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Feds Can Search, Seize P2P Files Without Warrant
The authorities do not need court warrants to view and download files trading on peer-to-peer networks, a federal appeals court says. Wednesday’s 3-0 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concerned a Nevada man convicted of possessing child pornography as part of an FBI investigation.
Continue reading »etc: A federal appeals court has ruled that the US government cannot protect the identity of lobbyists in a case stemming from the government’s…
A federal appeals court has ruled that the US government cannot protect the identity of lobbyists in a case stemming from the government’s warrantless wiretapping. Read More: The EFF
Continue reading »Antitrust Suit on Music Downloads Back in the Spotlight
The lawsuit accusing influential record labels of conspiring to set preferential prices for a large segment of people who download their music via the Internet was announced to be reinstated by a federal appeals court. The defendants summoned to court include names such as Bertelsmann AG, EMI Group, Sony Corp, Vivendi SA and Warner Music Group Corp, as well as various affiliates. The U.S.
Continue reading »Digital music prices: are they illegally fixed?
A federal lawsuit alleging collusion among the major music labels over digital download pricing can proceed, a three judge Appeals Court panel ruled today. As lawsuits go, this one’s a humdinger, charging that the labels engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy to ensure that they each made about 70 cents per track sold online, and that no one received a better deal than anyone else. The case had earlier been tossed for a “failure to state a claim,” but the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated it and ordered the trial judge to proceed with the case.
Continue reading »U.S. Courts Split on Internet Bans
A federal appeals court is reversing a lifetime internet ban imposed on a child sex offender also handed a 15-year prison term. The outcome highlights the appellate courts are all over the map when it comes to internet bans often imposed on defendants, especially sex deviants, once they have served their time. What’s more, the courts appear to be accepting the internet as a basic freedom to which convicts, even the worst of the worst, usually should not be denied permanent access.
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