http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Headline Cyber Tech & E-Commerce Legal News from LexisNexis® en-us http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/images/lexismealeyslogo.gif 130 29 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Copyright 2012 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Security Agency (NSA) made a "logical and plausible" showing that documents requested by a public interest group under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) were "specifically exempted from disclosure" by the statute's provisions, a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 11, upholding a lower court's ruling (Electronic Privacy Information Center v. National Security Agency, No. 11-5233, D.C. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9571). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - After five full days of deliberation, federal jurors in California issued a partial verdict May 7 in the closely watched copyright dispute over defendant Google Inc.'s Android software platform (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See February 2012, Page 29). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Citing "settled Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit law," defendant Google Inc. moved for a new trial May 8 on allegations that it infringed the structure, sequence and organization (SSO) of the compilable code in 37 application programmer interface (API) packages for plaintiff Oracle America Inc.'s Java software platform (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 3:10-cv-03561, N.D. Calif.; See related stories in this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Following a federal jury's May 7 verdict that Google Inc. infringed certain code and files from the Java software platform, Oracle America Inc. on May 16 agreed to defer any resulting copyright damages it might be entitled to until a California federal judge decides the copyrightability of the structure, sequence and organization (SSO) of application programmer interface (API) packages (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See related stories in this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ATLANTA - A Georgia federal judge on May 11 found that Georgia State University (GSU) infringed some of the asserted copyrighted works of three publishers by the unlicensed use of excerpts of the works on the university's computer networks (Cambridge University Press, et al. v. Mark P. Becker, et al., No. 1:08-CV-1425-ODE, N.D. Ga.; See April 2011, Page 40). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - Just two days after Google Inc. was granted a motion to enforce a previous discovery order in a copyright dispute with an adult website, a California federal judge on April 26 issued an order dismissing the long-running action in accordance with the parties' stipulation (Perfect 10 Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 2:04-cv-09484, C.D. Calif.; See August 2011, Page 12). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that any license that prevents a licensee from using other competing products constitutes copyright misuse will not be revisited by the U.S. Supreme Court, which denied certiorari on May 14 (Psystar Corp. v. Apple Inc., No. 11-812, U.S. Sup.; See October 2011, Page 34). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Six months after a California federal judge slashed as "grossly excessive" a jury's damage award from $1.3 billion to $272 million, copyright plaintiff Oracle America Inc. indicated April 26 that it will seek $776.7 million at a June retrial; defendant SAP AG fired back May 1, arguing instead that Oracle is entitled only to lost and infringers' profits (Oracle America Inc. v. SAP AG et al., No. 07-1658, N.D. Calif.; See September 2011, Page 15). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A trial court abused its discretion in failing to recognize that a partner firm in limited liability company (LLC) had a fiduciary duty to both the LLC and the other member firm, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 11, vacating the lower court's denial of a preliminary injunction related to the operation of two websites that the parties previously operated together (Health and Body Store LLC, et al. v. Justbrand Limited, et al., No. 11-4132, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9604). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - A plaintiff did "not establish that he had a legally enforceable interest" in the "Jeet Kune Do" mark, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found May 7, affirming a lower court's dismissal of his trademark infringement and cyberpiracy claims against another user of the mark (Carter Hargrave v. Chief Asian LLC, et al., No. 11-5112, 10th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9231). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SANTA ANA, Calif. - The owner of the domain WestCoastCorvette.com was granted an injunction on April 23 to prevent a competitor from using a very similar domain to divert traffic to its own website, with a California federal judge finding the plaintiff likely to succeed on the merits of its claims brought under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) (West Coast Corvettes Inc. v. MV Marketing Inc., No. 8:12-cv-00269, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56676). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Operators of a "large, fluid network of Internet websites" were deemed liable on April 30 for $100 million in damages six weeks after being accused of trademark infringement and cybersquatting by luxury apparel retailer Herm[#232]s International (Herm[#232]s International v. John Doe 1 et al., No. 12-1623, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an agreement and consent order filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on May 8, MySpace LLC agreed to implement "a comprehensive privacy program" to address the commission's concerns over personally identifiable information (PII) that the social network shared with third-party advertisers (In the Matter of MySpace LLC, No. 102 3058, FTC). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHOENIX - Various activities that a plaintiff says demonstrate a pattern of racketeering undertaken by its former marketing partner are merely "part of a single alleged extortion scheme," a New Jersey federal judge ruled May 10, and not sufficient evidence of racketeering under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (Aviva USA Corp., et al. v. Anil Vazirani, et al., No. 11-0369, D. Ariz.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65448; See January 2012, Page 20). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A product embodying the technology disclosed in a network communication patent was offered for sale prior to the patent's critical date, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 8, upholding a lower court verdict and judgment that found the patent to be invalid as anticipated (Leader Technologies Inc. v. Facebook Inc., No. 2011-1366, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9347; See March 2011, Page 28). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SEATTLE - A Washington federal judge on May 14 issued a preliminary anti-suit injunction barring Motorola Inc. from attempting to enforce relief it won May 2 in European patent litigation with Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola Inc., No. 10-1823, W.D. Wash.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67079). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Texas federal judge properly acquitted Apple Inc. of patent infringement allegations levied by a patent holder in connection with the iTunes website and iPod listening device, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 25 (ZapMedia Services Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 11-1546, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8273). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Although largely agreeing with a California federal judge's decision to deny a preliminary injunction in a patent dispute over smart phone and tablet technology, a divided Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 14 nonetheless found that plaintiff Apple Inc. might still be entitled to limited relief (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 12-1105, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9720; See related story in this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Failure by patent infringement defendant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to produce source code within the time limits proscribed by a discovery order resulted in an award of preclusive sanctions on May 4 to plaintiff Apple Inc. (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 11-1846, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62971; See October 2011, Page 24). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - A request for dismissal of a dispute over Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader was denied April 25 by a Delaware federal judge, who deemed the motion premature (Technology Innovations LLC v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 11-690, D. Del.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57853). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank TAMPA, Fla. - A web-based affiliate marketing company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on May 8, seeking a declaration that a Utah-based children's email provider does not have standing to sue it under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act because it does not qualify as "an Internet Access Service provider" (IAS) under the act (Clickbooth.com LLC v. ZooBuh Inc., No. 8:12-cv-01021, M.D. Fla.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - The federal judge in New York overseeing the electronic books antitrust multidistrict litigation on May 1stayed the actions against Hachette Book Group Inc. and Hachette Digital Inc. (collectively, Hachette) and HarperCollins Publishers, following the publishers' tentative settlement with 15 states and Puerto Rico (In re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation [All Actions], No. 11-md-02293, S.D. N.Y.; United States of America v. Apple Inc., et al., No. 12-md-02826, S.D. N.Y.; State of Texas et al. v. Penguin Group [USA] Inc., et al., No. 1:12-cv-03394, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 27 denied a petition for permission to appeal a district court's order decertifying a class of iPhone purchasers in their antitrust claims against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility Inc. (ATTM) and granting motions to compel arbitration filed by Apple and AT&T (Paul Holman, et al. v. Apple, Inc., et al., No. 12-80012, 9th Cir.; See November 2010, Page 36). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on April 24 granted preliminary approval of an $8.5 million settlement in a multidistrict litigation accusing an online deals company and some of its merchant partners of selling vouchers with illegal expiration dates (In re Groupon Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, No. 11-2238, S.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on April 23 refused to hear an appeal of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' decision to partially revive one of three class action complaints accusing Ticketmaster Corp. and two other companies of creating a "free trial" offer for a coupon program that transmits a consumer's payment information from Ticketmaster to the online coupon company when the consumer selects it (Ticketmaster, et al. v. Stephen C. Stearns, et al., No. 11-983, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2026%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JOSE, Calif. - Consumers successfully plead unfair competition law (UCL) claims that Apple Inc. represented games as "free" without notifying consumers that after logging into its service children could purchase in-game currency, a California federal judge held March 31 (In re Apple In-App Purchase Litigation, No. 11-1758, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47234). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2027%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - The trademarks "Groupon" and "Groupion" are dissimilar, a California federal judge held May 8, granting a motion for summary judgment submitted by defendant Groupon Inc. (Groupion LLC. v. Groupon Inc., No. 11-870, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65772; See December 2011, Page 20). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2028%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware federal judge did not err in granting the City of Wilmington, Del., summary judgment on a former employee's allegation of copyright infringement, according to an April 24 ruling by the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Le T. Le v. City of Wilmington, et al., No. 11-1770, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8206; See March 2011, Page 39). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2029%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - Citing evidence that a trademark infringement defendant's website "welcomed Michigan customers and enabled them to enter into contracts for the purchase of goods," a federal judge on April 30 denied dismissal of a dispute (Masco Corp. of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company v. Delta Imports LLC, No. 11-14720, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59979). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank RICHMOND, Va. - A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 9 found sufficient evidence to create an issue of fact as to whether Google Inc. had committed direct infringement by allowing the use of third-party trademarks by participants in its AdWords program, reversing in part a trial court's summary judgment in the Internet giant's favor (Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc., No. 10-2007, 4th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7082; See August 2010, Page 5). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank OAKLAND, Calif. - Finding that the plaintiffs in a purported class action over cost-per-click (CPC) advertising agreements with Facebook Inc. failed to establish "that questions of law or fact common to the class members predominate over questions affecting only individual members," a California federal judge on April 13 denied their motion to certify the class complaint for breach of contract and unfair business practices (In re Facebook Inc. PPC Advertising Litigation, No. 09-3043, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52512; See February 2011, Page 33). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Reversing an earlier panel and affirming a lower court, the majority of the en banc Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 10 held that the phrase "exceeds authorized access" within the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) "is limited to violations of restrictions on access to information, and not restrictions on its use" (United States of America v. David Nosal, No. 10-10038, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7151; See May 2011, Page 9). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CINCINNATI - Two months after a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 27 upheld an obstruction of justice conviction against a man that hacked into Sarah Palin's email account, it denied his petition for rehearing en banc (United States of America v. David C. Kernell, No. 10-6450, 6th Cir.; See 11/18/10, Page 21). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A New York federal judge's determination that YouTube LLC is entitled to safe harbor immunity from copyright infringement claims was largely vacated April 5 by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that a reasonable jury could conclude that the video-sharing site had "actual knowledge or awareness of specific infringing activity" (Viacom International Inc., et al. v. YouTube Inc., et al., No. 10-3270, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 6909; See July 2010, Page 7). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Asserting his authorship and ownership of a legal document that he filed in a 2003 lawsuit, a lawyer on March 14 sued a legal research firm in Connecticut federal court, claiming that its online publication of the document constituted copyright infringement (David J. Heinlein v. West Publishing Corp., No. 3:12-cv-00386, D. Conn.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SPOKANE, Wash. - A library system's use of filtering software to block certain websites from being displayed on its computers is reasonable and not in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a Washington federal judge ruled April 10, granting the system's motion for summary judgment on a free speech complaint brought against it by a group of patrons (Sarah Bradburn, et al. v. North Central Regional Library District, No. 2:06-cv-00327, E.D. Wash.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50360; See May 2010, Page 4). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - One day after the operator of an online social gaming website and the Federal Trade Commission entered into a consent decree regarding the operator's violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), a California federal judge on March 28 signed and approved their agreement, enjoining the site operator from collecting any "individually identifiable information" from minors without providing sufficient notice to their parents or guardians (United Sates of America v. RockYou Inc., No. 3:12-cv-01487, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - In light of a motion by Google Inc. to the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate and transfer 12 privacy cases against it to California federal court, a District of Columbia federal judge on March 15 granted a joint motion by Google and the plaintiff in one of those cases to stay the case pending a decision by the panel (Kevin Jacobsen v. Google Inc., No. 1:12-cv-00351, D. D.C.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An adult entertainment company's ex parte petition to discover the names of Internet users associated with certain Internet protocol (IP) addresses was improperly granted, a California federal magistrate judge ruled March 21, granting a motion by a group of Internet service providers (ISPs) to reconsider a previous ruling that had granted the petitioner's quest to serve subpoenas on the ISPs in a purported effort to pursue copyright infringement claims against the Internet users (In the Matter Of a Petition By Ingenuity 13 LLC, No. 2:11-mc-00084, E.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38647). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank FORT MYERS, Fla. - A Florida federal magistrate on April 12 granted a Doe defendant's motion to quash a discovery subpoena served on his Internet service provider (ISP), finding that the Doe's declaration of nonresidency defeated jurisdiction (Nu Image Inc. v. Does 1-3,932, No. 2:11-cv-00545, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51402; See March 2012, Page 23). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 26 declined to quash or modify subpoenas issued to the Internet service providers (ISPs) of 15 Doe defendants in a case alleging illegal online file sharing of an adult film company's copyrighted motion picture (Raw Films Ltd. v. John Does 1-15, No. 2:11-cv-07248, E.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41645). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - A Michigan federal judge on March 26 found that deciding issues of joinder in John Doe online file-sharing cases need not be postponed until after Internet service providers (ISPs) have provided identifying information (Patrick Collins Inc. v. John Does 1-23, No. 11-15231, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40536). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Lamenting that "the technology that enables copyright infringement has outpaced technology that prevents it," a California federal magistrate judge on March 30 nonetheless denied a copyright plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery in a John Doe file-sharing case (Hard Drive Productions Inc. v. Does 1-90, No. 11-3825, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45509). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - The U.S Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, sued Apple Inc. and five book publishers in federal court in New York on April 11, alleging that Apple and the publishers engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices of digital books in violation of federal antitrust laws; three of the publishers agreed to settle the lawsuit (United States of America v. Apple, Inc., et al., No. 1:12-cv-02826-UA, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SALT LAKE CITY - Novell Inc. on March 9 opposed Microsoft Corp.'s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law in Novell's antitrust case alleging that Microsoft unlawfully used its dominant position in the personal computer (PC) operating systems market to monopolize other software markets, including word-processing and other office productivity applications (Novell, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 2:04-cv-01045, D. Utah; See February 2012, Page 24). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - Denver nightclubs may continue with their unlawful tying and monopolization claims that a digital download service, a competitor nightclub and the owner of those two businesses coerced disc jockeys to perform at the competitor nightclub, a federal judge in Colorado ruled March 14 (Regas Christou, et al. v. Beatport, LLC, et al., No. 10-cv-02912, D. Colo.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34307). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN DIEGO - A developer and publisher of social media applications on March 19 sued Facebook Inc., alleging that Facebook violated federal and state antitrust laws by causing advertisers to boycott the developer's app and seeking damages and injunctive relief (Sambreel Holdings LLC, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 12cv0668, S.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - In an answer filed April 3 in California federal court, Facebook Inc. fired back at claims of patent infringement levied last month by Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo! Inc. v. Facebook Inc., No. 12-1212, N.D. Calif.; See March 2012, Page 27). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - Assertions by patent infringement defendants Amazon.com Inc. and Zappos Inc. that an April 2011 complaint filed against them fails to state a claim were rejected April 4 by a Delaware federal judge, who deemed dismissal "premature" (Walker Digital LLC v. Fandango Inc., et al., No. 11-313, D. Del.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48080). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - Efforts by patent infringement defendant Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to block an amended complaint were rejected March 28 by a Delaware federal judge, who agreed with a plaintiff that the proposed filing adequately alleges the elements of a willful infringement claim (St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, No. 10-425, D. Del.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42749). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MARSHALL, Texas - Efforts by defendant Citrix Systems Inc. to obtain a partial stay of patent infringement proceedings pending against it were rejected March 16 by a Texas federal judge, despite a final rejection of all claims of one asserted patent following re-examination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (SSL Services LLC v. Citrix Systems Inc., No. 08-158, E.D. Texas). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida federal judge on April 13 found that exercising personal jurisdiction over a declaratory judgment patent infringement defendant would violate due process requirements (Paws Aboard LLC v. Pietro DiDonato, No. 11-1978, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52061). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank OMAHA, Neb. - Although a trademark infringement defendant's Internet-based activities were not intentionally targeted at Nebraska residents, a Nebraska federal judge on March 27 nonetheless found the exercise of jurisdiction there proper (Sam Amenta v. Romeo's Pizza Inc., No. 11-227, D. Neb.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41394). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on April 10 denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a copyright and trademark dispute over the resale of unauthorized software (Adobe Systems Inc. v. Joshua Christensen, et al., No. 10-422, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49878). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2026%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Two members of The Temptations, a singing group, filed a class complaint on March 15 in California federal court accusing UMG Recordings Inc. of withholding royalties for recordings available for digital download, streaming and distribution (Otis Williams, et al. v. UMG Recordings, Inc., No. 12-1289, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2027%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank AUSTIN, Texas - A class of cell phone users filed a class action complaint on March 12 in the U.S District Court for the Western District of Texas against 18 technology and social networking companies, accusing them of illegally stealing the cell phone owners' address book data via their mobile software applications ("apps") (Marc Opperman, et al. v. Path, Inc., et al., No. 12-219, W.D. Texas). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2028%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JOSE, Calif. - A New York man filed a federal class complaint on March 6, claiming that Apple Inc.'s voice-activated "assistant," Siri, falls well short of the promises made by Apple in various advertisements and is in fact, at most, "a work-in-progress" (Frank M. Fazio, et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 12-1127, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - Even though two men convicted of downloading and distributing child pornography via the Internet may not have directly received or distributed the illegal items across state lines, a majority in the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 24 found, after en banc rehearing, that their federal convictions were sufficiently supported by the fact that the pornographic items had crossed state lines at some point prior to the men's possession of them (United States of America v. Kenneth Dean Sturm, et al., No. 09-1386 and 09-5022, 10th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Feb. 23 order, a District of Columbia federal judge unsealed a Dec. 9 ruling in which he had denied a man's motion to quash a federal grand jury's subpoena on Twitter Inc. to discover the man's identity for the purpose of investigating a purported threat he had made against U.S. Congresswoman and then-presidential candidate Michele Bachman (In Re Grand Jury Subpoena No. 11116275, No. 11-527, D. D.C.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MINNESOTA - School district personnel and local deputy sheriff violated a 12-year-old girl's First and Fourth Amendment rights when they coerced the girl into giving them her Facebook and email passwords to conduct a search for purported sexual conversations in which she had engaged, the girl's mother alleges in a March 6 complaint in Minnesota federal court (R.S., et al. v. Minnewaska Area School District No. 2149, et al., No. 0:12-cv-00588, D. Minn.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - Calling it a novel question, a Nevada federal judge on March 8 granted a motion to dismiss claims brought against the operator of a streaming website under the Communications Act (CA), finding that the act pertained to the theft of cable and not to the copyright-based allegations in the present case (Zuffa LLC v. Justin.tv Inc., No. 2:11-cv-00114, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31482). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - Two copyright infringement defendants won a declaratory judgment March 9 that the posting of a five-sentence excerpt from a 50-sentence news article on a political discussion forum is fair use, pursuant to 17 U.S. Code Section 107 (Righthaven LLC v. Democratic Underground and David Allen, No. 10-1356, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31605.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A purported copyright infringement class action was filed Feb. 22 in New York federal court against West Publishing Corp. and Reed Elsevier Inc., in connection with the defendants' practice of publishing legal briefs online (Edward L. White, Edward L. White PC and Kenneth Elan v. West Publishing Corporation and Reed Elsevier Inc., d/b/a LexisNexis, No. 12-1340, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - An October 2011 consent order issued by the Federal Trade Commission related to Google's privacy policy was "a quintessential enforcement decision that [was] committed by the agency's discretion" and, as such, "not subject to judicial review," a District of Columbia federal judge ruled Feb. 24, denying a privacy advocate group's motion to enjoin Google's newly announced privacy policy under the order (Electronic Privacy Information Center v. The Federal Trade Commission, No. 1:12-cv-00206, D. D.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23126; See February 2012, Page 5). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - An Illinois man filed a class complaint on Feb. 17 in an Illinois federal court, alleging that Google Inc. knowingly circumvents default privacy settings on Web browser software Safari, produced by Apple Inc. (Matthew Soble, et al. v. Google Inc., No. 12-200, D. Del.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JOSE, Calif. - While noting that he was "sympathetic" to the privacy concerns of a class plaintiff seeking a protective order from a deposition by Facebook Inc. in a publicity rights class action against the social network operator, a California federal judge on Feb. 21 denied the motion, finding that the plaintiff's "legitimate desire to protect her privacy does not outweigh the relevance or propriety" of the discovery process (Angel Fraley, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 11-1726, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21501; See January 2012, Page 28). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 17 granted preliminary approval of a settlement agreement in the multidistrict litigation alleging that the iPhone 4 is defective (In Re Apple iPhone 4 Products Liability Litigation, No. 10-2188, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on March 9 concluded that cable and broadband giant Comcast Corp. did not obtain its www.fancast.com with a bad faith intent to profit, despite claims of cybersquatting by the owner of www.fancaster.com (Fancaster Inc., et al. v. Comcast Corp., et al., No. 2:08-cv-02922, D. N.J.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32287). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MINNEAPOLIS - Because a plaintiff initiated its cybersquatting and defamation claims against a dissatisfied former customer in Minnesota federal court, a judge in that court held March 12, the plaintiff waived its right to dismiss the defendant's counterclaims for lack of jurisdiction in light of a forum selection provision included in an agreement between the parties (Jalin Realty Capital Advisors LLC, et al. v. A Better Wireless, NISP, LLC, No. 0:11-cv-00165, D. Minn.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32730). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on March 1 found no material facts to contradict a trademark owner's showing that a Las Vegas man registered and used an Internet domain incorporating that mark in bad faith, granting summary judgment to the plaintiff on its cybersquatting claim (Two Plus Two Publishing LLC v. Russell Aaron Boyd, et al., No. 2:09-cv-02318, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27545). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MIAMI - A Florida federal judge on Feb. 14 denied a Doe defendant's motion to quash a discovery subpoena in an Internet file-sharing case, finding the Doe's arguments regarding First Amendment rights, misjoinder and lack of jurisdiction to be meritless (AF Holdings LLC v. Does 1-162, No. 1:11-cv-23036, S.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17894). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank GREENBELT, Md. - Ruling that an adult film producer needs to be able to identify potential defendants to pursue copyright infringement claims against them, a Maryland federal judge on Feb. 28 denied three Doe defendants' motions to quash a subpoena served on their Internet service providers (ISPs) (Third Degree Films Inc. v. Does 1-108, No. 8:11-cv-03007, D. Md.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25400). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Finding that a copyright and trademark infringement defendant's "total absence of contacts" with the State of Iowa is "the antithesis of the type of continuous and systematic contacts necessary," an Iowa federal judge on Feb. 24 dismissed the case (Fraserside IP LLC v. Roland Waterweg, No. 11-3043, N.D. Iowa; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23740). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank FORT MYERS, Fla. - Finding that a copyright infringement plaintiff's request for identifying information is narrowly tailored, a Florida federal magistrate judge on Feb. 28 refused to quash a subpoena served upon a John Doe defendant (Nu Image Inc. v. John Does 1-3, 932, No. 11-545, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23504). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Finding that a Virginia federal judge erred in construing a disputed patent claim, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 7 vacated a summary judgment of noninfringement with respect to certain claims (Digital-Vending Services International LLC v. The University of Phoenix Inc. and Apollo Group Inc., No. 11-1216, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4753). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A California federal judge did not err in construing "database" to mean "a collection of data with a given structure that can be stored and retrieved," a divided Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 2, affirming summary judgment on behalf of three declaratory judgment plaintiffs (MySpace Inc. et al. v. GraphOn Corp., No. 11-1149, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4375). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JOSE, Calif. - Characterizing itself as an innovator of social network technology, Yahoo! Inc. filed suit March 12 against Facebook Inc., the world's leading social networking website (Yahoo! Inc. v. Facebook Inc., No. 12-1212, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CHICAGO - A dispute over wireless communications systems was partially resolved March 9 when an Illinois federal judge dismissed allegations of direct patent infringement (Intellect Wireless Inc. v. Sharp Corporation et al., No. 10-6763, N.D. Ill.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31669). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN DIEGO - A patent infringement dispute over the Google Maps Mobile application was stayed Feb. 21 by a California federal judge (Tierravision Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 11-2170, S.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21463). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MINNEAPOLIS - Because a plaintiff offered only conclusory statements that its trademark has come to be understood by customers and the public, the plaintiff failed to present sufficient facts that the mark has acquired secondary meaning, a Minnesota federal judge ruled Feb. 28 (Walsh Bishop Associates Inc. v. Keith O'Brien, Ian Scott, David Serrano and WBA Partners Inc., No. 11-2673, D. Minn.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25219). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - A commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend against a class action suit alleging that its insured fraudulently conspired with insurers to conceal errors in its software program that undervalued bodily injury claims, a California appeals panel affirmed Feb. 27 (The Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, et al. v. Computer Sciences Corporation, No. B229033, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 8; 2012 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1452). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank FORT SMITH, Ark. - A retailer that sells single-serve K-cups through its website failed to sufficiently allege that its supplier violated state and federal antitrust laws by refusing to deal, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled Feb. 15 in dismissing the company's complaint with prejudice (Coffee.org, Inc. v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., et al., No. 2:11-CV-02031, W.D. Ark.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18577). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cyber%20Tech%20E-Com.%2026%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - Producers and owners of multimedia content cannot demonstrate antitrust injury in their lawsuit against wireless carriers because they are not participants in the same market, a federal judge in California ruled March 1 in dismissing the complaint with prejudice (Bruce "Max" Davis, et al. v. AT&T Wireless Services Inc., et al., No. 11-02674, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27197).