United States v. Townsend

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Importance of jury instructions in an appeal against the conviction under the federal wiretapping statute

United States v. Townsend 987 F.2d 927 : 122 A.L.R.Fed. 825 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Case Number 747, Docket 92-1399 Before Circuit Judge Kearse, Circuit Judge Winter, and Circuit Judge Altimari Decided on … Read More

Chance v. Avenue A, Inc.

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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

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

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

Shaw v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

"Transmission" under Section 1030(a)(5) includes knowingly selling faulty floppy diskette controllers with defective microcodes

Shaw v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 91 F.Supp.2d 926 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Case Number 1:99-CV-0120(TH) Before District Judge Heartfield Decided on August 26, 1999 Relevancy of the Case: “Transmission” under … Read More

United States v. Riggs

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

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