Religion & Law

Oregon To Hold Hearing On Copyright In Laws
As reported in Slaw (Oregon Claims Copyright Over Laws and It’s All Gone Ore-gon), the state of Oregon maintains that it holds the copyright over its laws and has moved to prevent their publication by others...

Govt Wants Into Your Laptop and iPod (Canada.com)
The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws that could make the information on iPods, laptops and other devices illegal, according to a leaked government document...

New Zealand and Germany Reform Copyright Laws in 4 Days
Internet Service Providers and the copyright industry weren't the only ones busy on the copyright front these days. New Zealand reformed their copyright laws which was followed up by Germany four days later...

French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet
The EFF recently is pointing us new disturbing demands by the French version of the RIAA known as SNEP (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique). Among the demands are a deadline for laws to be put in place that would disconnecting file-sharers from the internet and the ability to serve as police, judge and jury against French P2P users...

Google Reveals A Cache Of Defenses To Copyright Claims
In an intriguing ruling on the application of copyright principles to internet search engines, a district court in Nevada has ruled that Google is not liable for copyright infringement for allowing internet users to access copies of works stored by Google in an online repository...

Copyright deal would toughen laptop, iPod laws (Calgary Herald)
The [Canadian] federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws, which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Internet/Technology
involving cyber law, consumer protection, internet crime, internet fraud, online gambling, e-commerce.

Search Engine Optimization Claims
Web based company pays over $150,000 settlement in Internet lawsuit.

Qui Tam Whistleblower - Government Fraud - Qui Tam Lawsuit
Qui Tam Whistleblower alleging fraud against the government reported by an individual acting as a government whistleblower.

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

False Claims
Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims.