Motorola, Inc. v. Lemko Corporation

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Termination of authorised access when an employee acts with the intention to defraud the employer

Motorola, Inc. v. Lemko Corporation 609 F.Supp.2d 760 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 08 C 5427 Before District Judge M.F. Kennelly Decided on February 11, 2009 Relevancy of the Case: Termination … Read More

EF Cultural Travel BV v. Explorica, Inc.

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Whether using a scraper tool to collect information from a website results in a violation of CFAA?

EF Cultural Travel BV v. Explorica, Inc. 274 F.3d 577 In the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Case Number 01-2000 Before Chief Judge Boudin, Senior Circuit Judge Coffin, and Circuit Judge Lynch Decided on December 17, … Read More

Brett Senior Associates, P.C. v. Fitzgerald

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Interpretation of access without authorisation under CFAA

Brett Senior Associates, P.C. v. Fitzgerald In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Civil Action 06-1412 Before District Judge Mary McLaughlin Decided on July 13, 2007 Relevancy of the Case: Interpretation of access without authorisation … Read More

United States v. Czubinski

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Is accessing data without authorisation sufficient to establish a violation of CFAA?

United States v. Richard W. Czubinski 106 F.3d 1069 In the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Case Number 96-1317 Before Chief Judge Torruella, Senior Circuit Judge Bownes, and Circuit Judge Stahl Decided on February 21, 1997 … Read More

Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc.

Raj PagariyaCase 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. 126 F.Supp.2d 238 In the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Case Number 00 CIV 5747 (BSJ) Before District Judge Jones Decided on December 08, 2000 Relevancy of the Case: … 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

Hewlett-Packard Company v. BYD:SIGN, Inc.

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Determination of the court's jurisdiction in a case involving former employees misappropriating trade secrets

Hewlett-Packard Company v. BYD:SIGN, Inc. In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Cause Number 6:05-CV-456 Before District Judge Michael Schneider Decided on September 28, 2006 Relevancy of the Case: Determination of the court’s jurisdiction in a … Read More

Modis, Inc. v. Bardelli

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Proving jurisdictional loss for claiming damages under CFAA

Modis, Inc. v. Trisha Bardelli and Edge Technology Services, Inc. 531 F.Supp.2d 314 In the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Case Number 3:07cv1638 (WWE) Before Senior District Judge W.W. Eginton Decided on January 22, 2008 Relevancy … Read More