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.
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WhoGlue Pokes Facebook with Patent Infringement
WhoGlue Inc., a small Baltimore company that develops and sells software to manage online memberships and facilitate communications between members, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Delaware against Facebook on Monday. WhoGlue claims that Facebook continued to infringe on its patent despite Facebook having "notice and knowledge" that WhoGlue’s patent existed.
High School Administration Coerces Students to Hand Over Facebook Log-In Info
On September 10, 2007, high school cheerleader coach Tommie Hill allegedly coerced Miranda Jackson, one of her cheerleaders, to hand over her Facebook log-in information. That information was later provided to “fellow Pearl High School teacher, dance and cheer sponsor Tiffany Durr, cheer trainer Corey Byrd, Principal Ray Morgigno, Superintendant John Ladner, and other unknown individuals.” The student’s information allegedly led to her being “punished and humiliated.” Jackson was then bar
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Why Legislatures Should Not Ban Teachers from Forming Social Networking Relationships with Their Students
Currently in the news there is a resurgence of stories reporting on improper student teacher relationships. It is suggested that advances in technology are partly to blame because social networking websites foster an environment for these relationships.
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