- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-07-18 http://goo.gl/fb/ktJSl #
- Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18 http://goo.gl/fb/fcKIR #
- As Older Users Join Facebook, Network Grapples With Death – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cA0pWW #
- Technology Rivals Lobby to Break Microsoft’s Hold Over European Governments – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9pAdiC #
- Sarah Palin’s Lost Video About Domain Bloggers and Conferences – The Domain Industry’s News Source http://bit.ly/aDD5Sh #
- Top 20 Most Popular Intellectual Property Law Blogs – Justia http://bit.ly/9LGpmj #
- A graphic look at who got paid what in the old business model for music industry http://bit.ly/bPrFe2 #
- YouTube towers over video competition http://bit.ly/aLpyJI #
- UK QC’s view raises doubt as to liability for 3rd party network use in online piracy cases http://bit.ly/bKn5Uz #
- The Pirate Bay Proves Not So Private – Copyright Infringement and Getting Hacked Themselves http://bit.ly/asozWS #
- IBM’s Defense Against SCO’s Copyright Infringement Claims explained http://bit.ly/a5WKNd #
- Copyright Infringement Affects You NC State U http://bit.ly/cZJdVy #
- The Facebook Age – and data protection in the EU http://bit.ly/bh3zTX #
- Turkish protesters search for unrestricted Internet, blocked http://bit.ly/abhXug #
- End of Internet anonymity – courts make orders forcing disclosures NYPOST.com http://bit.ly/cWOl62 #
- Net Internet neutrality and search neutrality and Google http://bit.ly/cwDgdm #
- Webcam privacy & trojans – man suspected of peeking at schoolgirls by hijacking their webcams http://bit.ly/bqJaSy #
- Law and Media Round Up 18 July 2010 « Inforrm's Blog http://bit.ly/d2lVkc #
- Link to UK investigative journalism defense in Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 804 (13 July 2010) case http://bit.ly/bb0ow6 #
- Spam and the Toronto Mayoralty Campaign http://bit.ly/bCMoBL #
- European E-Justice Portal http://bit.ly/bVxnJe #
- Data protection and privacy over social networks, the challenges http://bit.ly/cVxP5hk #
- German minister lashes out at Facebook’s privacy policy, accuses network of breaching the law http://bit.ly/daxp6e #
- How Bloggers and Webmasters Violate Your Privacy With Google Analytics http://bit.ly/cX9c4T #
- NYU Bobcat May Not Be “Work For Hire” Rules EDNY Judge http://bit.ly/bzOMU4 #
- “Interim Injunctions and the overlap between privacy and libel”, under UK law http://bit.ly/bve6K6 #
- “Interim Injunctions and the overlap between privacy and libel”, Part 2 http://bit.ly/cq2YmW #
- Patent prosecution after Bilski http://bit.ly/cuuMFO #
- Google AdWords: an advertiser’s friend or foe http://bit.ly/bYmkfS #
- BC Online casino crashes on first day – The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/cZq0kw #
- RT @TheEconomist: Internet grocery shopping is booming. If only it were profitable http://econ.st/d2RgZ8 #economist #groceryshopping #
- RT @DigitalKoans: Last Week’s DigitalKoans Tweets 2010-07-18 http://bit.ly/cjAw1F #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-07-19 http://goo.gl/fb/mwlak #
- Netflix video-on-demand expands to Canada http://bit.ly/92z7jt #
- The Economics of Privacy Pricing http://bit.ly/b3tu0M #
- In China, a Boom in Internet TV and Films-much of it licensed http://bit.ly/dtbc92 #
- Nokia Siemens Buys Motorola Wireless Network Unit for $1.2B http://bit.ly/bLlLNK #
- Few neutrals in debate over “third way” US net neutrality plan http://bit.ly/d1iRGa #
- Privilege, Property and Copyright, new book reviewed http://bit.ly/cki9aa #
- British label threatens file sharers with legal action http://bit.ly/buseau #
- Canadian Judge Denies Google’s Motion to Dismiss Perfect 10 Lawsuit http://bit.ly/b7x85n #
- Dutch BREIN loses trial over Pirate Bay block http://bit.ly/aHklJH #
- Data breach reporting law set for four-year rollout in UK http://bit.ly/altJpy #
- UK Business concern over data protection http://bit.ly/9Nxqyw #
- “Software per se” as New post-Bilski Ground of Rejection in re Proudler application, under 35 U.S.C §101 http://bit.ly/aYvNUS #
- Mystery shrouds closure of blogs http://bit.ly/bHvvml #
- Nintendo Doesn’t Want To Criminalize Obsessed Fans… But Sometimes Will Anyway http://bit.ly/bnVRly #
- The TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities on Intellectual Property Enforcement: The WTO Panel Interpretation of China http://bit.ly/dyBC5K #
- Swedish Copyright Collective – Technology Is Killing the Blank Disc Star http://bit.ly/dklBBU #
- Injunction closing down site in CNR v Google http://bit.ly/dpEPjG+Search&path=/en/on/onsc/doc/2010/2010onsc3121/2010onsc3121.html #
- Federal Court grants statutory damages of $500 for infringement of copyright in report http://ow.ly/2dr6f #
- New Decisions : Federal Court of Canada – CanLII – 2010 FC 734 (CanLII) http://bit.ly/93aOWB #
- Federal court dismisses website defamation case in Sauve v Canada http://bit.ly/93aOWB #
- Class in Robertson v Proquest copyright infringement action narrowed in 2 orders, June 11 @ http://ow.ly/2dsfZ July 19 @ http://ow.ly/2dslf #
- HP takes on-demand magazine publishing global with MagCloud http://bit.ly/bfo1sH #
- HP Files For “Palmpad” Trademark http://tcrn.ch/bGdW43 #
- Netflix brings streaming, not rentals, to Canada http://bit.ly/apXUVb #
- Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bb2IML #
- AudioLock software remotely busts @ infringers http://bit.ly/bZNiT3 #
- Lawsuit Alleging Copyright Filtering by Scribd Infringes Is Dropped Wired.com http://bit.ly/cjBdJs #
- Pirate Bay owners fined by Dutch court for not shutting down service http://bit.ly/aWUaqV #
- BREIN will appeal copyright loss to block Pirate Bay http://bit.ly/cL9IGM #
- The Problem of “Libel Tourism” — Conflict of Laws on the Internet http://bit.ly/aaMGVg #
- Cisco to Pay Up to $112 Million in Power-Over-Ethernet Patent Case http://bit.ly/d28W3n #
- Collectives, radio stations preparing for battle over new reproduction right exception http://bit.ly/a3gAzT #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-07-20 http://goo.gl/fb/l1lMe #
- ACTA and TPMs http://goo.gl/fb/XBQKh #
- US appeals affirms royalty rate for ringtones http://bit.ly/dyqg17 #
- RT @mgeist: Plaintiff demands $27 million in copyright case, Fed. Ct awards $500 http://bit.ly/bquy9w shows cdn cts don't abuse stat damages #
- Bitter row breaks out as Vayant alleges copyright infringement by Everbread http://bit.ly/dfbmf0 #
- Television production company sues Apple over iPhone App copyright infringement http://bit.ly/akzrI2 #
- China says Google will obey censorship laws http://bit.ly/bQSSsq #
- ‘Sexting’ legislation signed into law in US http://bit.ly/bAHHcX #
- “Universal DRM” UltraViolet, beta starts this fall http://bit.ly/ax367t #
- Is Google violating our privacy? http://bit.ly/9IpnWx #
- Bilski Court fails to protect software from out-of-control patent system http://bit.ly/8ZGv7m #
- Apple, others sued for claiming expired, unrelated patents on markings http://bit.ly/aA9mKC #
- Trade mark threat allowed because of ‘without prejudice’ rule in UK http://bit.ly/bGuUOQ #
- Frankie Valli And Ex-Jersey Boys Actors Sue Each Other Over Who Can Sing What Songs http://bit.ly/aENF2R #
- Pirate Party-backed ISP Launching in Sweden http://bit.ly/du3JGX #
- Authors, Composers And Music Publishers Represented By CMRRA/SODRAC Pleased With Commercial Radio Tariff 2008-2012 http://bit.ly/bbzEsq #
- Siemens: German Customer Hit By Industrial Worm http://bit.ly/bwT9g7 #
- SAP-Sybase Deal Wins EU Approval http://bit.ly/d05dd0 #
- Apple responds to Congress, swears location data is private http://bit.ly/aCZAp3 #
- Chris Castle More Gibberish from Creative Commons Corporation http://bit.ly/baVhtx #
- Veoh showdown with Universal Music could preview Viacom/YouTube appeal http://bit.ly/dsj0y9 #
- IE and Safari lets attackers steal user names and addresses http://bit.ly/asf3fh #
- The AAP applauds the Libel Tourism Bill preventing enforcement of foreign libel judgements in US http://bit.ly/bRpwwz #
- Copyright, Contracts, Creators – New Media, New Rules, new book by Osgoode’s Prof. D’Agostino http://bit.ly/aVZZl3 #
- B.C. admits privacy breach at gambling site http://bit.ly/9tpYf8 #
- UU Internet company pulls plug on Canadian extremist’s websites http://bit.ly/cnFX2A #
- Nokia Siemens wins US$7-billion network deal http://bit.ly/ajFx3g #
- Independent Film Financing via a Film Tax Credit Finance Strategy for Canada http://bit.ly/bz3inh #
- BC court rules that keyword advertising not false, deceptive or misleading in Private Career Training case http://ow.ly/2egGC #
- Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis http://bit.ly/bLntIH #
- Hands off my copy, right? http://bit.ly/cmSnRE #
- Canadian Government Undertaking Industry Consultations on Cryptography Export Permit Process http://goo.gl/fb/ENzc6 #
- Blogging is a Vulnerable Method of Publication http://bit.ly/cIZOfZ #
- Hong Kong Book Fair Adds a New Element – Electronic Publishing http://nyti.ms/c1Olzk #
- Federal court discusses service electronically in Oleynik case http://bit.ly/bUwqDz #
- CGI wins California IT deal http://bit.ly/afhnAP #
- The future: does it exist for copyright? A EU perspective http://bit.ly/cORsR7 #
- Recorded music: if you don’t want to pay, it may go away http://bit.ly/b3gMx0 #
- Japanese BitTorrent User Avoids Virus, But Not the Police http://bit.ly/9TDyVD #
- Real ID Online? New Federal Online Identity Plan Raises Privacy and Free Speech Concerns http://bit.ly/91ElTY #
- Facebook Ownership Fight Gets Weird: Facebook Lawyer ‘Unsure’ If Zuckberg Signed Contract to give up Facebook http://bit.ly/9Kd1Zi #
- US Court Refuses To Protect Whistleblower’s Email Uncovered In Sham Lawsuit based on 4th Amendment right to privacy http://bit.ly/9iZNPl #
- HP scores billion dollar GM win http://bit.ly/clbAz3 #
- admits working for man claiming Facebook ownership • The Register http://bit.ly/b2J1D5 #
- Why software startups decide to patent … or not http://oreil.ly/cIWZxC #
- Apple the new world leader in software insecurity http://bit.ly/bo5vZG #
- Facebook Rebuffed In Case Against Social Aggregator Power.com 07/22/2010 http://bit.ly/cPJUop #
- Publisher Fined Record $250M in Russia Copyright Case The Moscow Times http://bit.ly/c20iKc #
- EU outlines principles to govern future data sharing http://bit.ly/b955sx #
- UK Police To Receive Evidence Against ‘Large Scale’ File-Sharers using storage lockers http://bit.ly/aV1ihA #
- Admins of U.K. BitTorrent Site Filesoup Face Copyright Charges http://bit.ly/bU5Txr #
- CIMA argues C-32 copyright bill is weak http://bit.ly/chAmFI #
- Twitter Opening Its Own Data Center In Utah, following Google, Facebook- why? Cheap power, tax incentives and climate http://bit.ly/cDK9rI #
- iPad Fuels Magazine Disruption http://bit.ly/as9J5r #
- Now 15 Million Users Strong With Over 60 Percent Of Them Streaming Content http://bit.ly/cw9WWJ #
- Brazilian prosecutors file suit against Google – For promoting pedophilia and helping organized crime http://bit.ly/bBeFPw #
- Google Spent $1.34 Million On Lobbying in US In Q2, Up 41 Percent From Last Year http://bit.ly/9MjDY6 #
- Link to Facebook Power Ventures case http://bit.ly/amRmIu #
- New copyright legislation is bad news for Canadian writers – thestar.com: http://bit.ly/9xwUwy via @addthis #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-07-22 http://goo.gl/fb/aYgF6 #
- United States. FTC delays decision on Intel anti-trust investigation http://bit.ly/9zeGna #
- Loblaw earnings per share down on IT investment http://bit.ly/cf4ZT5 #
- Google queried on Wi-Fi data grab http://bit.ly/9TRdGb #
- U.S. urged to boost pressure on China’s counterfeiters and copyright pirates http://bit.ly/cdg3M8 #
- Motorola Sues Huawei for Theft of Trade Secrets http://nyti.ms/buRF69 #
- The 70,000 Blogetery users could get blogs back http://bit.ly/bp4oPf #
- Barnes & Noble Debuts NOOK For Android As eBooks War Heats Up http://bit.ly/90IABU #
- New 'Kraken’ GSM-Cracking Software is Released to enable hacking into mobile communications http://bit.ly/9VjybS #
- Nintendo wins case against Dutch mod-chips manufacturers http://bit.ly/dCtjOG #
- Universal v Veoh appeal process begins http://bit.ly/a9wC71 #
- China vows crackdown on Internet piracy http://bit.ly/a0EB6D #
- Siemens Alerts Customers to Virus in Its Automation Software http://nyti.ms/ad7THK #
- RIAA Appeals 90% Reduction of Damages in File-Sharing Case http://bit.ly/9SadHG #
- Sony now facing single class-action for PS3 other-OS removal http://bit.ly/bqNtV0 #
- Labels file notice of appeal in Tenenbaum case, notice of appeal @ http://bit.ly/c6dS7O #
- False Privacy: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie action settles http://bit.ly/du0jou #
- Dutch Copyright Law: A Model for TPM laws in Canada? http://bit.ly/d1VydF #
- CSI proposes tariffs for non-commercial radio stations (2011), online music (2011), and satellite ra http://bit.ly/cOY6mE #
- Mattel loses appeal over Bratz dolls in 9th Circuit; copyright in Barbie gives Mattel no monopoly in bratty dolls http://bit.ly/b52ZBj #
- copyright infringement – Copyright Issues in Mobile Phone Ringtones http://bit.ly/94k9uP #
- UK ISPs ask government to protect them from ‘policing’ role http://bit.ly/9FusnZ #
- Dell pays $100m to settle accounting fraud charges http://bit.ly/dqt31j #
- German Court Nixes Injunction Against File Host Rapidshare http://bit.ly/bzw0dv #
- Apple’s Web Browser Allows Sites to Collect Personal Information http://bit.ly/bCzrrq #
- Why Privacy Is an Antitrust Issue & Why Google is its Posterhttp ://bit.ly/aRZ8C4 #
- Teter v. GLASS ONION, INC., http://bit.ly/biV9wq US copyright decision discussing implied license to upped works to internet #
- Counterfeiting produces global externalities http://bit.ly/aB18Uy #
- US court holds that employer can sue employee for copyright infringement for copying computer code in QUANTLAB case http://bit.ly/bHO7tR #
- More on the Bratz Barbie copyright case http://bit.ly/96hV4j #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-07-23 http://goo.gl/fb/20RhI #
- Baby Buddies loses copyright appeal to ToysUs over pacifier holder http://bit.ly/aDVSx3 #
- Research report shows that 90 percent of BitTorrent files infringe copyright http://bit.ly/9hvJlE #
- Study shows 97% of torrents relate to infringing copyright content http://goo.gl/fb/UqaLg #
- Artists’ Rights are Human Rights http://ow.ly/2fI9c #
- Federal Court of Appeal sides with Access Copyright and publishers and dismisses the JR in the K-12 case. #
- SAS copyright lawsuit referred to European Court of Justice http://bit.ly/cZT4IP #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-07-24 http://goo.gl/fb/GYdFw #
- Former Navy SEAL to Head MPAA http://bit.ly/9u5gt1 #
- Copyright Blogs: Top 20 Blawgs – Justia http://bit.ly/dhEmTO #
- enforcing copyright online in the Netherlands http://bit.ly/d9v1gN #
- DMCA circumvention claim dismissed by 5th Circuit in MGE UPS SYSTEMS INC. v. GE CONSUMER AND INDUSTRIAL INC., http://bit.ly/cdKmnz #
- Government vs. Google – Search Neutrality, what's at stake http://bit.ly/9jlCXT #
- Why Free Marketeers Should Rally Against Search Neutrality http://bit.ly/ckBRiS #
- Major UK copyright case on scope of copyright protection for computer programs in SAS v WPL http://ow.ly/1qKiYT #
- Australia refines law on business method patents referring to Bilski http://bit.ly/d8bTEM #
- Strong Arguments for Artists’ Rights and Copyrights http://bit.ly/dbRZMu #
- Disney in talks to buy social games company Playdom http://bit.ly/aC7PyM #
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