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Misuse of proprietary data alone doesn’t violate CFAA, judge rules

Court rules that Computer Fraud and Abuse Act governs how data is accessed, not how it is used by persons with valid access

By Jaikumar Vijayan

Jan 29, 2014 4 mins

Data Center Legal Security

Troll sues movie distributors for distributing movies via cell

Just when you thought the patent system couldn’t get any crazier

By Paul McNamara

Jan 29, 2014 4 mins

Amazon.com Apple Intellectual Property

German government faces legal action over NSA spying

Details about the complaint will be shared later, one of the complainants said

By Loek Essers

Jan 29, 2014 3 mins

Cybercrime Legal Network Security

Google ordered to pay royalty on AdWords revenue to Vringo

The judge ruled on the royalty rate after the companies did not come to an agreement on it

By John Ribeiro

Jan 29, 2014 3 mins

Data Center Intellectual Property Legal

Bitcoin investors, legal experts grilled by New York regulators

The New York State Department of Financial Services plans to issue rules for the cryptocurrency this year

By Marc Ferranti

Jan 28, 2014 6 mins

Enterprise Financial Services Industry Small and Medium Business

Lavabit case highlights legal fuzziness around encryption rules

Defunct secure email service Lavabit argued that the government court order for encrypted email was too sweeping

By Joab Jackson

Jan 28, 2014 6 mins

Cybercrime Encryption Legal

Russian man pleads guilty in SpyEye malware case

Panin was the primary developer of the banking fraud malware, the DOJ says

By Grant Gross

Jan 28, 2014 4 mins

Cybercrime Malware Small and Medium Business

Oracle broadens legal fight against third-party Solaris support providers

StratisCom is the latest provider to be named in an Oracle lawsuit.

By Chris Kanaracus

Jan 28, 2014 3 mins

IT Strategy Intellectual Property Legal

Dutch court finds Pirate Bay block ineffective, ends it

The block was easy to circumvent by the 'average lazy surfer,' the court said

By Loek Essers

Jan 28, 2014 4 mins

Data Center Intellectual Property Legal

Lavabit to have its day in federal appeals court

The now defunct secure email service is standing up for the right to protect encrypted communications

By Joab Jackson

Jan 27, 2014 4 mins

Cybercrime Email Clients Small and Medium Business