BNA INSIGHTS: Are File-Sharing Willful Infringers Now a Judicially Protected Class?

Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum 1 did what no court ever did before. It held unconstitutional a jury award of statutory damages even though the award was…

House Passes Legislation Restricting File Sharing by Federal Workers, Contractors

The House March 24 approved legislation to severely restrict peer-to-peer file-sharing on government computers.
The bill, the “Secure Federal File Sharing Act” (H.R. 4098), passed 408-13 under suspension of the rules.

Federal Trade Commission Warns 100 Firms on Peer-to-Peer Breach Issues, Opens Data Security Investigations of Others

The Federal Trade Commission has urged about 100 organizations to review their data security practices in light of breaches related to peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing…