A solider in the U.S. Army has been ordered to shut down his blog for writing posts that criticized his superior officers.Blogging about the Iraq war under the pseudonym "LT [Lieutenant] G" since December 2007 the popular blog called "Kaboom: A Soldiers War Journal," detailed the daily life of the war describing firefights, combat patrols and tribal meetings.
White House Ordered To Keep Emails
A federal judge has ordered the White House to retain and manage backup email messages that were allegedly deleted improperly from servers, according to a temporary restraining ordered issued by the judge.
Spammers Sentenced, Ordered To Pay AOL
It makes one wonder how convicted spammers are treated in prison. The most recent pair of spammers prosecuted saw witnesses from five states come to testify against them and co-spammers turned on them for (presumably) lighter sentences.
Apple Ordered To Pay Legal Fees For Bloggers
A California court made it clear to Apple that if the company wanted to find out who leaked details of an in-development product to bloggers, they’d actually have to do it legally. That lesson cost the company almost $700,000 in legal fee reimbursement.
SEC Ordered To Reconsider Mutual Fund Rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must now reconsider its rule that says mutual funds have to be overseen by independent chairmen.
Morgan Stanley Ordered To Pay $1.4 Billion, Confident About Appeal
Yesterday, Morgan Stanley was ordered by a Florida jury to pay investor Ron Perelman an additional $850 million bringing the total to $1.4 billion in damages.
Sony Ordered To Halt Playstation Sales, Pay $90 Million
A ruling in a US court has caused some major upheaval for Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). A federal district court in California ruled the SCE must cease sales of its Playstation and Playstation 2 consoles, while paying the company Immersion $90 million because of complaints stemming from a patent infringement case.