The Computer & Internet Lawyer articles from November 2003

The Computer & Internet Lawyer archives from November 2003

Media claims for software inventions.(article-of-manufacture patent claims)
November 1, 2003... The software industry is growing and becoming more important to the global economy. As a result, the number of software patent applications has increased dramatically. To maximize the value of software patents, it is important that the claims...

Electronic discovery in technology litigation.
November 1, 2003... While there has been increased interest in the use of electronic data in litigation in recent years, the use of electronic data in litigation actually has nearly a four-decade history from when courts first began considering computer...

A critical look at Specht v. Netscape.(online contract formation)
November 1, 2003... In the current world of electronic commerce, the nature of the contract and its various elements often comes under scrutiny. On the one hand, software manufacturers wish for users to enjoy ease in downloading programs and in gaining...

Pop-up ads do not infringe copyrights, trademarks of obscured web sites.
November 1, 2003... This case involved pop-up advertising and plaintiff U-Haul's claim that defendant WhenU's pop-up advertising infringed U-Haul's trademark and copyright and amounted to unfair competition. [U-Haul International, Inc. v. WhenU.com, No. CIV.A....

Clip previews of movies did not qualify as fair use.
November 1, 2003... In this case, the Third Circuit reviewed a district court's entry of a preliminary injunction against Video Pipeline, Inc.'s online display of "clip previews." [Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, No. 02-2497 (3d Cir....

FTC releases study showing increase in identity theft.
November 1, 2003... On September 3, 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a survey showing that 27.3 million Americans have been victims of identity theft in the past five years, including 9.9 million people in the last year alone. According to the...

Injunction against poster of DeCSS source code did not violate First Amendment.(content scramble system for DVDs )
November 1, 2003... DVD Copy Control Association (DVDCCA) is a trade association of movie industry businesses that license decryption technology (called content scramble system or CSS) to manufacturers of hardware and software for playing digital versatile discs...