Mumbai High Court passes first John Doe ...

Mumbai High Court passes an John Doe order against the piracy of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures film Gangs of Wasseypur releasing June 21, 2012. This is first of the kind order by Mumbai High Court, as previously such matters have been taken up by Delhi High Court only, on numerous occasions. Such an order will permit ISPs to block file sharing sites. More Details at...

Delhi High Court stays Rs 11 lakh fine i...

The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) order asking Yahoo India to pay Rs 11 lakh as penalty for its failure to provide email information of a person in national interest. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also directed Yahoo India to furnish the requisite information within a week and fixed the matter for November 8. The court was...

Viewing Porn – not a crime, rules ...

Justice Vijaya Kapse-Tahilramani of the Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed obscenity charges against top customs officers who were arrested following a police raid at a bungalow in Lonavla in 2008. Merely viewing an “obscene” film in the privacy of a house is not obscenity as defined under Indian criminal law, the court ruled. The customs officers were raided while...

P2P limewire music service shut down by ...

Manhattan Federal Court granted the music industy request to shut down the Limewire sharing service, which was liable for copyright infrngement, as it allowed sharing of music, movies, TV shows, etc for free over the Internet. Ofcourse, this is not something new as violating softwares have always been on target of famous music labels in US and Europe. Saying that LimeWire’s parent...

Indian National Sentenced to 81 Months i...

An Indian national was sentenced today to 81 months in prison on conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges arising from an international fraud scheme to “hack” into online brokerage accounts in the United States and use those accounts to manipulate stock prices, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg of the...

US Court fixes location of Domain Name b...

United State Court Of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Office Depot v. Zuccarini In December 2000, Office Depot obtained a judgment against Zuccarini under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 (“ACPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), rising out of Zuccarini’s registration of the domain name “officdepot.com.” Office Depot was unable to collect on the judgment and...