United States v. Shriver

Ritesh KaraleCase Summary

Is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act applicable to a transmission intercepted by a modified descrambler?

United States v. Shriver 989 F.2d 898 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 92-1510 Before Chief Judge Bauer, Circuit Judge Manion, and District Judge Moody Decided on November 23, 1992 Relevancy of the … Read More

United States v. Freeman

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Appeal against the conviction in a wire fraud case based on the violation of the appellant's right to privacy

United States of America v. Melvin L. Freeman 524 F.2d 337 : 34 A.L.R. Fed. 271 In the United States Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit Case Number 74-1696 Before Chief Judge Fairchild, Circuit Judge Sprecher, and Circuit Judge Tone … Read More

Amati v. City of Woodstock

Saatvika Reddy SathiCase Summary

Maintainability of a class action suit for the taping of phone lines under the guise of "ordinary course of business"

Amati v. City of Woodstock 176 F.3d 952 : 15 IER Cases 1 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 98-2680, 98-2681 Before Chief Judge Posner, Circuit Judge Cudahy, and Circuit Judge Rovner Decided … 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

Doe v. Smith

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Whether recording a sexual encounter between two partners with one-party consent can be considered "interception" under Section 2510(4)?

Jane Doe v. Jason Smith 429 F.3d 706 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 05-1903 Before Circuit Judge Easterbrook, Circuit Judge Evans, and Circuit Judge Williams Decided on November 21, 2005 Relevancy of … 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