Hammer

August 12, 2005 | Law.com

Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of an accused computer data thief in one of the largest federal computer theft cases to date. Scott Levine, the former CEO of bulk e-mail firm Snipermail.com, faces 144 counts from a July 2004 indictment. He is accused of stealing 8.2 gigabytes of information from Acxiom Corp. The 1.6 billion records included names, home addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, bank and credit card numbers involving millions of individuals.

By David Hammer

3 minute read

November 14, 2000 | Law.com

MP3.com will pay Universal Music Group $53.4 million for infringing on copyrights held by the world's largest recording company. The decision was called a judgment, but apparently had the agreement of both sides. The closure of this case, which had split the Big Five recording groups and was pitting Universal's artists against their own record company, grants MP3.com a license to Universal's catalog.

By Ben Hammer and Andrew Morse

3 minute read

July 18, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

With the widespread infiltration of computer software into every facet of our daily lives and business, the need to understand and protect computer source code is a challenge for both clients and attorneys.

By Sheila F. McShane and Ira J. Hammer

10 minute read

December 15, 2000 | Law.com

Razorfish took heavy fire from analysts early last week for not issuing pink slips after missing earnings expectations. By the end of the week, it felt the heat again -- this time from investors who have charged in a class action lawsuit that Razorfish executives made misleading statements about the consulting firm's health and traded stock before releasing bad news about the company.

By Ben Hammer

3 minute read

August 12, 2005 | Legaltech News

Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of an accused computer data thief in one of the largest federal computer theft cases to date. Scott Levine, the former CEO of bulk e-mail firm Snipermail.com, faces 144 counts from a July 2004 indictment. He is accused of stealing 8.2 gigabytes of information from Acxiom Corp. The 1.6 billion records included names, home addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, bank and credit card numbers involving millions of individuals.

By David Hammer

2 minute read

September 25, 2000 | Law.com

In an attempt to use self-regulation to stave off government interference, some of the largest Internet marketing companies have formed a group that has proposed standards it says will prevent unwanted commercial e-mail. The group, which includes firms such as DoubleClick and 24/7 media, says the standards will be based on privacy guidelines laid out by the Federal Trade Commission.

By Ben Hammer

3 minute read

September 22, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

States have long recognized that the owner of a business has a protectable interest in trade secrets and just plain confidential business information.

By Ira Hammer

7 minute read