CYBERLAW NEWS:
"LAWYERS.COM"
RULED TOO GENERIC TO TRADEMARK
(Kevin Fayle) - A
company seeking to register the "Lawyers.com" mark received some bad
news out of the Federal Circuit recently. The court upheld the
Patent and Trademark Office's determination that the mark was too
generic in relation to the kinds of services offered on the website,
and affirmed the PTO's denial of the registration. Read
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THE
FIGHT OVER THE BEATLES' MONEY APPEARS RESOLVED
(Eric
Sinrod) - It's been more than four decades since The Beatles, aka
The Fab Four, burst onto the international music scene. And
ironically, while these boys from Liverpool once sang "all you need
is love," the battle over money they have generated has continued
well into the 21st Century. Read
more...
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APPELLATE
COURTS REFINE COMPUTER SEARCH RULES
(Kevin Fayle) -
Following on the heels of a workplace computer search ruling last
August, the Ninth Circuit has again waded into the rapidly expanding
pool of Fourth Amendment law concerning computer searches. It is
joined by the Tenth Circuit, which in April handed down an
interesting ruling regarding the search of personally-owned
computers present at a workplace. Read
more...
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IRS
NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA
(Eric
Sinrod) - First, the IRS takes your money, and now it seems that the
IRS may not be adequately protecting your private information,
according to a recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration. Curious? You should be. Read
more...
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TRESPASS
- AN ANCIENT LEGAL DOCTRINE GAINS TRACTION IN
CYBERSPACE
(Eric Sinrod) - The ancient legal
doctrine of trespass to chattels establishes liability when one
person dispossesses or causes physical harm to the chattel (private
property) of another person. What does that doctrine have to do with
conduct in Cyberspace? Quite a lot, actually. Read
more...
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SEC
FILES CHARGES AGAINST 2 FORMER APPLE OFFICERS OVER
OPTIONS
(AP) - The Securities and Exchange
Commission filed civil charges Tuesday against two former Apple Inc.
officers over their alleged roles in backdating stock options. One
of them immediately settled the case and cast some blame on Apple's
CEO Steve Jobs. Read
more...
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INTERNET
KEY IN PROBE OF VA. TECH GUNMAN
(AP) - Computer
forensics are playing a key role in the probe of the Virginia Tech
gunman, with investigators revealing he bought ammunition on eBay
designed for one of two handguns used to kill 32 people and himself.
Read
more...
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Guide to the New Rules of E-Discovery
PRIVACY
GROUPS' COMPLAINT TARGETS GOOGLE-DOUBLECLICK DEAL, SEEKING
REGULATORY INTERVENTION
(AP) - A consumer group
asked the Federal Trade Commission Friday to investigate and block
Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion (2.28 billion) purchase of
online advertising company DoubleClick Inc. unless the companies
improve consumer privacy protections. Read
more...
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the Complaint
COPYRIGHT
ROYALTY BOARD REJECTS APPEALS FROM INTERNET RADIO
BROADCASTERS
(AP) - Internet radio broadcasters were
dealt a setback Monday when a panel of copyright judges threw out
requests to reconsider a ruling that hiked the royalties they must
pay to record companies and artists. Read
more...
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