Legal Research

ISPs get legislation to help them police file-sharers
The government has published its interim Digital Britain report today. I have written a post on various aspects of the report at Ofcom watch, but here I want to just highlight the government’s announced approach to illegal Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing...

P2P filesharing data breach
Latest Data Breach, with an interesting twist: Peer-to-peer or filesharing arrangements allow people to share music, movies, and other items downloaded to their computers...

The power of P2P
CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon defends of peer-to-peer technology: Peer-to-peer technology has gotten a bad rap for years, but a group of Internet service providers led by Verizon Communications is working to harness the technology to reduce network traffic and speed up video downloads on the Web...

Popkomm und Filesharing
Die Entwicklung von Geschäftsmodellen rund um Peer-to-Peer-Netzwerke (P2P) steht im Mittelpunkt der Konferenz “P2P & Music” am heutigen Freitag im Rahmen der Popkomm in Berlin...

US-Repräsentantenhaus will Unis zum Kampf gegen Filesharing verpflichten
Das US-Repräsentantenhaus hat am gestrigen Donnerstag mit überwältigender Mehrheit einem umstrittenen Gesetzesentwurf zugestimmt, wonach Hochschulen Alternativen zu illegalen Downloads über Peer-to-Peer-Netzwerke (P2P) bieten müssen...

Peer-to-Petering Out
Peer-to-Patent declared itself a success in its First Anniversary Report. Self flattery had patent blogger praise piled on...

NASAA Settles with Peer-to-Peer Lending Service
NASAA announced that state securities regulators have reached a settlement in principle with Prosper Marketplace, Inc...

Jammie Thomas Granted New Trial
In a recently issued opinion, Judge Davis has granted Jammie Thomas a new trial, overturning an earlier verdict holding her liable in the amount of $222,000 for file sharing music over a peer-to-peer network...

Illegal Immigrant Responsibility and Reform Act of 1996
Explanation of the controversial illegal immigration law

How can i sue for a straw purchase?
Anyone can co-sign. A straw purchase would be if you has someone buy the car for...

Can I sue my employer for creating a hostile work environment and lying about my work performance to get me to quit?
How does the owner of the business feel about all of this? I suggest that you tr...

How can I prove my wife only married me to get a green card?
The problem with an annulment is that they are hard to get-- they are not someth...

My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...

I work for a company that is owned and operated by Spanish people. There is only 3 people in the whole company including me who are Caucasian. The female who is supposed to be training me is "latino" and treats me very r
Is it an actual issue or are you making it an issue? It is understandable you fe...

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women

Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Canadian Agency to Issue Warning

Canadian Government
former RCMP officer claims thousands of disability dollars clawed back.

Frank Bluestein, The Maximum Financial Group, Inc., Questar Capital Corporation, and Gunnallen Financial, Inc.
alleging schemed investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Forest Laboratories Potentially Illegal Marketing
Forest Laboratories Potentially Illegal Marketing

Imported Diets
Pills Contain Illegal Drugs