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New York Federal Court Limits Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

In a rare opinion that was handed down last week (and reported in today’s New York Law Journal), a New York Federal Court took the time to provide some detail into what actions constitute a violation of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). The statute, which carries both civil and criminal penalties, provides [...]

Posted Under: breach of fiduciary duty, computer fraud, employee theft
This post was written by Jonathan Cooper on October 23, 2009 Comments (0)

“Big Brother” Amazon Sued For Breach of Contract, Computer & Consumer Fraud and Invasion of Privacy

After on-line retail giant Amazon remotely deleted electronic copies of George Orwell’s “1984″  that they had previously sold to consumers, who then downloaded the eBooks onto Amazon’s Kindles,  two of those users have now brought a consumer class action complaint against on-line retail giant Amazon, claiming that Amazon’s acts violated a series of state and [...]