United States v. Campagnuolo

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Validity of evidence obtained through reconnecting a disconnected telephone during a search

United States v. Campagnuolo 592 F.2d 852 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Case Number 78-1352 Before Circuit Judge Wisdom, Circuit Judge Goldberg, and Circuit Judge Vance Decided on April 06, 1979 Relevancy of the … Read More

Peavy v. WFAA-TV, Inc.

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Liability of news channel for broadcasting illegally intercepted communication

Peavy v. WFAA-TV, Inc. 221 F.3d 158 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Case Number 99-10272 Before Circuit Judge Politz, Circuit Judge Jolly, and Circuit Judge Barksdale Decided on July 31, 2000 Relevancy of the … Read More

United States v. Scartz

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Appeal against the conviction in a credit card fraud affecting interstate commerce

United States v. Scartz 838 F.2d 876 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Case Number 87-3701 Before Circuit Judge Jones, Circuit Judge Wellford, and Circuit Judge Boggs Decided on February 08, 1988 Relevancy of the … Read More

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

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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

United States v. Riggs

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Consideration of proprietary business information stored in a computer as "property" for the National Stolen Property Act

United States v. Riggs and Neidorf 739 F.Supp. 414 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 90 CR 0070 Before District Judge Bua Decided on June 05, 1990 Relevancy of the Case: Consideration … Read More

Sawyer v. Department of Air Force

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Reasonability of the appellant's dismissal from the Agency for altering computer contracts and receiving unauthorised records

Sawyer v. Department of Air Force In the United States Merit Systems Protection Board Docket Number DE07528610024 Before Ms Maria L. Johnson, Acting Chairman and Mr Dennis M. Devaney, Member Decided on July 09, 1996 Relevancy of the Case: Reasonability … Read More

Jet One Group, Inc. v. Halcyon Jet Holdings, Inc.

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Whether CFAA prohibits misuse or misappropriation of information lawfully accessed by an individual?

Jet One Group, Inc. v. Halcyon Jet Holdings, Inc. In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Case Number 08-CV-3980 (JS) (ETB) Before District Judge Joanna Seybert Decided on August 14, 2009 Relevancy of the … Read More

Brett Senior Associates, P.C. v. Fitzgerald

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Interpretation of access without authorisation under CFAA

Brett Senior Associates, P.C. v. Fitzgerald In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Civil Action 06-1412 Before District Judge Mary McLaughlin Decided on July 13, 2007 Relevancy of the Case: Interpretation of access without authorisation … Read More