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LUPE, et al. v. FEMA
Complaint for Injunctive Relief
Post Date: 11/20/2008 | Filing Date: 11/20/2008
Original complaint against the Federal Emergency Management Agency more...
Contributor: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Lawsuit Against Documents and More
Original Petition
Post Date: 11/18/2008 | Filing Date: 11/18/2008
Original pleading from a lawsuit filed by seven residents of the Rio Grande Valley against McAllen-based company Documents and More. The residents claim the company scammed them out of their money with the promise of helping with more...
Contributor: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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In re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation (This document relates Solely to: Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Bush)
Government Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. Section 1806(f) To Discover Or Obtain Material Related To Electronic Surveillance
Post Date: 11/11/2008 | Filing Date: 10/23/2008
This case alleges targeting of the leaders of an Islamic charity and their lawyers by the admitted, targeted warrantless wiretapping by the NSA. It is based on a document that was accidentally disclosed to the plaintiffs by the more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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In re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation (This document relates Solely to: Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Bush)
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Third Motion To Dismiss or, In The Alternative, For Summary Judgment
Post Date: 11/11/2008 | Filing Date: 10/23/2008
This case alleges targeting of the leaders of an Islamic charity and their lawyers by the admitted, targeted warrantless wiretapping by the NSA. It is based on a document that was accidentally disclosed to the plaintiffs by the more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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In Re Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw
Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Post Date: 11/03/2008 | Filing Date: 10/30/2008
In re Bilski is an appellate court case that called into question business method patents and curtailed efforts to claim monopolies on basic human skills, behaviors, and interactions. Bilski challenged the rejection of his application more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Savage v. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Inc., et al.
Reply in Support of Motion For An Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs
Post Date: 11/03/2008 | Filing Date: 10/31/2008
In December of 2007, radio talk show host Michael Savage filed suit in federal district court against the Council on American-Islamic Relations, alleging copyright infringement and a violation of federal racketeering laws for using more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Savage v. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Inc., et al.
Opposition To Motion For Award of Fees
Post Date: 11/03/2008 | Filing Date: 10/23/2008
In December of 2007, radio talk show host Michael Savage filed suit in federal district court against the Council on American-Islamic Relations, alleging copyright infringement and a violation of federal racketeering laws for using more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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In Re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation
Plaintiffs' Evidentiary Objections to Certifications (Public & Ex Parte in Camera) By The Attorney General of the United States; and to Motion to Dismiss Or, In The Alternative, For Summary Judgment
Post Date: 10/18/2008 | Filing Date: 10/16/2008
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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In Re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation
MDL Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion of the United States Seeking to Apply 50 U.S.C. Sec. 1885a To Dismiss These Actions
Post Date: 10/18/2008 | Filing Date: 10/16/2008
On Thursday, October 16, 2008, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) challenged the constitutionality of a law aimed at granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the president's illegal more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Realnetworks, Inc., et al. v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al.
Public Redacted Version of Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants' Opposition to Defendants' Application for a Temporary Restraining Order
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 10/06/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Realnetworks, Inc., et al. v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al.
Notice of Application and Ex Parte Application of Defendants For Temporary Restraining Order and Order To Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 10/03/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Realnetworks, Inc., et al. v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al.
Complaint for Declaratory Relief
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 09/30/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, et al., v. Realnetworks, Inc., et al.
Order Transferring Action to Northern District of California
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 10/02/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, et al., v. Realnetworks, Inc., et al.
Defendants Realnetworks, Inc. And Realnetworks Home Entertainment, Inc.'s Opposition to Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application For A TRO
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 09/30/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, et al., v. Realnetworks, Inc., et al.
Complaint For Violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 1201, Et Seq. And For Breach of Contract
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 09/30/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, et al., v. Realnetworks, Inc., et al.
Notice of Application and Ex Parte Application of Plaintiffs for Temporary Restraining Order & Order to Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction; Memorandum of Points & Authorities in Support Thereof
Post Date: 10/13/2008 | Filing Date: 09/30/2008
In September 2008, the motion picture industry sued RealNetworks over its RealDVD software, which was designed to allow consumers to copy their DVDs to their computers for later playback. Real had obtained a license from DVD-CCA for more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Representative Wes Keller v. Senator Hollis French
Brief Amicus Curiae of Law Professors and Legal Scholars in Support of Appellants
Post Date: 10/09/2008 | Filing Date: 10/09/2008
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Contributor: Ted Frank [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Echostar Satellite L.L.C., et al., v. Freetech, Inc and Does 1-10
Order Granting Motion For A Protective Order
Post Date: 10/01/2008 | Filing Date: 09/29/2008
Last month, EFF filed an amicus brief in Echostar v. Freetech, where Echostar sought the identities of every consumer who purchased a Freetech "CoolSat" free-to-air (FTA) satellite receiver during the past five years. EFF argued that more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Arista Records, LLC, et al. v. Lime Wire LLC, et al.
Amicus Curiae Brief of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy and Technology, Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al., in support of neither party
Post Date: 09/27/2008 | Filing Date: 09/26/2008
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of groups representing both consumers and industry filed an amicus brief today in the first major lawsuit since MGM v. Grokster against a creator of peer-to-peer (P2P) more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Capitol Records Inc., et al. v Thomas
Memorandum of Law & Order
Post Date: 09/25/2008 | Filing Date: 09/24/2008
Joining the ranks of federal district judges in Arizona and Massachusetts, District of Minnesota Chief Judge Michael Davis concluded on 9-24-08 that simply making a music file available in a shared file does not violate copyright law, more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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