The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has revised its opinion in the MGE UPS Systems Inc. v. GE Consumer and Industrial Inc. 2010 WL 3769210 (5th.Cir. Sept. 29, 2010) case withdrawing entirely the discussion of whether a copyright violation is a prerequisite for a violation of DMCA Section 1201(a). Instead, it affirmed the dismissal of the DMCA claim solely on the lack of proof that any GE/PMI employee actually circumvented the access control TPM and because the DMCA TPM prohibitions do not apply to “using the software after some other party disabled the code requiring a” TPM.
Archive for September, 2010
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-30
September 30th, 2010- US Supreme Court Watches Watches in the Omega case http://bit.ly/92WMMm #
- The Pirate Bay founders' appeal kicks off – Technology http://bit.ly/aJS1EX #
- Anonymous targets AFACT with 'Operation Payback' – cloud computing clusters mitigate impacts http://bit.ly/cjMLW7 #
- SSRN-The Google Book Settlement as Copyright Reform by Pamela Samuelson http://bit.ly/b0ln6c #
- Yahoo China slammed again for online piracy http://bit.ly/dCJBxN #
- Singapore upholds ban on 100 websites deemed objectionable http://bit.ly/aV6q6u #
- Apple Files Patent Suit Against Nokia in U.K. http://bit.ly/a2k206 #
- Chile Aims for the High-End of Offshore Outsourcing http://bit.ly/bNln0Z #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-29
September 29th, 2010- Mashable Readers Using Hulu, Torrents to Watch TV Shows http://bit.ly/bJLvFo #
- Vivendi Sells 7.6% Stake in NBC Universal to GE for $2 Billion http://bit.ly/aPwvXr #
- Kate Taylor's Atkinson Series – Cultural Sovereignty in the Digital Age http://bit.ly/ax8A2N #
- Gaps in NZ privacy law raise data, cloud computing issues http://bit.ly/b9Dw8a #
- Study finds that software patent trolls lose most of their cases http://bit.ly/d6oG99 #
- IBM and HP Sued by Backweb for Patent Infringement http://bit.ly/aDZTwk #
- Google awards legal records site $2 million
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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-28
September 28th, 2010- Pirate Bay appeal goes to court this week http://bit.ly/b5q4Z8 #
- What’s Wrong With the SAC Proposal re File Sharing? http://bit.ly/dsvD0C #
- New York Court Dismisses Putative Class Action Brought Under California Spam Laws http://bit.ly/aq02qm #
- Facebook tries to head privacy critics off at the pass http://bit.ly/9Mg887 #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-27 http://goo.gl/fb/8edbt #
- Separating facts from hype about C-32 http://goo.gl/fb/KbfTj #
- Court affirms statutory damages awarded by magistrate of $6.5 million in Arista Records v. Usenet.com 2010 WL 3629587 #
- Anti-SPAM Bill to be given Second reading today http://ow.ly/2KGl6; Minister Clement talking about SPAM Bill http://ow.ly/2KGjr #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-27
September 27th, 2010- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-26 http://goo.gl/fb/gP32h #
- Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-09-26 http://goo.gl/fb/3TO1d #
- Meet the Defenders of Open-Source Software – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aPD9Ps #
- Iran Fights Malware Attacking Industrial Control Computers http://nyti.ms/9qMaJg #
- Dell Settles Lawsuit Over Concealing Defects http://nyti.ms/9VxygC #
- A Great Month for Online IP Resources – check out WIPO Lex http://bit.ly/aY4kCY #
- Research In Motion poised to resolve dispute with India, trade minister says http://bit.ly/cpjiMG #
- Twitter hack is a warning for social media users http://bit.ly/dvNVhR #
- Pandora and Canadian Copyright Royalties http://bit.ly/aBAhAm #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-25
September 25th, 2010- Alberta CA discusses scope of duties of departing employees in KOS Oilfield Transportation Ltd. v. Mitchell http://bit.ly/9o4SA0 #
- 8 ways to improve your privacy while Web browsing http://bit.ly/c6g4zG #
- Saudi Arabians Will Soon Need A License To Blog http://bit.ly/cZr0PO #
- Bill C-32: Summer Commentary Round-up http://bit.ly/byEVPY #
- Microsoft's head lawyer asks Congress to update tech privacy law http://bit.ly/cSNd3a #
- FEP welcomes EU vote on piracy | theBookseller.com http://bit.ly/9VxUAh #
- Washington High Court upholds state ban on Internet poker, online gambling http://bit.ly/divQyl #
- Artistic Expression, the First Amendment, and Copyright http://bit.ly/cGprdp #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-24
September 24th, 2010- Elbow: File-sharers are going to hell http://bit.ly/aYptS0 #
- French File-Sharing Law to Target 'Millions' With Warnings http://bit.ly/9g3LO0 #
- Europe Set To Strengthen Anti-Piracy Stance after adopting Gallo report http://bit.ly/92L562 #
- US Senators debate update to digital privacy laws http://bit.ly/b1Stip #
- Online streaming and link sites major copyright problems for studios http://bit.ly/b1ZOBH #
- Google Says YouTube Service Wins Spanish Case Over Video-Copyright Breach http://bit.ly/95Dtbl #
- Apple Sued for the Sale of Video Programming on iTunes http://bit.ly/aG6l6R #
- EU Commission outlines passenger data swap principles http://bit.ly/9tROBL #
- Google responds to Czech ban http://bit.ly/9GiqfY #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-23
September 23rd, 2010- Toronto-based blogger faces execution in Iran http://bit.ly/aFoecs #
- Canadian Privacy Commissioner to weigh in on Facebook’s privacy changes today http://bit.ly/ban7iC #
- Can You Legally Take a Picture of Art? – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9zSrNa #
- Webloyalty Settles With New York for $5.2 Million http://nyti.ms/aYyuhY #
- Netflix CEO lays out Canada expansion plans http://bit.ly/cglG1E #
- Alleged 'domain slammers' lose dot-ca licence, sue CIRA $10 million http://bit.ly/aUvfMn #
- Group formed in Singapore to help netizens understand their rights on Internet http://bit.ly/afrRPp #
- US Court Strikes Down Overly Broad Oregon Obscenity Laws http://bit.ly/bCi0mr #
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