Monthly Archives: January 2007
General Media v. Crazy Troll: Not reverse domain name hijacking to bring ACPA case for expired domain
General Media Communications, Inc. v. Crazy Troll, LLC (No. 06 Civ. 40581 LAKFM, Order re: partial summary judgment, January 16, 2007), 2007 WL 102988 (S.D.N.Y.) Plaintiff, General Media, is the publisher of Penthouse magazine.ย At one time, it owned the domain name penthouseboutique.com, but its bankruptcy trustee allowed it to lapse.ย General Media still has [...]
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RIP: Bitpass
I first wrote about Bitpass, a micropayment service, here, back in July of 2005.ย I was sad to read that the service will shut down as of January 26th. Matt Marshall at VentureBeat has a great article discussing the demise here.
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Recent “Phishing” conviction in California
A California man was recently convicted of a “phishing” scam.ย Specifically, Mr. Goodin’s conviction is based upon violations of the CAN-SPAM act (15 U.S.C. ยงยง 7701 et seq.), as well as 10 additional counts, including wire fraud, misuse of the AOL trademark, and attempted witness harassment. The article here at Mercury News makes a big [...]
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Butera & Andrews v. IBM – Employer not liable for intentional hacking by unknown IBM employee
Butera & Andrews v. International Business Machines Corporation, 456 F.Supp.2d. 104, (1:06-CV-647, D. of Columbia, Order granting Motion to Dismiss, October 18, 2006.) Plaintiff Butera & Andrews is a law firm that specializes in federal government relations and litigation. It detected unauthorized intrusions into its computer systems in November of 2005. Security consultants tracked the [...]
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Court orders TRO against site selling discount coupons for Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Bauer; 06 CV 086, D. North Dakota. Order granting temporary restraining order, December 15, 2006. Plaintiff is Northwest Airlines, the 5th largest U.S. air carrier with a family of NORTHWEST marks. It offered special coupons called E-Certificates as a courtesy to passengers who suffer from delays or other service interruptions. The [...]
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Blawg Review #93