I first wrote about Bitpass, a micropayment service, here, back in July of 2005. 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.
Recent “Phishing” conviction in California
A California man was recently convicted of a “phishing” scam. Specifically, Mr. Goodin’s conviction is based upon violations of the CAN-SPAM act (15 U.S.C. §§ 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…
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…
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…
Be Proactive: Know Your Systems and People Before Facing a Lawsuit
The following is an article I wrote about the recent changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its impact on record keeping responsibilities and issues. —- As of December 1, 2006, the Federal Courts have adopted new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that explicitly acknowledge the fact that information that may be relevant…
Craigslist Not Liable for Publishing Discriminatory Advertisements
I’ve been following the recent case here in the Northern District of Illinois where Craigslist was sued for publishing housing advertisements that allegedly violated the Fair Housing Act. A decision by Judge St. Eve holds that Craigslist is a provider of an interactive computer service under 47 USC 230(c)(1), and that as such it is entitled…
Technology Voter Guide 2006 Released
In preparation for the November 7, 2006 elections, check out the Technology Voter Guide prepared by CNET News.com. The link leads to the analysis page, from which you can click on the map to see how your representatives in your state voted on technology issues. Then, you can click on each person’s name to see…
Presentation on Network Neutrality
Here are the slides for my talk on October 24, 2006 to the Chicago Bar Association’s Computer Law Committee on the subject of Network Neutrality. My thanks again for being asked to speak, it was fun to prepare.
Speaking at CBA 10/24 re: Net Neutrality
I’ll be the speaker on October 24th at 12:15 PM at the Chicago Bar Association’s Computer Law Committee. My topic is an objective look at Network Neutrality, looking at the competing proposals still pending before Congress to legislate the Internet one way or the other. I’ll also give a short overview of just how some…
Passionate about Blawg Review #76!
Blawg Review #76 is up at David Maister’s Passion, People and Principles blog. If you’re unfamiliar with David’s work, he’s one of the world’s leading authorities on the management of professional service firms. I’ve especially enjoyed his podcasts on business development, in particular Lessons I’ve Learned. There’s plenty in this week’s installment of Blawg Review…