Privacy advocates who oppose Google Street View have suffered a rather significant defeat. Yesterday, a United States Magistrate Judge thoroughly dismissed a lawsuit brought against Google by Aaron and Christine Boring.
Google, Yahoo Interest In Rediff Dismissed
A rumor reported at the Hindustan Times about India’s Rediff portal being a takeover target appears to be more of a leap of faith than a hot tip.
KinderStart Case Against Google Dismissed
Almost a year after KinderStart sued Google for dropping it from the search engine’s index, the presiding judge has put an end to the case by siding with Google’s requests.
MySpace Sexual Assault Suit Dismissed
The idea that MySpace was responsible for an offline sexual assault fell on deaf judicial ears as a Texas judge dismisses a $30 million lawsuit filed by the parents of a 13-year-old girl.
The drama occurred last spring after a Texas girl, who misrepresented herself as a 14-year-old (the minimum age to use MySpace), arranged to meet 19-year-old Pete Solis, who also lied about his age, near the girl’s home. Solis was later arrested and charged with sexual assault.
Blogger Rules Dismissed, Cuz We Say So
People are busy. Email piles up. Probably why some of the prominent bloggers I solicited for a response to a British proposal that somebody regulate these free-wheeling, free-speaking modern yarn-weavers were too late for an earlier article. Shows what a swell, free market of ideas guy I am – and how nicely updatable Internet content is. Here’s a follow-up with those responses from people you know.
Sour Grapes MySpace Suit Dismissed
What people by and large were calling a “sour grapes” lawsuit by self-proclaimed MySpace founder and Intermix board member Brad Greenspan against News Corp., was fully dismissed by a Superior Court judge on Monday.
Ranking Suit Against Google Dismissed
KinderStart will amend its complaint against Google for effectively dropping the KinderStart website from its index when Google assigned the company a zero PageRank.
Google Wants Lee Contract Dismissed
The saga of Kai-Fu Lee continues as his new employer seeks summary judgment in federal court.
Rambus Patent Infringement Claims Dismissed
Rambus announced that the Virginia judge in the patent infringement case against Infineon has again dismissed Rambus’s patent infringement claims.