The Business Software Alliance has won a substantial damages claim against Matthew Miller of Newark, Delaware who operated a website selling unauthorised downloads of commercial software.
BizLawCentral: US prosecutes man for lying on bank account opening form
US Federal Prosecutors have filed in indictment in a Manhattan court alleging bank fraud. But the bank was not defrauded out of money - and nor was anyone else.
Sanctions: Courier DHL pays USD9.44m to settle sanctions action
The international courier company DHL has agreed to pay a total of USD9.44m to settle allegations that it breached US sanctions law and to avoid prosecution.
BizLawCentral: Does judge's comments in Aus case mean changing burdens of proof?
In a case heard in the Supreme Court of Queensland, the judge made comments, obiter, relating to the practice of one party putting another "to strict proof" of allegations made is out of date.
Company injuncted from issuing bogus demands for payment
A California company is under court order to stop sending bogus mailings to North Carolina businesses claiming that they must pay for violating state laws on filing corporate minutes says the North Carolina Attorney General, Roy Cooper.
An article Copyright Laws And Fair Use Doctrine - Are The Courts Against Bloggers? in Scientific Blogging gives a balanced argument in relation t...
BizLawCentral: Australian charges for trading whilst insolvent
Whilst there is nothing particulary newsworthy about the particular case but it is a timely reminder that, even before the present financial cris...
UK: Employment Appeal Tribunal on non-EEA nationals
Indian national Ashokvardhan Purohit finished university in the UK and decided he wanted to be a lawyer. So he applied to Osborne Clarke, one of...
BizLawCentral: Texas man jailed for selling counterfiet software
A Texas man has been jailed for 41 months for supplying "warez" over the internet
BizLawCentral - Singapore - Employment law
An overview of the provisions of the Singapore Employment Act.
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