A group of professors, academics and a media company, through representation by the ACLU, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government seeking to declare the “exceeds authorized access” portions of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. §1030(a)(2)(C), … [Read more...] about Academics Seek to Declare Portions of the CFAA Unconstitutional
User Comments On A Public Interest Website Do Not Violate Website’s User Agreement
The Appeals Court for the Fourth District Court of Appeals in California affirmed the special motion to strike a plaintiff’s complaint for being barred under the anti-SLAAP statute. Hupp v. Freedom Communications, Inc., Case No. #-57390 (Cal. 4th DCA, November 7, 2013) … [Read more...] about User Comments On A Public Interest Website Do Not Violate Website’s User Agreement
Click-On Terms Of Use (TOS) Creates Valid Assignment For Copyright Infringement
The 4th Circuit held that an agreement to transfer ownership of a copyright in a photograph found in a website’s “click-on approved” Terms of Use (“TOS”, sometimes called Terms of Use “TOU”) was a valid assignment of the copyright. Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. … [Read more...] about Click-On Terms Of Use (TOS) Creates Valid Assignment For Copyright Infringement
