In the Courts: Carrier IQ, RIAA and Canadian Drugs

State Claim against Carrier IQ permitted to proceed A federal judge in Los Angeles held that claims under California’s privacy law against Carrier IQ for keystroke logging on Androids and iPhones without consumer consent were not preempted by the Federal Wiretap Act.  The court explained.  Federal law is intended to establish minimum standards and not to preempt…

Today on CLBR (Segment 1): 30 Songs for $675,000

Legal legend Charles Nesson – the founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society – and lawyer for Joel Tenenbaum speaks about the RIAA’s pursuit of $675,000 in damages for downloading 30 songs and the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene. Dossier   Case Overview   Professor Nesson Petition for Cert   RIAA Brief on…