives
Detective Shannon Stone stands beside a bulletin board at the Winchester Police Department listing the department's 10 most wanted fugitives...
Florida spammer hit with internet ban
A Florida judge has banned a man from Daytona Beach from using the internet for six years. Charles Frye, 29, had pleaded guilty to a charge of sending millions of spam emails....
Music industry reaches settlement over illegal Internet downloads
About 23 Britons who illegally downloaded music from the Internet for free have agreed to pay a settlement for the piracy.
New technology with dangerous potential
Peer to peer file-sharing programs, often referred to as "P2P," are unique Internet network applications...
New Senate Bill Looks to Hook Phishers
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) this week targeted phishing in one of the first technology bills introduced in the upper chamber.
Stage Set For P2P's Supreme Court Appearance
File-sharing software makers claim Hollywood wants to control both content and distribution by overturning Sony Betamax standard.
Internet Companies Still Wary Of 'Spy Act'
Congressional subcommittee considering anti-spyware bill ...
Proposal to Regulate Internet Cigarette Sales Gets Rave Reviews
And while Internet tobacco sales were virtually non-existent 10 years ago, Forrester Research Inc. predicts this year 14% of US ...
Internet Campaign to Help Keep Children Safe
.. helped launch a new campaign, today called, the Internet Keep Safe Coalition. The coalition, also includes Faux Paw, the techno cat. ...
Doyle targets cigarette sales over the Internet
"There are hundreds - probably over 1,000 - Internet sites that compete with lawful bricks-and-mortar retailers,"
Web Design, Lobbying Disclosure Fuel Co-Operative Bank Win of UK Sustainability Reporting Awards ...
The award judges distinguished between sustainability and corporate social responsibility reporting, noting that ...
Hollywood Studios File New Round of Web Lawsuits
Hollywood's major movie studios filed a new round of lawsuits
Herald Poll: Internet porn: Is HB 260 legal?
.. Anybody who creates or hosts Internet content in Utah would be required to rate their own content for its suitability for minors, and Internet service ...
Police nab Internet fossil trader
... Thai police have seized hundreds of fossilised dinosaur bones and arrested a man for selling the valuable relics through the popular Internet auction website, eBay, officials said on Friday. ...
Statement on Internet Governance by the Human Rights Caucus
I've just received the text of the Human Rights Caucus statement on Internet Governance, which was presented at the Prepcom about three hours ago. ...
State lawmaker moves to ban Internet hunting here
... to know about his creation, a system that lets hunters, working through their computers at home, shoot at live game on his Rocksprings ranch using the Internet ...
Court Ruling Sought on Internet Porn Film Sales
By John Aston, PA. The High Court is being asked to decide whether adult-only pornographic videos and DVDs can be sold by licensed sex shops on the internet. ...
Dell Sued For The Old Bait-and-Switch
.Two San Francisco customers claim they were lured by false promises of low-cost financing.
Teen's Extortion Plot Spims Out of Control
A young New Yorker is nabbed in L.A. for spimming offense.
Comms, Internet ban orders surface in new UK terror law
Dutch Court upholds Ladbrokes Internet ban
MSTERDAM (Reuters) - Gambling operator Ladbrokes, owned by Hilton, cannot offer Internet-based betting services in the Netherlands, according to a ruling by ...
A struggle over digital-TV controls heads to the c
It took about seven hours to pull down all 500 megabytes of the hour-long episode over his high-speed Internet connection, using the latest file-sharing ...
Canada Stops Internet Drug Sellers
Canada is considering a ban on the export of cheap patent drugs to the US By this move Canada will shut down the $1 billion internet pharmacy industry. ...
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