Litigation

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  • FCC: Comcast violated 'net neutrality' principles
    Fri, Aug 01, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    In a victory for advocates of "net neutrality," a divided Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked internet traffic for some subscribers and has ordered the cable giant to change the way it manages its network. [ Read More ]

  • Court upholds teacher's firing in porn flap
    Mon, Jul 28, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    In a case closely watched by public employee unions, a Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the firing of a teacher who briefly looked at pornography on his school computer outside of school hours. [ Read More ]

  • Test maker seeks online cheaters
    Thu, Jul 03, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    Prospective and current graduate business students who used a web site to cheat on entrance examinations over the last five years could have their scores thrown out. [ Read More ]

  • Ruling favors schools in web-use case
    Fri, Jun 27, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a South Carolina school district did not discriminate against a local activist when it refused to publish links to school voucher information on its web site. [ Read More ]

  • Text-message ruling could affect school policies
    Fri, Jun 20, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    Employers must have either a warrant or the employee's permission to see text or eMail messages that aren't stored by the employer or by someone the employer pays for storage, a U.S. appeals court has ruled. Hailed by digital privacy advocates, the ruling could create new administrative hurdles for school systems, companies, and other organizations to clear before they hand out wireless devices to employees. [ Read More ]

  • RIAA steps up anti-piracy efforts
    Thu, Jun 12, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    The battle between colleges and the music industry over illegal file sharing by students is heating up yet again: Not content to lobby Congress for federal rules discouraging such activity, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has turned its sights on state legislatures. [ Read More ]

  • YouTube lawsuit tests copyright law
    Fri, May 30, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    Educators are closely watching a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing web site--a lawsuit that could have important implications for the future of Web 2.0 applications, observers say. [ Read More ]

  • 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 ]

 

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