Internet Law
Internet law, or cyberlaw, refers to how laws govern how the Internet is used. It concerns the law of information technology and governs, without limitation, cybersquatting and domain names, data privacy, defamation, eCommerce, intellectual property, and marketing and advertising.
Use of Privacy Service Leads to In Rem Jurisdiction in Anticyberquatting Consumer Protection Act Case
On August 7, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that a cybersquatting complainant established that it could not obtain personal jurisdiction over a typosquatting registrant by showing that the true registrant was unknown due to the use of a privacy service, the U.S. District Court for August 7 (Central Source…
Read Article...Regulators Increase Oversight of Virtual Currencies
A virtual currency is a medium of exchange without government backing that can be circulated over the Internet. The Obama administration has made oversight of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin a high priority given the rise of criminal activity that exploits their quick and anonymous nature. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has been working to bring regulatory certainty for…
Read Article...Apple, Inc. Draws Privacy Complaints
According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on February 15, 2011, Apple Inc. violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by sharing customers’ personal information with application developers who, in turn, allowed advertisers to track the users’ devices (Daniel Rodimer et…
Read Article...The “State” of Online Gambling in the U.S.
Online gaming regulation has been a hot topic over the course of the past few years, especially since the passage of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which prohibited banks from transferring funds to and from online gaming websites. Online gamblers have heard plenty of political speak regarding new online gambling regulations in the United States. While…
Read Article...Who or What are Worldwide Prohibitions of Online Gambling Truly Meant to Protect?
There currently exists one particular area of online commerce where international companies dominate not just the United States, but the world – online gambling. In fact, the overwhelming majority of websites that allow people to gamble online are located in Europe. This is based upon various factors. First, Europe is where the market is – Europeans place more…
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