A California district judge recently ordered infamous spammer Sanford Wallace to pay $711 million in damages to Facebook for his extensive spamming activity on the site. Wallace is bankrupt, so the price tag may not be very tangible to him, but that doesn’t mean he’s in the clear; the district judge has also requested that Wallace be prosecuted for criminal contempt, which could result in jail time from which no degree of poverty can save him.
Umpire State of Mind: What is the Instant Replay’s Place in Baseball?
Bud Selig admits the 2009 World Series Playoffs had a number of flat out wrong calls, yet he still has faith in baseball’s umpires and does not believe the game should broaden the use of the instant replay.
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Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Craigslist is a "Public Nuisance"
U.S. District Court Judge John Grady threw out a lawsuit against Craigslist accusing it of being a “public nuisance” and of violating federal and state prostitution laws. At issue in the civil lawsuit filed in March by the sheriff of Cook County in Illinois was Craigslist’s then-“Erotic Services” section (now renamed “Adult Services”).
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Information Dissemination and Cooperation: Could Europeana provide a useful framework for Google Books?
For those who enjoy the musty smell of a library, be prepared to get your fix elsewhere, because the latest craze is digital libraries, which offer books available free on the Internet.
What exactly does 35 U.S.C. §112 require?
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated its decision in Ariad v. Lilly, granting en banc rehearing of the case. In its petition, Ariad Pharmaceuticals asked the court to answer two questions: first, whether the court erred by engrafting a separate written description requirement onto §112 ¶1; and second, what is the proper test to satisfy the requirement in Section § 112?
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Can Google Earth Keep a (Trade) Secret?
It seems that almost everyone who can use a computer is familiar with Google Earth, the Google software featuring satellite imagery from around the globe. Perhaps one of your less tech-savvy relatives has called you to the computer to look at satellite images of your house. If researchers at Georgia Tech have their way, you may eventually be able to watch yourself looking at those satellite images on Google Earth.
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The Other Nobel Prize Controversy
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Statistical Reporting of Abortions: Unwanted-Pregnancy Preventative or Undue Burden?
The tension between a state’s interest in preserving human life and a woman’s right to obtain a pre-viability abortion without undue burden from the state is at th
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Smart Grid, Smart Spam, and Smart Burglars
Should Lawyers be Blogging?
One great thing about blogging is everyone can do it. If you can double-click on the Internet icon you can start your own blog. But just because everyone can blog, doesn’t mean everyone should. I am specifically talking about lawyers. Just read the complaint by Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against Kristine Ann Peshek. Ms.
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