EFF: California Supreme Court Reviews Email Pamphleteer Case, Lower Court Decision Threatens Internet Commerce and Speech

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 11, 2003


Contact:

Lee Tien
   Senior Staff Attorney
   Electronic Frontier Foundation
   tien () eff org
   +1 415 436-9333 x102 (office), +1 510 501-8755 (cell)


California Supreme Court Reviews Email Pamphleteer Case

Lower Court Decision Threatens Internet Commerce and Speech

Los Angeles - The California Supreme Court has scheduled
review of a lower court ruling that companies can sue those
who send unwanted email to their employees.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus
brief in the Intel v. Hamidi case, arguing that the lower
court distorted the "trespass to chattels" doctrine when
applying it to the Internet.

The California Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in
the Intel v. Hamidi case for 9:00 am on Wednesday, April 2,
2003, at the Ronald Reagan State Office Building, 300 South
Spring Street, 3rd Floor, North Tower, Los Angeles.

Each side will have 30 minutes. Justices Baxter and Chin
have recused themselves. Justices Perren and Mosk of the
Court of Appeal will sit in their place.

For this advisory:
http://www.eff.org/Cases/Intel_v_Hamidi/20030311_eff_pr.php

EFF amicus brief in Intel v. Hamidi case:
http://www.eff.org/Cases/Intel_v_Hamidi/20020820_eff_hamidi_amicus.html

Documents related to Intel v. Hamidi case:
http://www.eff.org/Cases/Intel_v_Hamidi/

Trespass to chattels analysis:
http://www.eff.org/Cases/Intel_v_Hamidi/20011218_eff_trespasstc_analysis.htm
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Intel v. Hamidi website:
http://www.intelhamidi.com/

Former and Current Employees of Intel website:
http://www.faceintel.com/

ACLU brief in Intel v. Hamidi case:
http://www.aclunc.org/expression/intel-brief.html


About EFF:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil
liberties organization working to protect rights in the
digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and
challenges industry and government to support free
expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported
organization and maintains one of the most linked-to
websites in the world at
http://www.eff.org/

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