ASSIGNMENT 9: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act

- ECPA, 18 USC § 2510(4), 2510(5), 2511
- ECPA, 18 USC § 2701, 2707, 2702, 2720
- CFAA 18 USC § 1030
Overbroad Subpoena Violates ECPA: In Theofel v. Farey-Jones, the Ninth Circuit holds that an overly broad subpoena violates the ECPA. For an edited version of the opinion, click here.

At page 140, substitute In re Pharmatrak, Inc. Privacy Litigation and United States v. Councilman for In re DoubleClick.
There are no diagrams for this assignment.
  • For a helpful overview of the ECPA, see Chapter 3 of Richard C. Turkington & Anita L. Allen, Privacy Law: Cases and Materials (1999).

  • Clifford S. Fishman & Anne T. McKenna, Wiretapping and Eavesdropping (2nd
    ed 1995) sections 2:29-2:38 -- an unusually lucid summary of the ECPA

  • AOL's policy regarding releasing information in response to subpoenas.
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