Monthly Archives: February 2006
Arrogant hacker tracked down through Metadata
Here’s a funny development I’ll be watching closely. This week, a hacker who claimed to operate a remote ‘bot network of thousands of computers was interviewed in the Washington Post. That in itself wasn’t newsworthy enough for me to blog about it, as sadly there are many users who allow this to happen to their [...]
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News and Notes
Here are some quick news and notes: Patrick Lamb, at In Search of Perfect Client Service, has posted Blawg Review #45. He was kind enough to notice my article on detecting the tone of your email for inclusion in this week’s summary of the legal blogosphere. My word, this is exciting – Chicago is the [...]
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Domain name dispute: Digital Telemedia, Inc. vs. C. I. Host, Inc.
Digital Telemedia, Inc., d/b/a Logicworks vs. C. I. Host, Inc. and Logicworks Corporation, No. 04 Civ. 1734(CSH) – Southern District of New York 2006 WL 300465 (S.D.N.Y.) Decided February 8, 2006 The plaintiff, Digital Telemedia, Inc., does business as “Logicworks.” It alleges trademark infringement, cyberpiracy, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices against two defendants. The [...]
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So can *you* correctly detect the tone of your email?
Research has shown that you really only have a 50-50 chance of correctly identifying the tone of email messages. Stephen Leahy of Wired News takes a look at a research study published in the December, 2005 issue of the Journal of Personality and Psychology. If interested, copies of the Journal article can be purchased from [...]
Open Source: Craigslist
Christopher Lydon’s outstanding public radio show called Open Source is available as a podcast. This morning on my commute I listened to the February 7th show about Craigslist and its implications for generating community on the Internet. Here is a link to the show which you can download and listen on any MP3 player or [...]
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Saving the Soul of the Internet
Ryan Singel at Wired News has a great article on the battle (has it really been ten years? My, how time flies) ten years ago over the Communications Decency Act. The article is entitled “They Saved the Internet’s Soul.” I highly recommend it, it’s only two pages long. This case went all the way to [...]
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Is Google taking a free ride?
On Monday, a Verizon executive named John Thorne spoke before a conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. His message? That Google is freeloading on the companies that built the Internet backbone, companies like Verizon that own the fiber, without paying their fair share. For a deeper summary of what he [...]
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Shakespeare’s the theme for Blawg Review #43
Diane Levin is hosting Blawg Review #43 this week at her blog, the Online Guide to Mediation. Great job! The theme for this week is Shakespeare. My post on the Hub v. Clancy trade secrets case was included, which was nice. I also liked that she included Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips post on metadata, [...]
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Trade Secrets: Hub Group, Inc. v. Clancy – Plaintiff unable to obtain preliminary injunction
The recent case of Hub Group, Inc. v. Clancy, decided by Judge Stengel of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on January 25, 2006, provides an interesting look at a trade secrets case (they’re relatively rare when compared to other forms of intellectual property) and it also provides a review of the standards needed in order [...]
Domain name dispute: Ang̩ v. Templer РState court claims