Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

September 5th, 2010 by Barry Sookman Leave a reply »

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-29 http://goo.gl/fb/niBUy #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29 http://goo.gl/fb/XkV70 #
Founder Institute: How To Launch In 10 Steps With Less Than $2,000 – http://tcrn.ch/ctZvik by @evelynrusli #
Oxford Dictionary print edition may be dead http://bit.ly/aYUoQh #
Congress may sneak through Internet ‘kill switch’ in defense bill http://bit.ly/9WfFPL #
The 1709 Blog: US record labels say that copyright law “isn’t working” http://bit.ly/clbLyX #
Craigslist clash over adult ads raises key issues http://bit.ly/bGEpOx #
“Copyright Office clearly has not been a strong enough advocate for copyright owners” http://bit.ly/cPqcto #
How Does Music Copyright Infringement Affect Me? http://bit.ly/9KeA1O #
California Pre-Schoolers Getting Tracking Devices http://bit.ly/cmvZRz #
The Term of Trade Secret Protection: how long should it be for? http://bit.ly/cOUuH3 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-30 http://goo.gl/fb/rQ18m #
Here’s the best way to value your startup http://bit.ly/a9GpzN via @VentureBeat #
Congrats @socialdeck on getting acquired by Google! Amazing experience working with you guys!! (cc @illscience) #
Startup Weekend comes to Toronto Sept 24-26, 2010! http://bit.ly/dtMR2L #swtoronto #
HP to pay $55m in US fraud case http://bit.ly/9nQIFa #
Defendant, ISP: DC court lacks jurisdiction over 14,000 P2P users http://bit.ly/buvpTF #
Second Newspaper Chain Joins Copyright Trolling Operation http://bit.ly/985B24 #
Google Renews Licensing Deal With AP for News Content http://bit.ly/a5TX5V #
Intertrust picks up SeeqPod search algorithms http://bit.ly/diz6Ca #
Is Google To Large To Be Convicted Of Profiting From Copyright Infringement? http://bit.ly/becd43 #
University of S. Dakota File Sharing and Copyright Infringement Policy http://bit.ly/c0IrHs #
YouTube to host movies for free in the UK http://bit.ly/9nEy0f #
Canada’s information and privacy commissioners meet in Whitehorse: Call for greater transparency http://bit.ly/cfuTiW #
German Court Says Google May Have To Police Videos On YouTube For Infringement http://bit.ly/beypfb #
Ontario court awards over 18 million in damages in breach of confidence and fiduciary duty case GasTOPS v. Forsyth [2009] O.J. No. 3969; #
US court finds that accessing a database without authority may establish agreement to clickwrap agreement Costar v. Field 2010 WL 3369349 #
Big sums at stake in Serbia for copyright performance rights http://bit.ly/9IJjgk #
US Commerce Secretary rails against ’scourge of music piracy’ http://bit.ly/cJC6TA #
Vodafone to provide (almost) free access to TV in Germany http://bit.ly/chcEkS #
Inforrm Table of Cases – Revised and Updated http://bit.ly/9lfa8t #
UK grants privacy injunction to prevent disclosure of information wrongfully taken from a mobile phone-apparently http://bit.ly/cn0mVk #
OPC Privacy Illustrations http://bit.ly/9cbgcn #
Privacy interests to be considered in publication ban http://bit.ly/9Kw6px #
Canada is a telecom backwater, says bold backer of Wind Mobile http://bit.ly/di61Wk #
Microsoft to Build Giant Data Center in Virginia http://bit.ly/aOVMTl #
Location Sites Experiment to Attract Mainstream Users http://nyti.ms/aBtjKA #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-31 http://goo.gl/fb/wHHz4 #
New Zealand police clear Google of Street View crime http://bit.ly/bPA5HI #
Google Sued in US Over Nexus One 3G Connectivity Problems, Misleading Claims http://bit.ly/aVKKSH #
IPO to explore value of knowledge to UK economy http://bit.ly/aoQqDc #
US Law school professors start blogging http://bit.ly/bXCSqv #
The Power of the Internet http://bit.ly/cOQ844 #
Mandatory Census Doesn’t Raise Privacy Concerns http://bit.ly/9XdCyW #
Analysis of the Rosetta Stone v. Google decision http://bit.ly/ad3FEC #
Cost-Per-Action Search Engine Patent Headed to Auction Block http://bit.ly/cxTICU #
Muscovitch: Canadian ccTLD Registry Rules in Need of an Overhaul http://bit.ly/ac1dJw #
Can a Cocktail Be Copyrighted? http://bit.ly/cEWmio #
SSRN-Digital Exhaustion by Aaron Perzanowski, Jason Schultz http://bit.ly/bVuCeJ #
Libel tourism is a very rare thing in UK courts, finds study http://bit.ly/bN86OA #
U.K. authors petition to keep Public Lending Right intact http://bit.ly/ba0nza #
A Software License Agreement Takes it On the Chin; gross negligence claim not barred http://bit.ly/8Ynhf6 #
Scott Rosenberg defends hyperlinking http://bit.ly/do1DHW #
Prosecutor Loses Case For Citing Wikipedia http://bit.ly/dd5E2A #
Hollywood Links Pirate Bay Founding Group To Cyber Attack http://bit.ly/dtOuGY #
Woman Sues Facebook After Being Banned From Site http://bit.ly/cNGZM0 #
Worst bylaw!! RT @ECaley: New zoning bylaw prohibits restaurants and bars located south of Bloor from having back patios http://t.co/1Qps7d6 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-02 http://goo.gl/fb/KFBFs #
Appeals court rules against Ravens in logo dispute http://bit.ly/dmGdiZ #
Here come ‘Hurt Locker’ file-sharing subpoenas http://bit.ly/9Etqdm #
YouTube Deal Turns Copyright Videos Into Revenue (thanks to the dmca?) http://nyti.ms/bB3I5X #
Vivendi Says Its Time Warner Suit on `Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Set For Trial http://bit.ly/aEaIyV #
Law research center releases paper on news aggregating http://bit.ly/doVMqf #
John Degen quoting the smart http://bit.ly/dnLJGO #
Runescape Publisher Denied Preliminary Injunction Against Maker of Auto-Player Software http://bit.ly/axN11a #
Catbert and Wally: an IP analysis http://bit.ly/afYWX6 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-03 http://goo.gl/fb/6YCPY #
Federal Court of Appeal Dismisses Tariff 22 JRs http://goo.gl/fb/UTnPx #
UK court dismisses copyright claim for format of show for lack of copying and similarity in expression in Meaker v BBC http://bit.ly/dtWfbY #
German court rules against YouTube over copyright http://bit.ly/a6bK0L #
Copy of Ravens copyright case @ http://bit.ly/9hVJ9w #
PS3 News: Sony strikes back at PS3 Jailbreak http://bit.ly/aha6Lx #
US Fashion Copyright Bill Reintroduced–With Changes http://bit.ly/ddLWIY #
Why protecting copyrights is not the same as protecting toasters http://bit.ly/axqAjx #
YouTube’s use of fingerprinting-triggered contextual advertising is “about enabling choices of business models” http://bit.ly/boG6SI #
Removing Copyright Management Information from Photographs May Violate RMI provisions of DMCA http://bit.ly/aImW0O #
Texas watchdog reviews Google’s search and advertising practices http://bit.ly/a8WZsj #
Sharron Angle hit with R-J copyright infringement lawsuit http://bit.ly/cAfRKc #
IP Osgoode » Bratz, Ideas, Expressions, and The American Way http://bit.ly/93L7y3 #
P2P Gambling Site is Illegal Bookmaker–Betcha v. Washington http://bit.ly/bZ3TFb #
Eminem Wins Appeal Over Universal Music: iTunes Downloads Should Be Accounted Differently Than CDs http://bit.ly/bdzDT9 #
Debbie Does BitTorrent: 113 Sued For Sharing Classic Porn Movie http://bit.ly/beyEFn #
Google Will Pay Out $8.5M Over Buzz Privacy Snafu http://bit.ly/cJhHSe #
Judge doesn’t like juror’s Facebook post during trial http://bit.ly/aoruUi #
Facebook CEO: Keep my private life out of lawsuit http://bit.ly/ccPbmg #
AOL-Google revenue-sharing pact includes mobile, online video services http://bit.ly/9qRb7d #
Google Streamlines Its Privacy Policy. Should Facebook Be Next? http://bit.ly/bMS40N #
Dept of Justice Joins in and files Appeal in SONY v Tenenbaum http://bit.ly/9dc4gr #
Correctional Service of Canada settles privacy lawsuit over leak of employee information to inmate http://bit.ly/9mnhdr #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-04 http://goo.gl/fb/NVz2R #
Is a thesaurus an educational textbook CanLII – 2010 FC 856 (CanLII) http://bit.ly/9t5V4p #
Ex-Goldman programmer wins partial dismissal http://bit.ly/9IksvV #
Spammers Quick to Embrace Ping – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bPeGyh #
British Columbia – Sex charges linked to Facebook photos http://bit.ly/dBKYBT #