Online Harassment Laws In The United States
According to media reports, at the time of this writing, twenty-four states have both online harassment laws and cyber-stalking laws;...
Legal Cases Involving Anonymous Online Comments
Let’s talk about two legal cases involving anonymous online comments. The first involves a workplace situation; the second an online...
Injunctions And Temporary Restraining Orders: A Legal Introduction
Injunctions and temporary restraining orders – or TROs – provide an equitably remedy, for both civil and criminal wrongdoings.Broadly speaking,...
Temporary Restraining Orders For Online Harassment
A temporary restraining order, over a supposed online harassment incident, hamstrung a Hawaiian Internet activist named Eric Ryan. In light...
Domain Dispute Legal Advice: A 101 Guide
Let’s review some basic domain dispute legal advice*. Big brands spend big bucks on cybersquatting and typosquatting prevention — so...
COPPA Case Study: Music Website Fined Millions
A music entertainment company is paying one million in online privacy fines. Here’s one from the COPPA case files. Artist...
The Internet Radio Fairness Act: What’s It All About?
After years of paying high royalty fees, it looks like Internet radio stations, like PANDORA, will get a big break...
International Internet Law: Panama’s Unusual Online Copyright Legislation
Here’s one from the international Internet law files. They say the grass is always greener elsewhere, but after reading about...
Caribbean Official: Give Us Online Gambling Or We’ll Give You Sanctions!
Oh the Caribbean. Land of beautiful beaches, laissez faire banks, and laid-back residents. Right? Well, you may want to slow your...
Case Study: Twitter Copyright Infringement?
Photographer Christopher Boffoli made “Twitter Copyright!” headlines after the social media company didn’t remove his images quickly enough. This is...