Mobile Marketer Legal/privacy News Feed http://www.mobilemarketer.com en Mobile is priority for new FCC chairman http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3593.html July 1, 2009 Mobile got key attention in Chairman Julius Genachowski�s first remarks yesterday to staff of the Federal Communications Commission, the top regulating agency for communications. Media Breakaway settles class action lawsuit http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3573.html June 29, 2009 Mobile content provider Media Breakaway has settled a class action lawsuit, agreeing to give wireless customers refunds for unauthorized mobile content charges. Florida AG reaches $1.5M settlement with Verizon Wireless http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3552.html June 25, 2009 Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum�s office reached a $1.5 million settlement with Verizon Wireless and its Alltel subsidiary over third-party charges for mobile content. Reinstatement of $90M lawsuit against Simon & Schuster may affect SMS marketing http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3532.html June 23, 2009 A federal court has reinstated a $90 million class-action lawsuit against book publisher Simon & Schuster for an SMS promotion related to author Stephen King�s �The Cell� horror novel. T-Mobile denies computer system was hacked http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3483.html June 16, 2009 After a cyber-thief claimed that he hacked into T-Mobile�s server and some bloggers deemed it a blow to mobile commerce, T-Mobile claims that no customer or company information was leaked. FCC issues carrier requirements for number portability, VoIP http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3248.html May 14, 2009 The Federal Communications Commission today adopted two items intended to benefit and protect consumers. Handset makers sued over alleged patent infringement http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3194.html May 7, 2009 Fractus S.A. of Barcelona, Spain, is suing mobile phone manufacturers Samsung, LG, RIM, Pantech, Kyocera, Palm, HTC, Sharp, UTStarcom and Sanyo for allegedly infringing nine patents. FTC to police wireless space to ensure consumer protection http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/legal-privacy/3098.html April 23, 2009 The FTC has issued a report based upon a public town hall meeting the commission hosted in May 2008 to explore consumer protection issues arising in the mobile commerce marketplace.