A three-judge panel of the US Court of appeals for District of Columbia has denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) to unseal records pertaining to a … View full post on National Cyber Security
Appeals Court Overturns Google Keywords Decision
A federal appeals court revived the bulk of language-software maker Rosetta Stone Inc.’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. The opinion is the first appellate decision to address whether Google’s sale of other companies’ trademarks for sponsored links could give rise to liability for trademark infringement. Read the article: Reuters…
Appeals Court Reverses Ruling Against Viacom in YouTube Case
A federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a $1 billion lawsuit filed against YouTube by Viacom and other media companies five years ago. The copyright infringement suit, which has become a symbol of the clash between entrenched media companies and the upstarts that compete with…
US appeals to put Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom back in jail
Kim Dotcom is due to appear in Auckland High Court tomorrow morning as representatives of the US government appeal a ruling that set the Megaupload founder free on bail last week. Dotcom was granted bail on the conditions that he wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, stay at his rented mansion…
Cisco Appeals Europe’s Approval of Microsoft-Skype Deal
Cisco Systems Inc. said it is appealing the European Commission’s approval of Microsoft Corp.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Internet-calling service Skype SA, even though the deal closed months ago. The move underscores how Cisco and Microsoft, which dominate long-separate sectors in technology, are increasingly colliding as video communications becomes more…
Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of FISA (December 29, 2011)
9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that 2008′s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which granted telecommunications companies immunity to aiding the National Security Agency (NSA) with wiretapping efforts, is constitutional……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
