5th Circuit: Peer-to-Peer Child Porn Storage Supports Distribution Conviction

Findlaw: The appellate court, however, agreed with the First and Tenth Circuits that downloading images and videos containing child pornography from a peer-to-peer computer network and storing them in a shared folder accessible to other users on the network amounts to distribution under federal law. | U.S. v. Richardson IV

Federal Judge: Utah’s Harm to Minors Internet Law is Unconstitutional

Deseret News: The Utah law sought to make website operators or content providers liable for any material that the state deems harmful to minors. | Opinion: Florence v. Shurtleff, No. 2:05-cv-00485-DB-SA

4th Circuit: Yahoo, ISP “subscriber information” subpoenas do not violate 4th Amendment

U.S. v. Bynum, No. 08-4207, 604 F.3d 161 (4th Cir. May 5, 2010)

NY Court clarifies role of ISPs in child pornography cases

People v. Eames, 3274/2009, Supreme Court, New York County (Feb. 3, 2010)

Internet Service Providers are not “arm of law enforcement” when they forward detected child pornography to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.