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. Scartz

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

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

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

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. Sullivan

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Appeal against a conviction under CFAA for intentionally placing a logic bomb into a software

United States v. John Michael Sullivan In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case Number 01-4330 Before Circuit Judge Niemeyer, Circuit Judge Luttig, and Circuit Judge King Decided on February 28, 2002 Relevancy of the Case: … 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

United States v. Schreier

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Consideration of intangible property as the basis of a wire fraud charge

United States v. Gayle Schreier and Irwine Schreier 908 F.2d 645 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case Number 89-5126, 5127 Before Circuit Judge Logan, Circuit Judge Baldock, and District Judge Dumbauld Decided on July … Read More