Word is spreading through the blogosphere about a new coalition that aims to protect Network Neutrality. The group, called Save The Internet, is obtaining support across the political spectrum. Here is the Statement of Principles: We believe that the Internet is a crucial engine for economic growth and democratic discourse. We urge Congress to take…
Blawg Review #52 is up at f/k/a
May I suggest adding Blawg Review #52 to your reading list? David Giacalone has added his stylistic touch and haiku to the best in legal blogs for the past week. David describes his edition like this: This Blawg Review edition is set up like most of our posts: a lot of white space, a little…
Fight brewing over Net Neutrality, not Political Neutrality
Network Neutrality is one of the concepts the Internet was based upon. Essentially, one person’s traffic is just as important as the next piece of traffic. The packets of information that are reassembled on the other end back into your email message are not treated any differently than your neighbor’s video streaming packets. Before Congress…
Local Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Use of Wi-Fi
From the Rockford Star, here is a link to an article by Chris Green. David Kauchak, formerly of Machesney Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday to unauthorized use of a computer system. He received a fine of $250.00 and a year of probation. According to the article, Kauchak was in a car at night outside a nonprofit…
Judge to Order Google to Turn Over Search Records
A federal Judge has indicated that he is likely to compel Google to comply with the Justice Department’s subpoena for search engine data. In a 90-minute hearing held yesterday in California, the Honorable James Ware told Justice Department lawyers that it is likely to receive some of the information requested. A written decision is expected…
Website Contact with Illinois Found Sufficient for Personal Jurisdiction
Mark Partridge of the Guiding Rights blog has a great summary of a recent case here in Illinois about personal jurisdiction over an out of state defendant. The court found that there were sufficicent minimum contacts based upon activity performed over the defendant’s website with the state of Illinois to justify holding the defendant subject…
Domain name dispute: Angé v. Templer – State court claims
Angé v. Templer Decided February 21, 2006 No. C 05-05169 WHA, 2006 WL 436139 (N.D.Cal.) Plaintiffs, an individual and a California corporation named Gap International, Inc., sued in state court for the conversion of the domain name Gapinternational.com. Defendants include the hosting company who took the Plaintiff’s domain name and the Pennsylvania company named Gap…
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…
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…
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…