E-Commerce Law: E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of June 11, 2007

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of June 11, 2007

A federal judge has ordered popular BitTorrent search engine TorrentSpy to log visitors activities on its website in response to a discovery dispute in its litigation with the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA). TorrentSpy was expected to appeal the decision.

Update (6/24/2007): TorrentSpy ruling a 'weapon of mass discovery' at CNET News

(Link: TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitors at CNET News)

"Texas police arrested seven convicted sex offenders after MySpace handed over identity details about the former members of the Internet social network . . . ." MySpace began working with authorities in May, after the social networking site responded to a request by several state attorneys general for certain user information.

(Link: MySpace data helps nab seven sex offenders at CNET News)

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