A federal court in the Northern District of California has upheld a December 2008 judgment which awarded Verizon $33.15 million in a cybersquatting case against OnlineNIC, an Internet domain registration company.
The case is based on OnlineNIC’s attempts to take advantage of Verizon and its customers by using names that are easily confused with legitimate Verizon names.
Judge Orders Palin To Save Yahoo Email
The hits just keep on coming for Sarah Palin. Just as word comes down that more investigations are on the Alaska horizon, an Anchorage judge orders her to hang on to her Yahoo account and emails used for state business.
eBay Terminates Checks and Money Orders
Today eBay announced via FAQ that starting in late October, the only acceptable payment methods to use when purchasing items on the auction site will be:
Court Orders French Web Site To Stop Rating Teachers
A Web site in France that allowed students to anonymously rate and name their teachers has been ordered by a court to no longer allow the practice.Teachers unions with the backing of the education ministry took the site to court, saying the personal comments were a breach of privacy and an "incitement to public disorder." The site note2be.com was created in January by French entrepreneurs, allowed students to rate and discuss their teacher’s abilities.
FTC Orders Online Advertiser To Pay $200,000
The Federal Trade Commission has reached an agreement with Member Source Media, an online advertising company for its use of spam emails with misleading subject lines that failed to disclose to consumers that they would have to spend money to receive "free" items.
Web 2.0 Orders Chaos For IT Pros
People who hold positions as end users on corporate networks have been creating havoc for their IT departments, as they seek out and implement Web 2.0 sites without the expressed permission of the corporate tech bureaucracy.
Viacom Orders YouTube To Pull Clips
YouTube is involved in another showdown this time with media giant Viacom who is demanding that the video sharing site remove over 100,000 clips that are owned and licensed by the media company.
FDA Orders New Warnings On Impotence Drugs
A couple of months ago, there were several cases reported connecting impotence drugs like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra to loss of vision among people who used them.
Boeing Pilots Growth In New Factory Orders
The US Commerce Department notes that an increase in durable goods orders helped factories meet predictions.
Judge Orders Hats Off To Bono
Bono, U2 front man, activist and hat lover, scored one for the team when a Dublin judge ordered that it doesn’t matter if he was in his undies at the time, you just don’t come between an Irishman and his hat. Bono’s next activist event: getting Donald Duck his pants back.*