Another Questionable IP Lawsuit Over a Derogatory Twitter Account
…are “within Twitter’s network” (the CFAA claims, if any, are Twitter’s—Behringer is taking a page out of the handbook of the vice principal who tried to assert CFAA claims against…
Android and Pandora Privacy Rulings Accept Low Hurdle for Standing
…they fail to satisfy the damage threshold the court dismisses the UCL claim based on the unlawful prong since it piggybacked on the CFAA claim the court declines the request…
H2 2013 Quick Links, Part 5 (Miscellaneous)
…the mistake-of-fact defense would have changed the verdict under these circumstances. The court thus did not commit prejudice. Related blog post. * The CFAA has made doing security research “terrifying.”…
H2 2013 Quick Links, Part 4 (Social Media, Advertising, E-Commerce)
…of damages under CAN-SPAM and imposes personal liability against the CEO under CAN-SPAM, CFAA and CA Penal Code 502. Prior blog post. * In re Air Crash Near Clarence Center,…
Company That Facilitates Digital Access to Public Records Uses CFAA to Block Scraper
…injunction requiring the counties to restore LPS’s access to the data by reverting to the earlier version of Laredo. CFAA claims: Fidlar’s CFAA claim was premised on a violation of…
Google Wins Cookie Privacy Lawsuit
…a violation of the Wiretap Act. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: The CFAA claims fail because plaintiffs don’t satisfy the $5,000 damage threshold. Unauthorized use of personal information does not…
Presentation About the Problems of Online Trespass to Chattels
…computer crime laws like California Penal Code Sec. 502. As I outline in that post, I don’t think nibbling around the edges with CFAA reform is very helpful. Instead, I…
Calling Out Scraper for “Stealing” Data Is Not Defamatory – Tamburo v. Dworkin
…it’s not clear as to whether she could have pursued a CFAA claim. Tamburo also argued that Henry’s less than perfect implementation of the robots.txt exclusion undermined her arguments of…
Creating Parody Social Media Accounts Doesn’t Violate Computer Fraud & Abuse Act – Matot v. CH
…On a motion to dismiss brought by one of the defendants, the court finds that plaintiff failed to adequately allege a cause of action under the CFAA. Reviewing the CFAA…
Craigslist Wins Routine But Troubling Online Trespass to Chattels Ruling in 3Taps Case (Catch-up Post)
…things, violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) and California’s computer crime law, CA Penal Code 502. In this ruling, the court denies 3Taps’ motion to dismiss. There…