Litigation

  • Lawsuit challenges school system's web use
    Wed, Apr 30, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A South Carolina man is suing his local school system for refusing to post links to pro-voucher internet sites in a case that raises questions about what school districts can promote or exclude from their web sites. [ Read More ]

  • Judge: Turnitin.com doesn't violate copyright laws
    Thu, Apr 17, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    A federal district court judge threw out a lawsuit against the online plagiarism detection service Turnitin.com last month, ruling the web site--which stores student papers in its database and compares them with new submissions--does not violate copyright laws. [ Read More ]

  • Judge says Marshall must ID students in downloading case
    Wed, Apr 16, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    In the latest case pitting a university against the music industry in its fight against online music piracy, a federal judge says Marshall University must identify seven students who the music industry claims have illegally downloaded music from the internet. [ Read More ]

  • Patent office deals a blow to Blackboard
    Mon, Apr 14, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Patent infringement
    In yet another twist to the often arcane but potentially far-reaching patent dispute between eLearning systems providers Blackboard Inc. and Desire2Learn Inc. (D2L), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in late March took "non-final" action that deemed all of Blackboard's 44 patents invalid. [ Read More ]

  • Suit could force disclosure of RIAA's methods
    Tue, Mar 25, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    An Oregon woman is suing the music industry trade association in a case that could force the group to reveal how it targets people in its efforts to curb illegal downloading and sharing of music online. That knowledge could prove useful for higher-education officials, many of whom have been critical of the highly secretive process by which the group has singled out college students in its anti-piracy campaign. [ Read More ]

  • College gossip site subpoenaed
    Wed, Mar 19, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    JuicyCampus, a web site that publishes anonymous, often malicious gossip about college students, has come under fire from student groups at several colleges and universities who say it is ruining reputations. Now, state prosecutors in New Jersey have subpoenaed records from JuicyCampus in an investigation into whether the site is committing consumer fraud. [ Read More ]

  • Free music downloading solution on hold
    Thu, Jan 31, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    A new online file-sharing service that promises to offer free, unlimited music downloads could help solve the problem of copyright violations that occur over campus computer networks, provided it can successfully conclude music licensing deals with the major record labels. [ Read More ]

 

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