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Online Impersonation Continues, With Varying Consequences
Online impersonation is defined in the New York Code provisions that prohibit the practice, as the act of impersonating another "under an assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another." The foremost case brought under this law, <i>People v. Golb</i>, in many ways epitomizes the bizarre and highly esoteric reasons why someone chooses to impersonate another in the first place.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Apple Beats Back Privacy Suit Over iMessage Glitch
A federal judge in San Jose has refused to certify a class of former Apple customers who claim the company illegally intercepted their text messages as a result of a glitch in its iMessage system.
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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Michael Keaton Not Liable for Box Office Flop 'Merry Gentleman'
A federal appeals court last month sided with actor Michael Keaton in a breach of contract suit brought against him by the producers behind his box office flop "Merry Gentleman.
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In the Courts
Analysis of a ruling in which the judge ordered a $2.9 Million payment to a company to offset embezzlement.
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Business Crimes Hotline
A look at a case in which, following his earlier guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), former PetroTiger CEO Joseph Sigelman was sentenced to a three-year term of probation.
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CA Federal Judge Agrees TV Streaming Co. Qualifies for Compulsory License
Aereo Inc.'s copyright dispute with the major television broadcasters didn't pan out as the now-bankrupt streaming service had hoped. But after Aereo lost at the U.S. Supreme Court, competitor FilmOn X continued to fight. Now, a Los Angeles federal judge has moved FilmOn closer to winning its battle with broadcasters.
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Canadian Appellate Court Orders Google To Block Website Worldwide
A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia affirmed a lower court decision ordering Google Inc. to block certain websites from its search engine ' not just in British Columbia but worldwide.
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The Latest on 'Disparaging' Names, Trademark Rights
The Washington Redskins football team has vowed to fight a federal district judge's recent order cancelling the team's federal trademark registrations as likely disparaging to Native Americans. The team's planned appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sets up a second showdown in federal appeals courts over the government's ability to cancel or deny trademark registrations based on content.
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<i>En Banc</i> Ninth Circuit Overturns Injunction In Anti-Islamic Video Case
More than a year after a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a controversial and roundly criticized decision in <i>Garcia v. Google</i> that an actress appearing in a five-second segment of a film could use copyright law to force YouTube to remove the film from its website, the Ninth Circuit sitting <i>en banc</i> has rejected the panel's decision.
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Imposing Liability Under DMCA Counter-Notification Provision
Although seemingly dry, the few cases heretofore that have confronted questions surrounding misrepresenting takedown notices have contained facts that are arguably ripped from the tabloids, including a bitter dispute between bloggers over the proper method of childbirth, and a kerfuffle arising from the wider publication of the views of a pro-straight pride organization in the U.K.
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