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Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc., et al

  1. December 09, 2016

    9th Circ. Denies Full Rehearing In Facebook CFAA Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday rejected a social media aggregation company's request for a full rehearing on a panel's previous decision that it had unlawfully accessed Facebook users' accounts after being sent a cease-and-desist letter, in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

  2. September 16, 2016

    Facebook Says 9th Circ. Has Clear CFAA Case On Its Hands

    Facebook on Thursday urged the Ninth Circuit not to reconsider a panel decision that a social media aggregation company had unlawfully accessed Facebook users' accounts, arguing that the conduct at issue fell squarely within what the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was intended to cover.

  3. August 22, 2016

    9th Circ. Misread Anti-Hacking Law In Facebook Case: ACLU

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday told the Ninth Circuit that it ran afoul of its own precedent when a panel found that a social media aggregation company violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by accessing Facebook users' accounts, urging the full court to rehear the case.

  4. August 10, 2016

    9th Circ. Asked To Rethink CFAA's Scope In Facebook Suit

    A social media aggregation company that Facebook accused of unlawfully accessing users' accounts on Tuesday pressed the full Ninth Circuit to review a panel decision that it claims directly conflicts with an earlier ruling by the circuit that narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

  5. July 12, 2016

    9th Circ. Overturns Facebook's $3M Spam Award

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday overturned a $3 million award for Facebook in a battle against another social media company that allegedly sent spam via Facebook, saying the foe hadn't run afoul of a hacking law until Facebook sent a cease-and-desist.

  6. December 09, 2015

    Facebook Lacked Standing In $3M Spam Win, 9th Circ. Told

    Power Ventures Inc. on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse Facebook Inc.'s $3 million win in a case accusing Power Ventures' online service of violating anti-spam and hacking laws, arguing that Facebook lacks standing in the case because it wasn't harmed.