US appeals court in Philadelphia rejects challenge to 2006 Internet gambling ban in NJ case

September 1st, 2009 US appeals court upholds Internet gambling banPHILADELPHIA — A U.S. appeals court upheld an Internet gambling ban Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from an association of off-shore bookies that the federal prohibition was too vague and violated privacy rights.

May 1st, 2009 Neb. commission loses appeal on Internet call feesOMAHA, Neb. — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling exempting Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp.

June 2nd, 2009 ACLU defends girl's lewd MySpace principal parody PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia must decide whether a Pennsylvania middle school had the right to suspend a student who, on her own time, created a lewd MySpace page about her principal. The case raises broad issues about the limits of school discipline for off-campus behavior that affects the atmosphere at school.

June 8th, 2009 Minn. regulators drop bid to block online gambling ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota regulators may have been outplayed when they bet a decades-old federal law would lend itself to an online gambling crackdown.

August 21st, 2009 Online radio service wins ruling over license feesNEW YORK — Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees. The 2nd U.S.

August 21st, 2009 Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels. The 2nd U.S.

April 29th, 2009 Novel effort in Minnesota seeks ISP gambling block Minnesota officials are trying a novel tactic to block online gambling sites — using a federal law that enables restrictions on phone calls used for wagering. The state's Department of Public Safety said Wednesday it had asked 11 Internet service providers to block access to 200 online gambling sites.

January 22nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's plea to record statements of disgraced Satyam Computer Services founder B. Ramalinga Raju and his brother B.

June 11th, 2009 South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court Thursday rejected compensation claims filed by two software companies against Microsoft Corp. Digito.com and Sanview Technology Inc.

June 23rd, 2009 3 plead guilty in BetOnSports online gambling case ST. LOUIS — Three former executives of the online sports gambling Web site BetOnSports, including two of the company founder's siblings, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.

October 7th, 2009 SEC files notice of appeal in Cuban trading caseDALLAS — The Securities and Exchange Commission says it plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of the agency's insider-trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban. The SEC filed a notice Wednesday that it plans to take its case to the 5th U.S.

August 10th, 2009 Pirate Bay to challenge ruling, deadline passesAMSTERDAM —A court-imposed deadline has quietly passed for Swedish-registered Web site The Pirate Bay to block traffic from the Netherlands or pay copyright holders damages. There's no indication of compliance.

September 9th, 2009 Comcast sets 100 Mbps Internet speeds for businessPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. has begun offering Internet speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second for businesses, starting with the Twin Cities region.

May 11th, 2009 Yahoo wins round in Oregon nude photo court battlePORTLAND, Ore. — Yahoo has won a legal battle over removing nude photos that an Oregon woman claimed her boyfriend posted on its Web site without her knowledge or permission.

August 25th, 2009 Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trialDENVER — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright of the Unix computer operating system to Novell Inc. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S.