Litigation

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  • Google rivals to fight book-scanning settlement
    Fri, Aug 21, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    The fight against a legal settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of copyrighted books is starting to resemble a heavyweight brawl in the library. Key words: google book, digital rights, google library, educational, technology, lawsuits [ Read More ]

  • Coach sued for requesting Facebook logins
    Mon, Aug 03, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    In a case that could set a precedent for whether school officials can legally peek into students' private social-networking accounts without justifiable cause, a high school cheerleader is suing her school and former coach for what she claims is a violation of her rights to privacy and free speech. Key words: Mandi Jackson, Facebook, lawsuit, privacy, cheerleader, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Jury awards $675K in music downloading case
    Mon, Aug 03, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    A federal jury on July 31 ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels. Key words: RIIA, recording industry, illegal downloading, copyright infringement, illegal file sharing, higher education file sharing [ Read More ]

  • Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight
    Thu, Jul 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation , Patent infringement
    A federal appeals court ruling this week voided part of a Blackboard Inc. patent that competitor Desire2Learn was accused of violating, and technology experts say the end of the protracted legal battle could introduce an era of renewed competition in the eLearning sector. Key words: Blackboard Inc., Desire2Learn, LMS, court battle, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • BU student's song-swapping trial begins
    Wed, Jul 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do" when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his lawyer said July 28 as his copyright-infringement trial began. Key words: copyright, music downloading, illegal downloading, trial, Kazaa [ Read More ]

  • 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 ]

 

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