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1d ago
State Wide Photocopy, Corp. v. Tokai Financial Services, Inc.
909 F.Supp. 137
In the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Case Number 94 Civ 8460 (SAS)
Before District Judge Scheindlin
Decided on August 03, 1995
Relevancy of the Case: Applicability of the ECPA when the employees of a service provider reroute confidential information to a competitor
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 USC § 1961
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC § 2701
Relevant Facts of the Case
The plaintiff’s company is in ..read more
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1d ago
Federal Trade Commission v. Netscape Communications Corp.
196 F.R.D. 559
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Case Number CV-00-00026 (Misc) (MHP)
Before Chief Judge Patel
Decided on April 24, 2000
Relevancy of the Case: Validity of an FTC subpoena seeking billing records and service details during the pre-trial discovery stage
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The FTC Unfair Competition Statute, 15 USC § 45(a)
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC § 2703
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 45)
Relevant Facts of the Case
In 1999, the ..read more
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3d ago
United States v. Morris
928 F.2d 504 : 59 USLW 2603
In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Case Number 774, Docket 90-1336
Before Circuit Judge Newman, Circuit Judge Winter, and District Judge Daly
Decided on March 07, 1991
Relevancy of the Case: Applicability of the “intent requirement” under Section 1030 for access and damage phrases
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (“CFAA”)
Relevant Facts of the Case
The case involves an appeal related to the interpretation of Section 2(d) of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 ..read more
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4d ago
United States v. Shriver
989 F.2d 898
In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Case Number 92-1510
Before Chief Judge Bauer, Circuit Judge Manion, and District Judge Moody
Decided on November 23, 1992
Relevancy of the Case: Is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act applicable to a transmission intercepted by a modified descrambler?
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2522.
The Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 605(a)
Relevant Facts of the Case
In a previous order, the district court acquitted the defendant for v ..read more
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4d ago
Snow v. DirecTV, Inc.450 F.3d 1314In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Case Number 05-13687
Before Circuit Judge Carnes, Circuit Judge Wilson, and Circuit Judge Pryor
Decided on June 01, 2006
Relevancy of the case: Does the Storage Communications Act offer protection to a publicly available website?
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. (“SCA”)
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 12(b)(6))
Relevant Facts of the Case
The appellant, Snow, created a private support group website with an electronic bulletin boar ..read more
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1w ago
McCready v. eBay, Inc.453 F.3d 882In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Case Number 05-2450 and 05-3043
Before Circuit Judge Easterbrook, Circuit Judge Manion, and Circuit Judge Kanne
Decided on July 10, 2006
Relevancy of the case: Does the disclosure of information under a court order constitute a violation of privacy as per the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986?
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692e (“FDCPA”)
The Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681a (“FCRA”)
The Electronic Communications Privacy ..read more
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1w ago
United States of America v. Larry Dale Ross
713 F.2d 389In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Case Number 83-1273
Before Senior Circuit Judge Henley, Circuit Judge Arnold, and Circuit Judge Gibson
Decided on August 05, 1983
Relevancy of the case: Is the evidence obtained from regular line testing by a telephone company lineman admissible?
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Unlawful Acts, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 842
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520
Relevant Facts of the Case
The trial court convicted the appellant of conspiring t ..read more
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1w ago
United States of America v. Patrick Joseph Savage564 F.2d 728In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Case Number 77-5085
Before Circuit Judge Ainsworth
Decided on December 15, 1977
Relevancy of the case: Validity of telephone communications overheard by a switchboard operator as evidence
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Federal Wiretapping Statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2511
Relevant Facts of the Case
In November 1976, the defendant ordered a pizza delivered to his hotel room. He paid the pizza delivery man with a twenty-dollar note. The pizza delivery man suspected the ..read more
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1w ago
United States v. New York Telephone Co.434 U.S. 159In the Supreme Court of the United States
Case Number 76-835
Before Chief Justice Burger, Justice White, Justice Blackmun, Justice Powell, Justice Rehnquist, Justice Stewart, Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall and Justice Stevens
Decided on December 07, 1977
Relevancy of the case: Can a District Court direct a telephone company to install a pen register to provide assistance in an FBI investigation?
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2511
The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651
The Fe ..read more
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1w ago
Ideal Aerosmith, Inc. v. Acutronic USA, Inc.
In the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Civil Action 07-1029
Before Chief District Judge Ambrose
Decided on December 13, 2007
Relevancy of the Case: Does the Federal Wiretapping Act cover redirecting emails containing trade secrets?
Statutes and Provisions Involved
The Federal Wiretapping Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510
The Federal Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701
The Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 12 Pa.C.S. § 5308
The Pennsylvania Wiretapping Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5701
The Pennsylvania Wiretapping – Stor ..read more