Litigation

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  • Cyber-bullying conviction could be tossed
    Fri, Jul 03, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A federal judge on July 2 tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. The case had raised national awareness about the dangers of cyber bullying. Key words: Lori Drew, MySpace, trial, cyber bullying, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Former college QB battles video game maker
    Wed, Jun 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A former college quarterback is suing video game company EA Sports and the NCAA for using his image in a popular video game without his consent in a case that legal experts say could affect the long-brewing argument over using athletes' digital likenesses. Key words: EA Sports, NCAA, video games, Supreme Court, Sam Keller, University of Nebraska, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Dueling curricula put copyright ed in spotlight
    Tue, Jun 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    A clash over education materials from two copyright awareness organizations has thrust copyright education in the national spotlight, while giving educators and students some new resources for understanding how copyrights work. Key words: copyright education, copyright and school, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Copyright Education Alliance Foundation [ Read More ]

  • Minn. woman loses music-sharing retrial
    Fri, Jun 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    In what should serve as another stark warning to students about the repercussions of illegally sharing music online, a replay of the nation's first file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result, finding a Minnesota woman to have violated music copyrights and ordering her to pay hefty damages to the recording industry. Key words: RIAA, copyright, illegal file sharing, peer-to-peer music sharing [ Read More ]

  • Student sued for offering copyrighted text
    Fri, Jun 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    A Mission College student is one of eight people facing accusations they illegally posted the newest handbook from the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons for downloading online through the popular document-sharing web site Scribd. Key words: Dungeons & Dragons, player's handbook, copyright infringement, Scrib'd [ Read More ]

  • Schools in two states unblock LGBT sites
    Mon, Jun 08, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    Dozens of Tennessee schools have restored students' access to online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues, just a few weeks after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against two Tennessee school districts for what the ACLU claimed was an unconstitutional blocking of student access to such sites. Key words: ACLU, LBGT, Knox County, Metropolitan Nashville, ENA, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Lawsuits test free speech in internet era
    Thu, Jun 04, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A federal appeals court in Philadelphia must decide whether a Pennsylvania middle school can suspend a student who, at home on her own time, created a lewd MySpace page aimed at her principal. Key words: MySpace, free-speech rights, American Civil Liberties Union [ Read More ]

  • Obama names first Hispanic to High Court
    Wed, May 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Litigation
    President Barack Obama on May 26 named federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter--making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a High Court justice, and giving some education professionals hope that she will be assertive for education rights. Key words: Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama, Supreme Court, education [ Read More ]

  • ACLU sues over blocked web sites
    Wed, May 20, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    The American Civil Liberties Union and its Tennessee branch sued two Tennessee school districts in federal court May 19, claiming that the districts are unconstitutionally blocking students from accessing online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues. Key words: ACLU, LGBT, Knox County Schools, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, first amendment, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Google's book scanning faces scrutiny
    Mon, May 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation , Antitrust settlements
    A proposed settlement among Google Inc., the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers over Google's extensive book-scanning project faces growing scrutiny--and new fears that the deal could give Google too much power over future access to digital texts. Key words: Google Inc., Authors Guild, book scanning, campus research, education, technology [ Read More ]

 

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