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US related regulation and cases

US legal documents

- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, U.S. 18 USC 1030 (1986)
- USPTO Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions (1996)
- DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), HR2281 (1998)
- USPTO White Paper on Business Methods (2000)


US selected cases

- Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175 (1981)
- Sony v. Universal Studios 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
- Whelan Associates, Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc. U.S. 797 F.2d 1222 (1986)
- MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer Inc. U.S. 991 F.2d 511 (1991)
- Feist Publications Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.  499 U.S. 340 (1991)
- American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc. US. 92-9341 (1994)
- Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International U.S. 94-2003 (1996)
- National Basketball Association v. Motorola Inc. U.S. 105 F.3d 841 (1997)
- ProCD Inc. vs. Zeidenberg U.S. 86 F.3d 1447 (1997)
- Washington Post v. TotalNews, Inc. U.S. 97 Civ. 1190 (1997) [Complaint] [Dismissal]
- RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems U.S. 98-56727 (1998)
- State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group Inc. U.S. 96-1327 (1998)
- Amazon.com v. BarnesandNoble.com U.S.C99-1695P - Opinion (1999)
- eBay v. Bidder's Edge U.S. C-99-21200 RMW (2000)
- A&M Records v. Napster, Inc. U.S. 00-16403 (2000)
- Ticketmaster Corp., et al. v. Tickets.com, Inc. U.S. 1095502 (2000)
- Sony Computer Entertainment v. Connectix Corp. U.S. 203 F.3d 596 (2000)
- Random House Inc. v. Rosetta Books - Opinion (2001)
- Universal City vs. Reimerdes (2001) [FindLaw.com website]
- Kelly vs. Arriba Soft Corporation (2002) [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]



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