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| Report: Guilty verdict overturned in MySpace suicide case - Lori Drew allegedly used a fake MySpace profile to harass a teenager to the point of suicide, but judge says prosecutors can't use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against her. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:26:00 PDT |
| DOJ opens formal investigation into Google Books settlement - Government investigators will probe whether or not Google's agreement with publishers over the digital rights to index books violates antitrust laws. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:00 PDT |
| Ad industry groups agree to privacy guidelines - Four trade groups, including the IAB, assemble a set of self-guiding principles for maintaining consumer privacy in connection with targeted advertisements. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:27:00 PDT |
| Microsoft chucks vomit ad - The rather colorful ad--in which a wife pukes after seeing what her husband has been viewing online--has been removed from the Microsoft IE 8 "Browse Better'' campaign. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:57:00 PDT |
| Court: MySpace not liable for offline assaults - Consistent with other federal rulings, court rules that a Web service can't be held responsible if a minor is assaulted offline by someone whom he or she meets online. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:26:00 PDT |
| Jammie Thomas will appeal, lawyer says - One of Thomas-Rasset's attorneys says she will appeal and will argue that the $1.9 million in damages she was ordered to pay are unconstitutional. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:05:00 PDT |
| Usenet.com ruling, a 'whittling down' of Betamax defense - Judge's ruling against Usenet.com, its lawyer says, undercuts classic immunity against liability in copyright cases. The RIAA disagrees. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:06:00 PDT |
| Facebook cleans up its privacy controls - Will transition users to new settings through use of opt-in tool as it works to make more profile content public. Also, as expected, it does away with regional networks. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:34:00 PDT |
| Microsoft resorts to vomit to market IE 8 - In a new series of online ads for its Internet Explorer 8 browser, created by the team behind the Mojave Experiment, Microsoft goes beyond the pale. In fact, a bucket is required. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:56:00 PDT |