Steptoe LLP | USA | 29 Jul 2016
In an opinion today, Judge Rakoff denied a motion to compel arbitration of antitrust claims against Uber’s CEO because he found that the arbitration…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 26 Apr 2014
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has generated controversy over whether it can be used to go after people who violate a website's terms of…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 24 Aug 2013
How do you get rid of an unwelcome guest to your online party? Send him a cease-and-desist letter and block his IP address. And if he still tries to…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 27 Jun 2013
Last week Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced "Aaron's Law," legislation that would significantly amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The proposed…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 5 Nov 2011
The Ninth Circuit has decided to rehear en banc its decision in U.S. v. Nosal, which held that that an employee who violated his employer's restrictions on use of the company network could be prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 24 Sep 2011
Facebook is continually changing its features, partly to enable it to collect more information that it hopes will be of interest to advertisers.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 28 Nov 2009
We warned a year and a half ago that federal prosecutors’ use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to prosecute Lori Drew in the infamous MySpace "cyberbullying" case threatened to squelch free speech and anonymity on the Internet, and would turn the violation of a website’s Terms of Service -- an everyday occurrence for many web users -- into a criminal offense.