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Welcome to CyberLaw.Info... the cyberspace station at the junction of technology, entertainment and law. |
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· Verizon Wins $33.2M from CyberSquatters
(Jan 01, 2009)
· Sony Settles COPPA Violations for $1M
(Dec 15, 2008)
· U.S. Sues Sony BMG for COPPA Violations
(Dec 11, 2008)
· Right to Anonymous Expression
(Dec 11, 2008)
· Criminal Slander Laws
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· Licensing of Out of State Agents
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· CyberBully Convicted of 3 Misdemeanors
(Nov 30, 2008)
· Facebook Scores Largest Spam Judgment to Date
(Nov 30, 2008)
· Bass Player's 23rd Psalm
(Nov 29, 2008)
· Trademark and Copyright Bullies
(Nov 19, 2008)
· Google Book Search Copyright Settlement
(Nov 15, 2008)
· Bush Signs PRO-IP Act
(Oct 15, 2008)
· Is RealDVD StealDVD?
(Oct 07, 2008)
· Digital Download Royalty Rate Set by Board
(Oct 03, 2008)
· Judge Vacates Verdict in No Proof Download Suit
(Sep 25, 2008)
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I'll Sue Ya'
| I'll Sue Ya, is a music video by Wierd Al Yankovic at MySpace.com. It is included in this non-commercial blogging section because Wierd Al's parody of law suits in today's society serves the public interest well. |
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| Verizon Wins $33.2M from CyberSquatters |
| on Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 05:43 AM Posted by: admin |
On Dec. 26, 2008, United States District Judge Jeremy D. Fogel in San Jose, CA, issued a default judgment of $33.2M for Verizon Communications in its suit based on claims of trademark infringement, illegal cybersquatting, and registering knockoff names which intentionally confused users as to the source of its products and services, against an Icann accredited registrar known as OnlineNic. In addition to the monetary award, Judge Fogel froze OnlineNic's assets and ordered the transfer to Verizon of all identical or conmfusingly similar domains, including, myverizonwireless.com, iphoneverizonplans.com and verizon-cellular.com. |
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| Sony Settles COPPA Violations for $1M |
| on Monday, December 15, 2008 - 10:57 AM Posted by: admin |
Hailed as the largest civil penalty ever to be paid in a violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony) agreed to pay the US $1 million to settle the Federal Trade Commision's charges that it improperly collected and disclosed personal information on thousands of chilften under 13 without parental consent. The settlement also requires Sony to delete all personal information collected and maintained in violation of the law. |
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| U.S. Sues Sony BMG for COPPA Violations |
| on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 11:11 PM Posted by: admin |
On Dec. 10, 2008, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a civil action on behalf of the United States against Sony BMG (which is in process of changing its name to Sony Music Entertainment) at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan for violating The Child Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506, P.L. No. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-728, and the Federal Trade Commission's COPPA Regulation, 64 Fed. Reg. 212. The complaint alleged Sony was in violation because it improperly accepted registrations at its music websites from users who were under 13, without first obtaining consent from their parents. |
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| Right to Anonymous Expression |
| on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 09:36 AM Posted by: admin |
Is the First Amendment a shield for anonymous defamatory remarks? That's the issue the Maryland Supreme Court faced on December 10, 2008 in the case of Independent Newspapers v. Brodie. |
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| Criminal Slander Laws |
| on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 03:45 AM Posted by: admin |
On Dec. 2, 2008, J.P. Weichel, a Colorado man who allegedly posted comments suggesting his former lover traded sexual acts for legal services from her attorney on the rants and raves section at www.CraigsList.com, was charged with two counts of criminal libel under Colorado law. Statements "tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead" or that "impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue, or reputation or expose the natural defects of one who is alive" violate Colorado's criminal libel law, which has been on the books since 1963. Critics warn that this may have a chilling effect on free speech and that civil laws against libel are enough. Proponents argue that there is no other way to deal with the power of the Internet. Criminal libel laws are on the books in at least 16 states, but are rarely used and may be unconstitutional. Florida Statutes 836.01-836.11 also contain laws making DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES criminal. |
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| Licensing of Out of State Agents |
| on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - 10:40 PM Posted by: admin |
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ("DBPR") has received several inquiries regarding whether out-of-state talent agencies who represent out-of-state talent must be licensed to sell talent to Florida buyers. The DBPR's position is set forth in this short article. |
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| CyberBully Convicted of 3 Misdemeanors |
| on Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 09:08 AM Posted by: admin |
Los Angeles, 11.26.8. Lori Drew was convicted by a federal jury of three misdemeanor charges of computer fraud for her involvement in creating a fake MySpace account to taunt a teenager, who later committed suicide as a result thereof. The jury deadlocked on a 4th count of conspiracy, and federal judge George H. Wu, declared a mistrial on that charge. Read more at NyTimes.com by clicking here. |
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| Bass Player's 23rd Psalm |
| on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 06:41 PM Posted by: admin |
The Lord is my drummer, I shall not rush,
He maketh me to layout in tasteful places,
He leadeth me beside cool meter changes,
He restoreth my "one."
Yeah, man, though I read through the
trickiest of charts, I will fear no train wrecks,
For you are with it.
Your ride and your snare they comfort me,
You setteth up a solo for me
In the presence of mine guitarists,
You anointeth my lines with drive,
My groove overfloweth.
Surely good feel and swing will follow me
through all the tunes of each set,
And I will dwell in the pocket
the whole gig long.
Amen |
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| Trademark and Copyright Bullies |
| on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 05:27 AM Posted by: admin |
Union Square is usually a merry place before the holidays. Not so this year.
Savitri Durkee, an activist concerned with preserving the character of Union Square and Union Square Park, in an effort to speak out against Union Square Partnership (USP), a group backing extensive redevelopment of the area, created a website parodying the official website of USP. In response, USP flexed its muscles and sent Durkee's Internet service provider a notice pursuant to the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act asserting that her parody site infringed USP's
copyright, leading to the shutdown of the site. USP then filed a copyright
lawsuit against Durkee and later filed a claim with the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) seeking to take control of the parody site's domain
name. |
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Elliot M. Zimmerman, Plantation, FL, June, 2004.
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| About CyberLaw.Info |
CyberLaw, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law and Litigation
 CyberLaw.Info operates with an eye towards keeping its members informed of emerging legal issues and trends in CyberLaw. Principal attorney Elliot M. Zimmerman, licensed to practice law by the State of Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 1981, is a Board Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer authorized to engage in a multi-jurisdictional federal copyright and trademark practice. He is a cyberlaw attorney, entertainment lawyer, music lawyer and litigator with an extensive background in state and federal litigation, cyberlaw, internet law, technology law, cybercrime defense, entertainment law, cyberentertainment law, music law, contract drafting and negotiation, copyright and trademark prosecution, domain name disputes, business law, book (novel, play, documentary, fiction, non-fiction, poem, biography, manual etc.) publishing, photography, video, film, television, radio, computer and multi-media law. Additionally, he is an experienced insurance (health, life, disability and ERISA) and personal injury lawyer and litigator; however, Mr. Zimmerman limits his practice as an insurance and personal injury lawyer to select cases.
Martindale-Hubbell AV RatingMr. Zimmerman is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. A Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating indicates that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
Founder and Former Chairman Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Committee
Mr. Zimmerman is the founder and Chair Emeritus of The Florida Bar Special Committee on Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law, which became The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section (EASL) in 1988. He has served as the Multi-Media Committee Chairman, Certification Committee Chairman, Webmaster, Web Site Committee Chairman and on the Executive Council of EASL. He is a published legal author, and has lectured students and lawyers at colleges, law schools, seminars and conferences on such topics as entertainment law, music law, internet law, cyberlaw, copyright, trademark, and domain name disputes. He received a distinguished service certificate from The Florida Bar, April, 2004 and EASL plaques of honor in 1999 (pictured in Gallery), 2005, 2006 and 2008. See http://easl.info.
Professional Musician and Computer Programmer
Mr. Zimmerman is truly a man of many talents and is a cyberlaw attorney, entertainment lawyer, music lawyer and litigator who is a published lyricist, composer, author, keyboardist, computer programmer and web designer. He has performed on keyboards throughout Florida and the USA with such notables as John "Spider" Martin, Jaco Pastorius, Ahmad Jamal (pictured in Gallery), Miguel Reyna, Duffy Jackson (pictured in Gallery), Sonny Stitt, Ben Champion, the Ink Spots (pictured in Gallery), and others. Mr. Zimmmerman designs, programs and serves, or has served, as webmaster for several web sites, including EASL, The Florida Bar International Law Section, and Jacaranda Country Club Homeowners' Association, Inc. Many of Mr. Zimmerman's original PHP scripts are available for registered users by clicking "Downloads" at this site and at http://outerdomain.com. Mr. Zimmerman is also a Zikula Content Management System Consultant. Click here to view Zikula.org.
Also, he has recently created and is currently CEO of MusiciansExchangeOnline.com and President of CannibalMusic.com, Inc., located in Plantation, Broward County, Florida. MusiciansExchangeOnline.com is located on the world wide web at www.MusiciansExchangeOnline.com and CannibalMusic.com, Inc., is located on the world wide web at www.cannibalmusic.com. Both are online distributors geared towards internet marketing and sales for emerging artists, authors, musicians and computer programmers. Mr. Zimmerman's goal is to broaden the horizons for the undiscovered.
Vice President of Jacaranda Country Club Homeowners' Association, Inc.
Additionally, Mr. Zimmerman serves as Vice President, Webmaster and lawyer for the Jacaranda Country Club Homeowners' Association, Inc. See http://jcchoa.com.
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