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Australian Court Lets Lawyer Serve Papers Via Facebook 204

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @10:28PM from the super-poked dept.

a302b writes "A Canberra lawyer has been permitted to serve legal documents via Facebook for a couple who defaulted on a loan. He claims he needed to do this because he was unable to track them down to a physical address. At what point does our online presence become 'real?' And what opportunities are available for fraud, if social networking sites are considered legal representations of ourselves, even when they can be anonymously created under any name?"

RIAA May Be Violating a Court Order In California 339

Posted by kdawson on Monday December 15, 2008 @08:48PM from the play-nice-now dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In one of its 'ex parte' cases seeking the names and addresses of 'John Does,' this one targeting students at the University of Southern California, the RIAA obtained an order granting discovery — but with a wrinkle. The judge's order (PDF) specified that the information obtained could not be used for any purpose other than obtaining injunctions against the students. Apparently the RIAA lawyers have ignored, or failed to understand, that limitation, as an LA lawyer has reported that the RIAA is busy calling up the USC students and their families and demanding monetary settlements."

Comment Re:This gives a whole new meaning (Score 1) 135

by Meester Nice Guy on Tuesday January 17, 2006 @02:07PM (#14491938) Attached to: Robotic Hand Translates Speech into Sign Language

And the hand can talk back to YOU!

Comment Re:Mirror =) (Score 1) 837

by Corbett_ on Thursday December 18, 2003 @12:47AM (#7751280) Attached to: Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Released

1. For normal HTTP, I'm pretty sure our server can handle it. Our uplink is probably our limiting factor.
2. The CEC won't care.
3. d00d, if you're going to slashdot my box, why don't you at least use a link to do it?

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