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Richard C. Balough Attorney at Law, Chicago IL

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Its Free, But Still Subject to Copyright Infringement

Californian's Emails Gives Idaho Jurisdiction Over Can-Spam Case

British Tabloid Article Made Woman Immediately Famous

Indiana Bookstore Registration Statute Stopped Before It Started

Personal Text Messages on City Pager Used By Police Officer Are Private

No Warrant Needed for GPS Device Placed Under Van

Court Can't Enjoin Future Internet Postings Prior to Trial

Court Erred In Not Allowing Discovery On Internet Posting

Court Allows High School Student to Wear 'Be Happy, Not Gay' T-Shirt

Matching Service Not Immune As Internet Service Provider

Vulgar-laced Deposition Results in Sanctions for Witness and His Attorney

Virginia Court Upholds Spammer's Conviction

The Decision Was A Little Late for Valentine's Day

Computer Must Be Damaged For Valid Comptuer Fraud Case

Q-Ray Bracelet's Claims Are Totally Dishonest, Court Finds

Website Attorney Ranking Is Protected First Amendment Speech

Statutory Damages Award For Counterfeit Goods Bars Attorney's Fees

Here's Why I Was Fired From My Last Job

Settlement Cannot Include Authors Who Did Not Register Their Works

Next Time Just Set the Cell Phone to Vibrate

Illinois Judge Questions Keeping Legitimate Business Interest Standard

Pay Per Clicks Sufficient For Jurisdiction in Target State

Spamhaus Default Upheld But Injunction and $11 Million Award Are Tossed Out

Mean-Spirited Email Contained Only Non-Libelous Opinions

Images Found by Circuit City Repairman Can Be Used Against Computer Owner

Showing James Brown's Image on Website May Violate Publicity Law

Pop-ups on Non-Law Firm Websites Get Court Approval

Overstock.com Can Sue Stock Report Publisher for Defamation

Google's Search Results May Contribute to Copyright Infringement

Menu Options Make Website Liable for Content Under CDA

Court May Enjoin Party From Repeating Statements Found Defamatory

Town's Permit Process Violates Free Speech for Jews for Jesus

Child Online Privacy Act Is Unconstitutionally Under and Overbroad

University Can Limit Solicitations to Walkway

Lack of Sales Defeats Infringement Claim for Descriptive Mark

Police do not need warrant to use GPS to track suspect

Honking Horn in Support of Peace Demonstrators Costs Teacher Her Job

Hospital Not Liable for Barroom Chit Chat Revealing Medical Test Results

Oh, Rats!!! Psssft......Can't Sue the Attorney for Defamation, Court Says

Sales From Rock 'N Roll Treasure Trove Prompt Artists' Lawsuit

Saying Mob Figures Gave Attorney $1 Million Cannot Be Innocently Constructed

Supercrosslive.com's Cycling Link to SFX Bites the Dust

Development Agreement Did Not Prevent 'Partner' from Developing Competing Product

Internet Users Are Protected For Posting Another's Libelous Statements

Copyright Office Expands List of Exemptions To Anti-Circumvention Rule

Attorney Can Sue Insurance Adjustor for Saying He Just Takes People's Money

Craigslist Not Liable For Discriminatory Housing Advertisements

GPL Does Not Violate Antritrust Laws

utube.com Is Too Popular Thanks to YouTube

Flyer in Judicial Race May Be Disgusting But Not Libelous

More Ringtones Should Be Available Thanks to Copyright Office Decision

Military Court Finds E-Mail Messages On Marine Corps Computers Are Private

Prohibiting Nude Dancing In Bars Does Not Violate First Amendment Rights

Google's Sale of Trademark Terms For Searches Is Not Use of Trademarks

ADA Requires Website to be Accessible to the Blind

Interim Task Force Recommends Restitution For Victims of ID Theft

Excuse Me Judge, Can I Use Your Blue Pencil?

Court Strikes Down Illinois Requirements For Independent Candidates

No Copyright Infringement When Product Duplicated Is Used Internally

Court Clips Distributing Pamplets on Homosexuality in Cosmetology Class

Court Expects Trade Secret to be Rich in Detail

Xanga.com Agrees to $1 Million Penalty for Violating Children's Online Privacy Act

Restrictions on Advisory Questions on Ballot Are Reasonable

Anti-Bush T-Shirt With Anti-Drug Message OK to Wear to School

Food Fight? No, This Court-Ordered Lunch Is to End Disputes

Statute Banning Sexually Oriented Business Billboards Is Unconstitutional

Chicago Cubs' Judges Don't Have This Problem

Adminsitration's Warrentless Wiretapping Program Violates Constitution

Minnesota's Violent Video Games Statute Declared Unconstitutional

But Can Mom Still Say I'm the Best Lawyer?

Bar Group Seeks to Limit Presidential Signing Statements

Kinderstart.com's Complaint Against Google Fails to Meet the Grade

'Cleaned-up' Movies Infringe On Studios' Copyrights

Pebble Beach (US) Cannot Sue Pebble Beach (UK) in the United States for Its Website

Cheezy Comments OK, But Not Comparision to Iraq Information Minister

To Be Fair, Report On Court Pleadings Must Be Accurate

Blogger Not Liable for Third Party Posts to His Message Board

Loading Program on All Computers Is Copyright Infringement

Sending and Mining Metadata by Lawyers May Be Unethical

Criticizing the Coach Is Protected Speech But Refusing to Board the Bus Is Not

It's Legal Again to Say 'You Call That A Strike You @#$%&!' in Georgia

But Would Jesus Wear the T-Shirt?

Invention Promoter Misled Inventors on its Success Claims

Taxpayer May Pursue Notre Dame For Restitution of Federal Funds

Pandering Provision of Child Pornography Law Found Unconstitutional

Age Discrimination Suit Won't Play for Church Music Director

Hosptial May be Liable for Chit-Chat in Bar Revealing Pregnancy Test Results

Court Gives Thumbs Down To Google's Thumbnail Images

FBI Can Keep Edited Files on Law Professor

ChoicePoint Agrees to Pay $15 Million For Releasing Consumer Data

FTC Tags Company for Assisting in Violating Do Not Call Registry

Taxpayer Can Challenge Bush's Faith-Based Initiative Spending

Employer Must Report Employee's Child Porn Viewing To Authorities

FTC Hits DIRECTV With $5.3 Million Penalty for Violating Do Not Call List

Now That Was How Many Song Samples, Again?

Excuse Me, Have You Seen An Elephant In a Mouse Hole?

Principal's Call To Parent About Lesbian Student Violated Her Privacy

Judge Bars Sectarian Opening Prayer For Indiana House of Representatives

No Surprise: Spammers Still Harvesting Email Addresses

Videoed Sex With Sound May Violate Federal Wiretap Statute

Law Must Punish Both Good and Bad False Statements

File Sharing Site's Legal Claim Is False, FTC Alleges

Software Claiming to Make You Anonymous Loads Spyware As Well

Sensitive Consumer Information Sent Without Being Encrypted

Unregulated Charity Calls Must Be Made By In-House Staff

Spam to Cell Phone Violates Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Fat Albert Domain Name Transferred to Bill Cosby

Smoky-bar Confusion Test Is All Smoke

Appellate Court Slashes Punitive Damage Award Against Anti-Abortion Website

Battle.net Duplicators Liable Under DMCA

Gripe Website Does Not Violate Trademark or Cybersquatting Laws

Buffalos Can't Roam With Longhorn Students

Wiretap Act Does Prohibit Intercepting Emails Stored In Transit

Pop-Up Advertisements Are Not Use Under Trademark Law

Company Agrees to Stop Deceptive Spyware Marketing Practices

California Law Preventing Sharing of Credit Information Overruled by Federal Act

HGH Spammer Agrees to Stop; Avoids $6 Million Damage Payment

Court Trims Hair Replacement Clinic Lawsuit for Infringement

Businesses Must Ensure Records Destroyed to Avoid Identity Theft

Ranchers Can't Beef About Generic Beef Ads

No Need To Verify IP Address To Admit Email Reply at Trial

FCC Flag Rule Doesn't Fly, Appellate Court Says

Crude, Threatening Letter Declared Protected Speech

Georgia 'Filthy' Phone Call Statute Declared Invalid

Cheating Heart May Tell On You But Spyware May Not

Insurance Carrier of Junk Fax Sender Has No Duty To Defend

Embarrassment May Extend Statute of Limitations

FTC Defines What Constitutes Commercial E-mail Messages

No Right of Privacy Even After Person Reforms

Petco Bit by FTC Over Website

FTC Rejects Implementation of Do Not Spam Registry At This Time

CAN-SPAM Act Offers Little Help Against Spam

FBI Cannot Disable On-board Car Emergency System to Eavesdrop on Occupants.

Requirement for Internet filters for libraries found constitutional

E-mail showing recipients results in liability for Eli Lilly

Websites not so sweet for Hershey's and Mrs. Fields Cookies

Cost-shifting determination for electronic discovery shifts again

Low-level employee not required to sign non-compete agreement

State courts may hear copyright infringement claims

Victor's Little Secret Does Not Dilute Trademark of Victoria's Secret.

Internet Dispute Resolution Policy Does Not Qualify as a Federal Arbitration.

Internet Service Provider Must Disclose Identity of Subscriber Pirating Recordings

Unauthorized access to restricted websites may not violate federal Wiretap and Stored Communications Acts

   What's New at the Firm
Army Times Solicits Balough's Views on Recording Recruiters

Balough Testifies Before Chicago City Council on Cyberstalking Law

Chicago Artists Coalition Elects Balough to Board of Directors

IICLE Taps Balough for IP Seminar Presentations

Chicago Bar Association Again Taps Balough For Seminar

Chicago Sun-Times Cites Balough as Internet Libel Expert

Chicago Tribune Columnist Zorn Quotes Balough on Privacy Issue

Balough to Instruct New Illinois Attorneys on Privacy Law

Balough Speaks To National Association On Privacy Protection

Pioneer Press Quotes Balough As Privacy Expert

NBC5 Special Report Inverviews Balough On Public Camera Privacy Issues

Computer & Information Law Journal Prints Article on Electronic Voting by Balough

Blogging and Trade Secrets To Be Topic of Presentation

Balough to Moderate Panel on Creative Process

WLS-TV Taps Richard Balough As Privacy Expert on DNA Test for Curry

New York Daily News Quotes Balough on Privacy Issues

St. Petersburg Times Quotes Balough on Spyware Legislation

Balough Interviewed as Privacy Expert on NBC 5 Chicago

Richard C. Balough Authors Book Chapter On Copyrights

Richard C. Balough Receives Second Masters' Degree.

Richard C. Balough Speaks to Midwest Chapter of Copyright Society

Richard C. Balough Named Associate Director For Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law

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