In a case involving an employer’s theft of e-mails from the personal account of an employee suing for sexual harassment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff must prove actual damages to be eligible for statutory damages under the Stored Communications Act.
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Newsletter Publisher Sues Corporate Subscriber Over Unauthorized Copies
14 Mar
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Newsletter publisher Warren Communications News has filed a copyright infringement suit against Warrantech and one of its subsidiaries, contending that company executives bought a single subscription to the newsletter and routinely made multiple unauthorized copies of about 895 issues over the next few years. At a maximum of $150,000 in statutory damages per issue, Warrantech’s [...]
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