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Subway Make You Tardy? NYC Transit to Provide Late Notes (1)
permalinkPeople late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or bosses.Shared by internetcases (0)
- internetcases said: Wondering why this is news. Metra in Chicago has always done this, or at least for as long as I've been riding it (since 2002).
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Woman Serving Thanksgiving for 32 After Craigslist Ad (3)
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'Neck Breaking' Google Search Done in Caylee Case (4)
on'Neck breaking' and 'household weapons' were among the Google searches done on a computer available to the mother of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony, newly released court documents show.
- Joseph said: Is this woman retarded? Why not post up on a message board, "I'm trying to kill a 3-year-old. What's the best way? ..PS- I don't want to get caught."
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Lori Drew Guilty of 3 Misdemeanor Violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (3)
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By Eric Goldman According to news reports (WSJ Law Blog, LA Times, AP), the jury has declared Lori Drew guilty...Contribute comment -
Facebook Wins $873 Million Judgement Under Anti-Spam Laws (2)
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Facebook has won an $873 million judgment -- the largest to be delivered under federal anti-spam laws -- against a Canadian resident accused of sending more than 4 million bogus messages from members' profiles, many advertising male enhancement drugs.Facebook sued Adam Guerbuez and his business, Atlantis Blue Capital, which Facebook alleges is fictitious, in August, and accused him of sending more than 4 million spam messages in March and April.Read the article: San Francisco ChronicleShared by DP (0) internetcases (0)Contribute comment -
Ex-Philly TV Anchor Gets 3 Years Probation for Snooping (2)
onA popular TV newsman has been sentenced to three years of probation for obsessively hacking into his co-anchor's e-mail and leaking gossip about her to the press.Shared by Daniel (1) internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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Family Outraged at Teen's Webcam Suicide (1)
onThe family of a college student who killed himself in front of an Internet audience say they're horrified his life ended before virtual spectators and infuriated that viewers and Web site operators didn't act sooner to save him.Shared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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Noise Violators Sentenced to Listen to Barry Manilow (1)
onFort Lupton Municipal Judge Paul Sacco forces noise violators to listen to music they don't like, such as Barry Manilow.Shared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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Dog Drives Van Into New York Coffee House (1)
onA dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffee houseShared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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Florida Teen Commits Suicide Live on Web Cam (4)
onA 19-year-old Florida man committed suicide live on a Web cam, encouraged by those who were watching, according to reports.Contribute comment
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MySpace Sucide Trial Explores Cyberlaw Issues (1)
onSo far, the testimony in the Lori Drew cyber-bullying trial, which began in Los Angeles, has generated headlines for its inherent drama and tragedy: the mother of a teenage daughter, accused of using the MySpace Latest News about MySpace social network to stage an elaborate hoax that ends with the suicide of a troubled 13-year-old classmate, Megan Meier. But the legal foundation for the prosecution's case seems like it belongs to a different court proceeding, ...Shared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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It's Not a Tumor, Doctors Find Worm In Woman's Brain Instead (55)
onDoctors in Arizona thought a Phoenix-area woman had a possible brain tumor, but it turned out there was something else penetrating her brain – a worm.Shared by André R. Hood (0) Anoop (18) Ardail Smith (0) Arslan Zahid (9) Avi (80) Babychen Mathew (32) Bill Starr (4) Brian (22) Carissa (11) Carmen Ellington (0) Casper (17) chris (0) Chris (2) Chuck Rogers (3) Clint Maher (71) Curtis Becker (0) Dennis Gonzales (2) diego (12) Foo Yong Hwee (0) G Code (0) Gaurav Sikka (8) George Brickner (32) Grant Bierman (5) guy (45) Ian Kaumeyer (0) Ian Kaumeyer (0) internetcases (0) Jason Kelly (27) jason o (52) Jeff (47) jim crossley (3) Joe (2) Joey Doyle (6) John D Reasor (6) Jonathan (4) Laserone (0) Leena (171) Lerch (1) lisa coultrup (0) liveMike (0) Matthew Lunalover (5) Michael Dorausch (0) Nikollas Ordway (24) Rajeev Edmonds (23) Rick Butterfield (2) Ryan Lewis (27) Sandra Williams (1) Stacey B. (1) Syng (1) Tal Siach (32) Thomas Paine (3) Tommy Inglis (0) Tyler Reichelt (0) Wyn Lim (0) Yatin Vadhia (26)Contribute comment
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Kentucky Appeals Court Tells Kentucky To Hold Off Seizing Domains (3)
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While a lower court in Kentucky had agreed to allow the state to seize 141 domain names as being "illegal gambling devices" despite having nothing to do with the state of Kentucky, other than being available on internet connections there (and everywhere else), an appeals court has now issued an injunction to stop the state from seizing the domains until the appeal can be heard. While we still have to wait for the full appeal, ...Contribute comment -
Judge Dismisses Psystar Antitrust Suit v. Apple (1)
onA federal judge has tossed out Psystar's antitrust lawsuit against Apple, one of its most important avenues to remaining in business. Judge William Alsup of the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of California rejected Psystar's argument that Apple uses anticompetitive practices to prevent companies from selling computers that run Mac OS X, according to court documents spotted by AppleInsider.Read the article: CNET News.comShared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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Tennessee to Filter University Networks for Music (1)
onTennessee has agreed to filter computer networks for unauthorized music downloads at the state's colleges and universities. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill designed to thwart music piracy at the state's campuses, the Recording Industry Association of America said on its Web site.Read the article: CNET News.comShared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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Conservative Think Tank: RIAA v. Thomas Mistrial Was 'Unreasoned' (3)
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A conservative think tank on Monday attacked the Minnesota federal judge who declared a mistrial in the nation's only RIAA file sharing case to go to trial. The Washington-based Progress and Freedom Foundation said U.S. District Judge Michael Davis' decision overturning a $222,000 jury verdict in the Jammie Thomas trial was "unreasoned," "unreasonable" and "injudicious."Contribute comment -
Black Friday Takedown Notices Hitting Mailboxes (1)
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While retailers don't anticipate a widely profitable Black Friday, they're already rounding up the lawyers to threaten websites who publish pre-released sale prices for the day after Thanksgiving shopping stampede. Consider Wal-Mart, which has already begun sending takedown noticesdemanding the online removal of their Black Friday ads. Wal-Mart and a host of other retailing concerns perform this act every year ahead of Black Friday. Last year, Wal-Mart went even bigger, sending out letters warning websites ...Shared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment -
Copyright And Its Harm On Culture (11)
onA bunch of folks have sent in Cory Doctorow's essay on why he considers himself a "copyfighter," noting that sharing content is what creates culture -- and the attempts by Big Content to block sharing of content are effectively an attempt to stomp out culture, such that only they can determine what is culture (or so they believe). Content isn't king: culture is. The reason we go to the movies is to have something to ...Shared by Blaise Alleyne (1) Chris Charabaruk (5) Christopher Gizzi (1) darkeye11547 (8) internetcases (0) Maarek Stele (0) MAK (2) marcel weiß (9) Patrick (0) Shane Richmond (0) Simon (4)
- marcel weiß said: "Yet, because a rather recent industry was built up on the idea that "copying" was rare and was only done on professional built content, it's now trying to shut down and stomp out new means of communication just because, as a part of its nature, it allows for the copying of professional content as well. "
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Obama the Techie President? (1)
onObama camp used the Web successfully for voter outreach — now comes the test on translating it for public service• Future Office-Seekers May Have to Disclose DNAShared by internetcases (0)Contribute comment
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EFF, ACLU Ask Court To Strike Down Kentucky's Domain Name Seizure (3)
onYou may recall that a judge recently allowed Kentucky's governor to seize a bunch of domain names that were related to gambling -- even if neither the owners nor the servers were based in Kentucky -- setting a terrible precedent. That's why it's good to see the EFF, the ACLU and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) team up yet again to ask an appeals court to overturn this decision. Hopefully the appeals court ...Contribute comment
