Appeals Court Rules on Computers, Porn
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Simply using computer equipment to view child pornography is not a federal crime, a federal appeals panel ruled Friday in reversing the conviction of a Florida man.
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A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block Web sites the state&#39;s prosecuting attorneys deem to be child pornography has been reversed
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A federal court today struck down a Pennsylvania state law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to Web sites that contain child pornography.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.
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By James Prichard Associated Press  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Brian McGinness had an insatiable appetite for porn.  Day after day, for more than eight years, he spent countless hours surfing the Web for it, usually on a computer that he used after business hours at his old job.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that criminal sentences within guidelines set by a federal commission are generally entitled to be upheld on appeal, a decision that limits legal options for defendants who feel that they have been punished too harshly.
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Europeâs second-highest court upheld today a 2004 antitrust ruling that found the software company had abused its dominance in operating systems.
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PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania law aimed at stopping Internet pornography is getting no love from the court system. A federal judge threw out the law, which would have required Internet service providers to block Web sites that contain child pornography.
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The Supreme Court said it would rule on an appeal by movie and record companies, headed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, that say they should be able to sue the file-sharing services, Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc. -The Washington Post
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A federal appeals court wrestles with whether portable computers should be treated like pieces of luggage or something imminently more private.
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A federal court handed the TV networks a major victory yesterday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on indecency was "arbitrary and capricious."
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The US Supreme Court yesterday agreed to decide whether cable television companies that also provide high-speed internet service must allow other Internet service
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A federal appeals court yesterday ruled that two developers of file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the copyrighted content their users swap online.
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By James Prichard, Associated Press  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Brian McGinness had an insatiable appetite for porn.   Day after day, for more than eight years, he spent countless hours surfing the Web for it, usually on a computer that he used after business hours at his old job.
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Description: A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that companies that provide software that runs two Internet-based file-sharing networks are not liable for copyright infringement by people who use the networks to share music and movies.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court decision holding that the recording industry can&#39;t force internet service providers to turn over the names of users trading music files online, effectively stopping one of the legal
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update A federal court has struck down a Pennsylvania law that blocks access to Web sites labeled as child pornography, claiming that the rule violated the First Amendment.