MySpace won statutory damages of more than $230 million against spammers Stanford Wallace and Walter Rines, but the big question is whether this ruling–delivered in the Federal District Court in Los Angeles–will act as a deterrent.
To be sure, MySpace’s win (see court order PDF) has some eye-popping figures (good luck collecting that sum).
federal district courtMySpace’s big spam win: Will it really be a deterrent?ZDNET - Between the Lines Wed, 05/14/2008 - 5:52am
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Federal court will determine ASCAP fees for music on AOL, Yahoo,...CNET Tech blog Thu, 05/01/2008 - 11:35am
A federal district court in New York ruled Thursday that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is owed "reasonable license fees" by online media powerhouses AOL, RealNetworks, and Yahoo for the music streamed and distributed on their sites. Tags:
Lawsuit claims Google stole idea for Sky layer in EarthCNET Tech blog Fri, 02/15/2008 - 6:38pm
A former Google contractor is suing the company for alleging stealing the idea for the Sky layer in Google Earth from him. The lawsuit filed this week in federal district court in Atlanta seeks punitive damages of $25 million from Google. Jonathan Cobb claims in his suit that he disclosed ... Tags:
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