R. v. Sinclair

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Appeal against the sentencing hearing in a case of child luring, possession of child pornography, extortion, and distribution of child pornography

R. v. Sinclair 2022 MBCA 65 In the Court of Appeal of Manitoba Dockets AR21-30-09646 and AR21-30-09649 Before Justice F.M. Steel, Justice W.J. Burnett, and K.I. Simonsen Decided on August 12, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Appeal against the sentencing … Read More

United States v. Schaffer

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Appeal for dismissal of charges in a case involving string operation by the FBI to trap the defendants while extracting military secrets from a defence contractor's network

United States v. Schaffer 586 F.3d 414 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Case Number 09-3053 Before Chief Judge Batchelder, Circuit Judge Daughtrey, and District Judge Van Tatenhove Decided on November 12, 2009 Relevancy of … Read More

United States v. Rushdan

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Can having out-of-state credit card numbers affect interstate commerce in a case involving conspiracy to commit credit card fraud?

United States v. Rushdan 870 F.2d 1609 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Number 87-5196, 87-5208 Before Circuit Judge Schroeder, Circuit Judge Reinhardt, and Circuit Judge Leavy Decided on March 29, 1989 Relevancy of … 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

United States v. Middleton

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

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

United States v. Sadolsky

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Gambling disorder as a defence for lowering the offence level in a case of conviction under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

United States v. Sadolsky 234 F.3d 938 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Case Number 99-5780 Before Circuit Judge Suhrheinrich Decided on December 11, 2000 Relevancy of the Case: Gambling disorder as a defence for … Read More

International Airport Centres LLC v. Jacob Citrin

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Deleting data on the company laptop after the termination of the employment contract

International Airport Centres LLC v. Jacob Citrin 440 F.3d 418 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 05-1522 Before Circuit Judge R. Posner, Circuit Judge A.C. Williams, and Circuit Judge D.S. Sykes Decided on … Read More

A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc.

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Request to proceed anonymously and seek a publication ban on a Facebook profile

A.B., by her Litigation Guardian, C.D. v. Bragg Communications Inc. 2012 SCC 46 : [2012] 2 R.C.S. 567 In the Supreme Court of Canada File Number 34240 Before Chief Justice McLachlin, Justice LeBel, Justice Deschamps, Justice Fish,  Justice Abella, Justice … Read More