United States v. Willis

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Appeal against conviction in a case involving aiding and abetting access to a protected system by sharing username and password

United States of America v. Todd A. Willis 476 F.3d 1121 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case Number 06-6009 Before Chief Circuit Judge Tacha, Senior Circuit Judge Seymour, and District Judge Robinson Decided on … Read More

United States v. Salum

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Appeal against the conviction of a police officer for accessing personnel records and sharing them with a private investigator for financial gain and obstruction of justice

United States v. Salum 257 F.App’x 225 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case Number 07-10944 Before Circuit Judge Wilson, Circuit Judge Pryor, and Circuit Judge Kravitch Decided on December 04, 2007 Relevancy of the … Read More

United States v. John

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Interpretation of "exceeding authorised access" in CFAA

United States v. Dimetriace Eva-Lavon John 597 F.3d 263 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Case Number 08-10459 Before Circuit Judge Smith, Circuit Judge Owen, and Circuit Judge Haynes Decided on February 09, 2010 Relevancy … Read More

Regina v. Hanif Patel

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Appeal against the conviction in a case involving theft of carbon credits through a cyber attack

Regina v. Hanif Patel [2022] EWCA Crim 451 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 202103619 B4 Before Lord Justice Fulford, Vice President, Justice Knowles, and Justice Cotter Decided on March 11, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Appeal … Read More

Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Whether payments made for acquiring marketing and distribution rights for a computer programme to a foreign company constitute royalties under the Income Tax Act, 1961?

Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT In the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal IT(IT)A 1190/Bang/2014 Before Mr Sunil Kumar Yadav, Judicial Member, and Mr Inturi Rama Rao, Accountant Member Decided on May 11, 2018 Relevancy of the Case: Whether payments made … Read More

C. Prakash v. S.N Media and Others

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Payment of consideration as a compulsory precedent for assigning copyright for films

C. Prakash v. S.N Media and Ors. AIR 2022 Mad 20 : (2021) 6 CTC 590 In the High Court of Madras C.M.P. 13797/2021, OSA(CAD) 68/2021 Before Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu Decided on October 29, 2021 … Read More

Deepak v. State of Maharashtra

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Appeal for quashing the externment order for offences involving criminal intimidation, sexual harassment, attempt to murder, and transmission of sexually explicit content

Deepak v. State of Maharashtra & Ors In the Supreme Court of India Criminal Appeal 139/2022 Before Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka Decided on January 28, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Appeal for quashing the externment order … Read More

G. Mani v. State

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Appeal against the conviction in a case involving gang rape and recording of the act

G. Mani v. State In the High Court of Madras Crl. App. 33/2018 Before Justice P.N. Prakash and Justice R. Hemalatha Decided on November 17, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Appeal against the conviction in a case involving gang rape … Read More