US case law on computers and IT
February 28th, 2008, Tomasz RychlickiLast updated on 16 January 2010.
This short compilation of US computer (IT, Internet, cyberlaw, telecommunication) case law will be also available and under later developement on my new Wiki system.
I. Jurisdiction
II. Contracts
III. Trespass to chattels
IV. Intellectual Property
V. Regulating content and speech
VI. Privacy
VII. Computer and Internet crimes
VIII. E-government
IX. Litigation
I. JURISDICTION
A. Specific jurisdiction.
- International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945).
- Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo DOT Com, 952 F. Supp. 1119 (D. Pa. 1997).
- Euromarket Designs, Inc. v. Crate & Barrel Ltd., 96 F. Supp. 2d 824 (D. Ill. 2000).
- Heathmount A.E. Corp. v. Technodome.com, 106 F. Supp. 2d 860 (D. Va. 2000).
- ALS Scan, Inc. v. Digital Serv. Consultants, Inc., 293 F.3d 707 (4th Cir. 2002).
- Griffis v. Luban, 646 N.W.2d 527 (Minn. 2002).
- Pavlovich v. Superior Court, 29 Cal. 4th 262 (Cal. 2002).
- Revell v. Lidov, 317 F.3d 467 (5th Cir. 2002).
- Jennings v. AC Hydraulic A/S, 383 F.3d 546 (7th Cir. 2004).
B. General jurisdiction
- Gator.com Corp. v. L.L. Bean, Inc., 341 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2003).
- Bancroft & Masters, Inc. v. Augusta Nat’l, Inc., 223 F.3d 1082 (9th Cir. 2000).
- Yahoo! Inc. v. La Ligue Contre Le Racisme, 433 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2006).
- Toys “R” Us, Inc. v. Step Two, S.A., 318 F.3d 446 (3d Cir. 2003).
C. Criminal analogy
D. Enforcement
- Louis Feraud Int’l S.A.R.L. v. Viewfinder Inc., 406 F. Supp. 2d 274 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).
II. CONTRACTS
A. Browserwrap licenses
- Pollstar v. Gigmania Ltd., 170 F. Supp. 2d 974 (D. Cal. 2000).
- Specht v. Netscape Communs. Corp., 150 F. Supp. 2d 585 (S.D.N.Y. 2001).
- Ticketmaster Corp. v. Tickets.Com, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12987 (D. Cal. 2000).
- Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc., 126 F. Supp. 2d 238 (S.D.N.Y. 2000).
- Comb v. Paypal, Inc., 218 F. Supp. 2d 1165 (D. Cal. 2002).
- Cairo, Inc. v. Crossmedia Servs., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8450 (D. Cal. 2005).
B. Shrinkwrap and clikwrap licenses
- Step-Saver Data Sys., Inc. v. Wyse Tech., 939 F.2d 91 (3d Cir. 1991).
- Arizona Retail Sys. v. Software Link, Inc. 831 F. Supp. 759 (D. Ariz. 1993).
- Caspi v. Microsoft Network, 323 N.J. Super. 118 (App. Div. 1999).
- ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996).
- Hill v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 105 F. 3d 1147 (7th Cir. 1997).
- Brower v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 246 A.D.2d 246, 676 N.Y.S.2d 569 (App. Div. 1998).
- Klocek v. Gateway, Inc., 104 F. Supp. 2d 1332 (D. Kan. 2000).
- M.A. Mortenson Co. v. Timberline Software Corp., 140 Wn.2d 568 (Wash. 2000).
- Williams v. America Online, Inc., 2001 Mass. Super. LEXIS 11 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001).
- i.Lan Systems, Inc. v. Netscout Service Level Corp., 183 F. Supp. 2d 328 (D. Mass. 2002).
C. Terms Of Service
- Oestreicher v. Alienware Corp., 502 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (D. Cal. 2007)
D. Software licenses
- Microsoft Corp. v. Harmony Computers & Elecs., 846 F. Supp. 208 (S.D.N.Y. 1994).
- National Car Rental Sys., Inc. v. Computer Assocs. Int’l, Inc., 991 F.2d 426 (8th Cir. 1993).
- ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996).
- Davidson & Assocs. v. Jung, 422 F.3d 630 (8th Cir. 2005).
- Bowers v. Baystate Techs., 320 F.3d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2003).
- Packeteer, Inc. v. Valencia Sys., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21348 (D. Cal. 2007).
E. FLOSS licenses
- Computer Assocs. Int’l v. Quest Software, Inc., 333 F. Supp. 2d 688 (D. Ill. 2004).
- Planetary Motion, Inc. v. Techsplosion, Inc., 261 F.3d 1188 (11th Cir. 2001).
- Progress Software Corp. v. MySQL AB, 195 F. Supp. 2d 328 (D. Mass. 2002).
- SCO Group, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2005 WL 318784 (D.Utah, 2005).
- Wallace v. Free Software Found., Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53003 (D. Ind. 2006).
- Wallace v. IBM, 467 F.3d 1104 (7th Cir. 2006).
F. Contractual and statutory liability for defective software
- Kaczmarek v. Microsoft Corp., 39 F. Supp. 2d 974 (N.D. Ill. 1999).
- In re AOL, Inc. Version 5.0 Software Litig., 168 F. Supp. 2d 1359 (S.D. Fla. 2001).
- In re SONY BMG CD Technologies Litigation, 2005 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions 9575, 2006 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 9329, (S.D.N.Y. 2006).
G. Auction sites and contracts
- Perez v. Hung Kien Luu, 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 8670 (Tex. App. 2007)
III. TRESPASS TO CHATTELS
A. Trespass involving spam
- Compuserve Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, 962 F. Supp. 1015 (D. Ohio 1997).
- America Online v. LCGM, Inc., 46 F. Supp. 2d 444 (D. Va. 1998).
B. Trespass to online databases
- Ebay, Inc. v. Bidder’s Edge, 100 F. Supp. 2d 1058 (D. Cal. 2000).
- Buchanan Marine, Inc. v. McCormack Sand Co., 743 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.N.Y. 1990).
- Intel Corp. v. Hamidi, 30 Cal. 4th 1342 (Cal. 2003).
- Assessment Techs. of Wi, LLC v. Wire Data, Inc., 361 F.3d 434 (7th Cir. 2004).
- Healthcare Advocates, Inc. v. Harding, Earley, Follmer & Frailey, 497 F. Supp. 2d 627 (D. Pa. 2007).
IV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
A. Copyright
1. Protection of computer software
- Synercom Technology, Inc. v. University Computing Co., 462 F. Supp. 1003 (D. Tex. 1978).
- Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 (3d Cir. 1986).
- Sega Enters. v. Maphia, 857 F. Supp. 679 (D. Cal. 1994).
- Religious Tech. Ctr. v. Lerma, 40 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1569, 996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15454 (E.D. Va. 1996).
- Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int’l, 516 U.S. 233 (U.S. 1996).
2. Reverse engineering, technological protection measures, anti-circumventions (17 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1204)
- Hubco Data Products Corp. v. Management Assistance, Inc., 219 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 450, 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19515.
- Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software, 847 F.2d 255 (5th Cir. 1988).
- Sony Computer Entm’t Am., Inc. v. GameMasters, 87 F. Supp. 2d 976 (N.D. Cal. 1999).
- RealNetworks, Inc. v. Streambox, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1889 (W.D. Wash. 2000).
- Felten v. RIAA, No. CV-0102669 (D.N.J. Nov. 27, 2001).
- Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley, 273 F.3d 429 (2d Cir. 2001).
- United States v. Elcomsoft Ltd., 203 F. Supp. 2d 1111 (N.D. Cal. 2002).
- Pearl Investments, LLC v. Standard I/O, Inc., 257 F.Supp.2d 326 (D.Me. 2003).
- Lexmark Int’l v. Static Control Components, Inc., 387 F.3d 522 (6th Cir. 2004).
- 321 Studios v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., 307 F.Supp.2d 1085 (N.D. Cal. 2004).
- I.M.S. Inquiry Mgmt. Sys., Ltd. v. Bershire Info. Sys., Inc., 307 F.Supp.2d 521 (S.D.N.Y. 2004).
- Sony Computer Entm’t Am., Inc. v. Filipiak, 406 F. Supp. 2d 1068 (D. Cal. 2005).
- Davidson & Assocs. v. Jung, 422 F.3d 630 (8th Cir. 2005).
- Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Techs., Inc., 381 F.3d 1178 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
- Storage Tech. Corp. v. Custom Hardware Eng’g & Consulting, Inc., 421 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
- Egilman v. Keller & Heckman, LLP, 401 F. Supp. 2d 105 (D.D.C. 2005).
- Ticketmaster L.L.C. v. RMG Techs., Inc., 507 F.Supp.2d 1096 (D. Cal. 2007).
- Auto Inspection Services, Inc. v. Flint Auto Auction, Inc. et al. (E.D. Mich. 2007).
3. Different copyright infringement issues (civil actions, DMCA, websites)
- L.A.Times v. Free Republic, 54 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1453, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5669 (D. Cal. 2000).
- Umg Recordings v. Mp3.com, Inc., 92 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000).
- A&M Records v. Napster, 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001).
- MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005).
- Tur v. Youtube, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50254 (D. Cal. 2007).
- Biosafe-One, Inc. v. Hawks, 524 F. Supp. 2d 452 (D.N.Y. 2007).
4. Derivative Works issues (framing, deep links)
- Futuredontics, Inc. v. Applied Anagramics, 45 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 2005, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2265 (C.D. Cal. 1998).
- Ticketmaster Corp. v. Tickets.com, Inc., 54 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1344, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4553 (C.D. Cal. 2000).
- Intellectual Reserve, Inc. v. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Inc., 75 F. Supp. 2d 1290 (D. Utah 1999).
- Digital Equip. Corp. v. AltaVista Tech., 960 F. Supp. 456 (D. Mass. 1997).
- Nissan Motor Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp., 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 33937 (9th Cir. 2000).
5. Communication Act, satellite programming
B. Trademarks (domain names and unfair competition, search engines and trademarks, keywords)
1. Domain names as trademarks
- Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc., 356 F.3d 393 (2d Cir. 2004).
- Google Inc. v. Am. Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc., 74 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1385, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6228 (N.D. Cal. 2005)
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. WhenU.com, Inc., 414 F.3d 400 (2d Cir. 2005).
2. Cybersquatting
- Sporty’s Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman’s Mkt., Inc., 202 F.3d 489 (2d Cir. 2000).
- Harrods Ltd. v. Sixty Internet Domain Names, 302 F.3d 214 (4th Cir. 2002).
- Barcelona.com, Inc. v Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, 330 F.3d 617 (4th Cir. 2003).
- Atlas Copco AB v. www.atlascopcoiran.com, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1828 (D. Va. 2008).
3. Free speech and fair use of trademarks in domain names
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney, 263 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2001).
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Purdy, 382 F.3d 774 (8th Cir. 2004).
- Bosley Med. Inst., Inc. v. Kremer, 403 F.3d 672 (9th Cir. 2005).
- Lamparello v. Falwell, 420 F.3d 309 (4th Cir. 2005).
C. Databases
- West Publishing Co. v. Mead Data Central, Inc., 799 F.2d 1219 (8th Cir. 1986).
- Feist Publication, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service, 499 U.S. 340 (1991).
- Mathew Bender & Co. v. West Publishing Co., 158 F.3d 674 (2d Cir. 1998).
- Assessment Techs. of Wi, LLC v. Wire Data, Inc., 361 F.3d 434 (7th Cir. 2004).
D. Patents (software patents and business models patents)
- Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (U.S. 1972).
- In re Application of Walter, 618 F.2d 758 (C.C.P.A. 1980).
- Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175 (1981).
- Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 564 F. Supp. 1358 (D. Del. 1983).
- Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc. v. Corazonix Corp., 958 F.2d 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1992).
- In re Abele, 684 F.2d 902 (C.C.P.A. 1982).
- In re Alappat, 33 F.3d 1526 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
- State St. Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group, 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
- AT&T Corp. v. Excel Communs., Inc., 172 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 1999).
- Amazon.com, Inc. v. Barnesandnoble.com, Inc., 239 F.3d 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2001).
- British Telecomms. PLC v. Prodigy Communs. Corp., 217 F. Supp. 2d 399 (S.D.N.Y. 2002).
- Eolas Techs., Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 399 F.3d 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
E. Trade secrets
- Integrated Cash Management Services, Inc. v. Digital Transactions, Inc., 920 F.2d 171 (2d Cir. 1990).
- Ashland Management v. Janien, 82 N.Y.2d 395 (N.Y. 1993).
- Barr-Mullin, Inc. v. Browning, 108 N.C. App. 590 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993).
- Trandes Corp. v. Guy F. Atkinson Co., 996 F.2d 655 (4th Cir. 1993).
- Rivendell Forest Prods. v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 28 F.3d 1042 (10th Cir. 1994).
- Avtec Sys. v. Peiffer, 38 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1922, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 25901 (4th Cir. 1995).
- Garelli Wong & Assocs. v. Nichols, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3288 (D. Ill. 2008).
- Bank Julius Baer & Co. v. Wikileaks, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14758 (D. Cal. 2008).
V. REGULATING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATION
A. Pornography
B. Defamation and information torts
- Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy Servs. Co., 1995 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 229 (S.D.N.Y. Misc. 1995).
- Zeran v. Am. Online, Inc., 129 F.3d 327 (4th Cir. 1997).
- Ben Ezra, Weinstein, & Co. v. America Online, Inc., 206 F.3d 980 (10th Cir. 2000).
- Green v. Am. Online (AOL), 318 F.3d 465 (3d Cir. 2003).
- Doe v. GTE Corp., 347 F.3d 655 (7th Cir. 2003).
- Barrett v. Rosenthal, 114 Cal. App. 4th 1379 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004).
- Batzel v. Smith, 372 F. Supp. 2d 546 (C.D. Cal. 2005).
- Universal Commun. Sys. v. Lycos, Inc., 478 F.3d 413 (1st Cir. 2007).
- Mazur v. Ebay, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16561 (D. Cal. 2008).
- Chi. Lawyers’ Comm. for Civ. Rights Under Law v. Craigslist, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5472 (7th Cir. 2008).
C. Spam
- Media3 Techs., LLC v. Mail Abuse Prevention Sys., LLC, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1310 (D. Mass. 2001).
- White Buffalo Ventures, LLC v. Univ. of Texas, 420 F.3d 366 (5th Cir. 2005).
- Hall v. EarthLink Network, Inc., 396 F.3d 500 (2d Cir. 2005).
- Phillips v. Worldwide Internet Solutions, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44152 (D. Cal. 2006).
- Jaynes v. Commonwealth, 48 Va. App. 673 (Va. Ct. App. 2006).
- United States v. Cyberheat, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15448 (D. Ariz. 2007).
D. Liability of internet service providers
- Religious Tech. Ctr. v. Netcom On-Line Commun. Servs., 907 F. Supp. 1361 (D. Cal. 1995).
- United States v. Am. Library Ass’n, 539 U.S. 194 (U.S. 2003).
- ALS Scan, Inc. v. RemarQ Cmtys., Inc., 239 F.3d 619 (4th Cir. 2001).
- Recording Indus. Ass’n of Am., Inc. v. Verizon Internet Servs., 359 U.S. App. D.C. 85 (D.C. Cir. 2003).
- Ellison v. Robertson, 357 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2004).
- Corbis Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 351 F. Supp. 2d 1090 (D. Wash. 2004).
- Rossi v. Motion Picture Ass’n of Am., Inc., 391 F.3d 1000 (9th Cir. 2004).
- CoStar Group, Inc. v. LoopNet, Inc., 373 F.3d 544 (4th Cir. 2004).
- Charter Communs., Inc. v. Charter Communs., Inc., 393 F.3d 771 (8th Cir. 2005).
- Field v. Google Inc., 412 F. Supp. 2d 1106 (D. Nev. 2006).
VI. PRIVACY (cookies, adware, spyware)
A. Cookies, adware
- In re Doubleclick Privacy Litig., 154 F. Supp. 2d 497 (S.D.N.Y. 2001).
- In re Intuit Privacy Litig., 138 F. Supp. 2d 1272 (C.D. Cal. 2001).
- Directv, Inc. v. Jae Sun Chin, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15815 (W.D. Tex. 2003).
B. Spyware
- Specht v. Netscape Communs. Corp., 150 F. Supp. 2d 585 (S.D.N.Y. 2001).
- Specht v. Netscape Communs. Corp., 306 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 2002).
- Sotelo v. DirectRevenue, LLC, 384 F. Supp. 2d 1219 (N.D. Ill. 2005).
C. Other issues
1. Posting different types of information
- Michaels v. Internet Entertainment Group, 5 F. Supp. 2d 823 (D. Cal. 1998).
- In the Matter of Geocities, 127 F.T.C. 94 (F.T.C 1999).
- Remsburg v. Docusearch, Inc., 149 N.H. 148 (N.H. 2003).
- Topheavy Studios, Inc. v. Doe, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 6462 (Tex. App. 2005).
- John Doe No. 1 v. Cahill, 884 A.2d 451 (Del. 2005).
- Federal Trade Commission, Gateway Learning Corporation; Analysis to Aid Public Comment, 69 Fed. Reg. 42176, (July 14, 2004).
- Lambert v. Hartman, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 4019 (6th Cir. 2008).
2. Data retention and interception (administrative, civil and criminal aspects)
- Steve Jackson Games, Inc. v. United States Secret Serv., 36 F.3d 457 (5th Cir. 1994).
- McVeigh v. Cohen, 983 F. Supp. 215 (D.D.C. 1998).
- Columbia Ins. Co. v. Seescandy.com, 185 F.R.D. 573 (D. Cal. 1999).
- United States v. Kennedy, 81 F.Supp.2d 1103 (D. Kan 2000).
- United States v. Scarfo, 180 F. Supp. 2d 572 (D.N.J. 2001).
- Trulock v. Freeh, 275 F.3d 391 (4th Cir. 2001).
- Fraser v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 352 F.3d 107 (3d Cir. 2003).
- United States v. Steiger, 318 F.3d 1039 (11th Cir. 2003).
- Recording Indus. Ass’n of Am., Inc. v. Verizon Internet Servs., 359 U.S. App. D.C. 85 (D.C. Cir. 2003).
- Theofel v. Farey-Jones, 359 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2004).
- United States v. Councilman, 418 F.3d 67 (1st Cir. 2005).
- Rozell v. Ross-Holst, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2277, 97 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1104 (S.D.N.Y. 2006).
- O’Grady v. Superior Court, 139 Cal. App. 4th 1423 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006).
- Doe I v. Gonzales, 449 F.3d 415 (2d Cir. 2006).
- Mobilisa, Inc. v. Doe, 170 P.3d 712 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007).
VII. COMPUTER AND INTERNET CRIMES
A. Hacking (system breach and/or data manipulation, etc.)
- State v. McGraw, 480 N.E.2d 552 (Ind. 1985).
- State v. Riley, 121 Wn.2d 22 (Wash. 1993).
- Thrifty-Tel, Inc. v. Bezenek, 46 Cal. App. 4th 1559 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996).
- United States v. Sablan, 92 F.3d 865 (9th Cir. 1996).
- Sherman & Co. v. Salton Maxim Housewares, Inc., 94 F. Supp. 2d 817 (E.D. Mich. 2000).
- Thurmond v. Compaq Computer Corp., 171 F. Supp. 2d 667 (D. Tex. 2001).
- United States v. Ivanov, 175 F. Supp. 2d 367 (D. Conn. 2001).
- Guin v. Brazos Higher Educ. Serv. Corp., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4846 (D. Minn. 2006).
- In the Matter of BJ’S Wholesale Club, Inc., 2005 FTC LEXIS 134 (F.T.C 2005).
- United States v. Heckenkamp, 482 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2007).
B. Dos, DDoS, botnets
- Tyco Int’l (US) Inc. v. Doe, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25136 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).
- United States v. Ancheta, case No.2:05CR01060, unpublished (C.D. Cal. 2006).
C. Viruses, worms, trojans, timebombs
- United States v. Morris, 928 F.2d 504 (2d Cir. 1991).
- State v. Corcoran, 186 Wis. 2d 616 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994).
- United States v. Lloyd, 269 F.3d 228 (3d Cir. 2001).
- United States v. Pierre-Louis, 54 Fed. Appx. 691 (11th Cir. 2002).
D. IP crimes
- United States v. Lambert, 446 F. Supp. 890 (D. Conn. 1978).
- United States v. LaMacchia, 871 F. Supp. 535 (D. Mass. 1994).
- Arista Records, Inc. v. MP3Board, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11392, Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P28,658 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).
- United States v. Hsu, 40 F. Supp. 2d 623 (D. Pa. 1999).
E. Digital espionage, carding, e-banking robbery, online wars
- United States v. Middleton, 231 F.3d 1207 (9th Cir. 2000).
- United States v. Harris, 302 F.3d 72 (2d Cir. 2002).
F. Pornography
G. Other
- People v. Fernino, 2008 NY Slip Op 28044, 1 (N.Y. Misc. 2008).
VIII. E-government (e-administration, e-voting, technological neutrality of the state, open standards) issues
- Online Policy Group v. Diebold, Inc., 337 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Cal. 2004).
IX. Litigation (e-evidences etc.)
- Bakhtiari v. Lutz, 507 F.3d 1132 (8th Cir. 2007).