Chance v. Avenue A, Inc.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Violation of privacy when a website allows a third party to access its cookies

Chance v. Avenue A, Inc. 165 F.Supp.2d 1153 In the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case Number C00-1964C Before Chief Judge Coughenour Decided on September 14, 2001 Relevancy of the Case: Violation of privacy when … Read More

United States v. Schuster

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Appeal against the fine imposed by the trial court in a case involving unauthorised access and damage to a protected computer

United States v. Schuster 467 F.3d 614 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 05-4244 Before Circuit Judge Bauer, Circuit Judge Easterbrook, and Circuit Judge Rovner Decided on October 27, 2006 Relevancy of the … Read More

America Online, Inc. v. LCGM, Inc.

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Seeking damages for using AOL's server for sending spam emails

America Online, Inc. v. LCGM, Inc. 46 F.Supp.2d 444 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Case Number Civ.A. 98-102-A Before District Judge Lee Decided on November 10, 1998 Relevancy of the Case: Seeking damages … Read More

Thurmond v. Compaq Computer Corporation

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Maintainability of a class action suit against a computer manufacturer for selling a faulty product leading to data corruption

Thurmond v. Compaq Computer Corporation 171 F.Supp.2d 667 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Case Number 1:99CV0711 (TH/WR) Before District Judge Heartfield Decided on March 15, 2001 Relevancy of the Case: Maintainability of a … Read More

Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Injunction order for using an automated program to retrieve information from a domain registrar's WHOIS database for marketing purposes

Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc. 356 F.3d 393 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Docket Number 00-9596 Before Circuit Judge Leval and District Judge Keenan Decided on January 23, 2004 Relevancy of the Case: Injunction … Read More

Hub Group, Inc. v. Clancy

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Restraining order against a former employee to prevent them from sharing confidential data with competitors

Hub Group, Inc. v. Jeffrey M. Clancy In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Civil Action 05-2046 Before District Judge L.F. Stengel Decided on January 25, 2006 Relevancy of the Case: Restraining order against a … Read More

YourNetDating v. Mitchell

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Redirecting a dating application to a porn site without authorisation

YourNetDating, LLC. v. Scott Mitchell and Webscapades, Inc. 88 F.Supp.2d 870  In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 00 C 1187 Before District Judge Bucklo Decided on March 01, 2000 Relevancy of the … Read More

United States v. Middleton

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Does damage under Section 1030 also cover damages caused to a corporation?

United States v. Nicholas Middleton 231 F.3d 1207 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Number 99-10518 Before Circuit Judge S.P. Graber, Circuit Judge R.C. Fisher, and Circuit Judge M.S. Berzon Decided on November 16, … Read More