Cyrus Wadia – Cooper, White & Cooper LLP

In a pair of important rulings from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit earlier this month, the Court clarified the boundaries of when out-of-state defendants are subject to “Internet jurisdiction” in California…more

In a pair of important rulings from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit earlier this month, the Court clarified the boundaries of when out-of-state defendants are subject to “Internet jurisdiction” in California…more

A California Appellate Court recently confirmed that certain licensed software is not subject to sales and use tax in California, despite the State Board of Equalization’s attempts to tax such sales. Nortel Network Inc. v…more

The 2011 documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, featured street artist Thierry Guetta a/k/a “Mr. Brainwash”, known for altering famous artistic and historic images. In 2008 Guetta created and sold various art pieces based on…more

Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. will not be collecting on its California Public Utilities Commission-approved $7 million phone bill to AT&T. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that a 1996 Federal Communications…more

The Ninth Circuit has ruled that consumer privacy restrictions against "electronically printed" receipts with sensitive personal information excludes emailed receipts under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)…more

Six major U.S. Internet service providers are teaming up with the film, music and television industries to develop a standardized “Copyright Alert System” to help protect against online copyright infringement by their…more

A California law criminalizing the sale of violent video games to minors is an unconstitutional restriction on free speech under the First Amendment, ruled the United States Supreme Court last month. Brown v. Entertainment…more

With the intense media scrutiny on cybersecurity failings in the private sector, one could easily forget that the issue goes far beyond consumers and their personally identifying information. Early this month, the Obama…more