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Google challenges NSL

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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April 6 2013

On the heels of the district court's decision, Google reportedly filed suit in the same court (pursuant to 18 USC 3511) to set aside or modify

FTC publishes new guidelines on internet advertising

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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March 30 2013

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission published its updated guidelines on Internet advertising disclosures. The FTC Staff Report, ".com

Court tosses spam out of the frying pan and into the fire

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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March 2 2013

The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota has held, in Gage E. Services, LLC, v. AngelVision Technologies, Inc., that the CAN-SPAM Act

California Credit Card Act does not cover internet downloads

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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February 23 2013

According to the California Supreme Court, when California enacted the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1991 to protect consumers' personal

WTO authorizes IP piracy by Antigua

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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Antigua, USA
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February 14 2013

In the old days, governments could issue "letters of marque" authorizing privateers to capture enemy vessels and keep some of the booty. (Heck, the U

Google search practices mostly OK’d, but patent practices must change

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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January 5 2013

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it found that Google did not violate anti-competition law by favoring its own products and services in some

Punishing hackers even when they do no damage

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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December 29 2012

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has held, in Chadha v. Chopra, that a party suing under the Stored Communications Act (SCA

FTC not kidding around with online privacy

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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December 22 2012

After years of proposed rules and hundreds of comments, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally issued its amended rule implementing the Children's

Privacy: there’d better be an app for That

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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December 22 2012

App makers who did not heed California Attorney General Kamala Harris's warning that they needed to have a privacy policy accessible from the app should

Judge “likes” Facebook settlement terms

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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USA
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December 15 2012

Facebook is finally distributing some wealth back to its users - but only because it is being forced to. Facebook users, whose names and photographs were

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