- Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19 http://goo.gl/fb/F4zPT #
- Dilbert cartoon-should people pay for books or pirate them? http://ow.ly/2GhUO #
- US court holds that personal jurisdiction in copyright case is where the owner suffers damage, Denenberg v. LED Technologies 2010 WL 3582994 #
- Cybercrime — Easier Than Ever To Be Accused http://viigo.im/4Svp #
- Morality takes a beating on the Web – time to revisit safe harbours for hosters? http://viigo.im/4SvF #
- Online Ticket Resellers Immune Under the US Communication Decency Act
http://viigo.im/4Sw1 # - Tracking digital shadows: the trails of personal data we don't realize we leave http://viigo.im/4Swb #
- Google Apps Marketplace Sales Commissions on the Horizon http://viigo.im/4Swl #
- Mobile Marketer Sues T-Mobile for Blocking Texts http://viigo.im/4Swn #
- Would you buy a phone from Facebook? http://viigo.im/4SwW #
- Win for Apple on Its iPhone Operating System: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Claim Dismissed in US http://viigo.im/4Sx7 #
- Ontario.com Domain Name Sold for 6 Figures http://viigo.im/4Sxz #
- EASL Journal tribute to Marybeth Peters, submission request http://viigo.im/4SxI #
- Large scale European police action against piracy networks http://viigo.im/4SxL #
- Extratorrent Shut Down Extratorrent Movies Site Down ExtraTorrent http://viigo.im/4SxR #
- Time for Sound Marks in Canada? http://viigo.im/4Syo #
- Video surveillance biz coming to grips with digital transition-powerful images and analytics-what about privacy? http://viigo.im/4SyI #
- US court refuses to enforce webwrap forum selection clause not brought to user's attention Caldwell v. CheapCaribbean.com 2010 WL 3603778 #
- EFF-PFF Amicus Brief in Schwarzenegger v. EMA Supreme Court Videogame Violence Case http://bit.ly/bozjaE #
- RIAA Goes Offline, Joins MPAA As Latest Victim Of Successful DDoS Attacks http://bit.ly/bUlDjz #
- Blind woman sues feds over online access http://bit.ly/bKMm2Y #
- Divorcing spouses quit Facebook in favour of privacy http://bit.ly/cSp5OY #
- Social Media and Public Sector Policy Dilemmas http://bit.ly/aJ0fyk #
- Hundreds of SA websites hacked http://bit.ly/ar7vBq #
- Hundreds of SA websites hacked http://bit.ly/ar7vBq #
- Indie filmmakers: Piracy and Google threaten us http://bit.ly/9rCntb #
- Pirate Party Flops in Swedish Parliament Elections http://bit.ly/cc6mME #
- Canada lags behind in ICT http://bit.ly/9VLQso #
- Radiohead loves Web but sees shortcomings http://bit.ly/bI2vL1 #
- Survey: 37% of Younger Netflix Users Cancelling Cable TV http://bit.ly/dkllBZ #
- Plaintiff failed to show that Facebook pics supported hostile workplace claim http://bit.ly/cJ5etC #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-20 http://goo.gl/fb/qqgl1 #
- Proposed law considers musicians' rights http://ow.ly/2GSli #
- Nintendo suing Pokemon fansites over Black/White http://bit.ly/9ok7Ry #
- UN peace messenger Stevie Wonder calls for copyright steps for the blind http://bit.ly/cjJTeJ #
- New paper examines distribution and 'making available' under US law http://bit.ly/9nD1HH #
- Konami and Harmonix settle legal dispute http://bit.ly/cFiK3U #
- Piracy of copyright designs in the European wind business http://bit.ly/dCLgcu #
- Ticketing websites probed by EU consumer bodies http://bit.ly/by4FOy #
- Putting a value on creation: Canadian artists need the private copying levy to be fairly compensated http://ow.ly/2GSc9 #
- US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Combat Online Infringement http://ow.ly/2H7Sr #
- SCC grants CIPPIC and NetCoalition leave to intervene in Crookes v. Newton http://bit.ly/9XJ1wq via CIPPIC #
- copyrightgetitright http://goo.gl/fb/UdKOB #
- US court reiterates that browsing a work creates a cache copy that can infringe copyright in Costar Realty v Field 2010 WL 3369349 #
- US court rejects browsewrap created contract where TOS were in a link at bottom of the 1st page in Cvent v Eventbrite http://j.mp/9Nqtuy #
- Texas court applies Zippo to find no personal jurisdiction where webstore had 1 sale in Texas M3girl v Sweater http://j.mp/bXVf9m #
- Quia timet counterclaim allowed in the context of an action for a declaration of patent non-infringement http://bit.ly/c7NkJ4 #
- ACTA: FUD not grounded in known treaty wording http://bit.ly/crI28Z #
- Facing Copyright Challenge, ivi TV Sues the Networks First in the US http://bit.ly/c440Kf #
- MediaPost Publications Judge Says Blogger Sued By Righthaven Might Have Fair-Use Defense 09/20/2010 http://bit.ly/dukhHM #
- Photographer Prevails in Suit Against Porn Company in US http://bit.ly/cIOl0W #
- Assessing the HDCP Hack http://bit.ly/bJiXzW #
- Summary of Cvent Inc v. Eventbrite browsewrap case Nhttp://bit.ly/deCX6J #
- Fifth Circuit Blesses Vistaprint's Rewards Program online Sign-Up Process http://bit.ly/crhihU #
- HP drops fight to block Hurd's Oracle hire • The Register http://bit.ly/a8TxUq #
- Yahoo! 'owns several patents' on Google Instant http://bit.ly/d92Ql0 #
- Google Reports on Government Requests and Censorship http://nyti.ms/bmhLbu #
- Flash Cookie Code That Tracks Users’ Browsing Prompts Lawsuits http://bit.ly/dtYN6m #
- T-Mobile Sued Over Blockade of Text Messages http://nyti.ms/bR5N5w #
- Several Hundred Thousand Germans Opt Out of Google Street View http://bit.ly/aCQklg #
- Nations, Companies Should Prepare for Cyberwar, Experts Say http://nyti.ms/d7BOR3 #
- Google Street View prompts call for German data protection code http://bit.ly/aZjvkx #
- Acta will not force ISPs to police users, says BT http://bit.ly/9mdPf2 #
- European Parliament to vote on criminalising copyright infringement http://bit.ly/aifg9X #
- Domain name owner gets swift in rem relief against impostor website under Cybersquatting law in US http://bit.ly/buSCka #
- German gov gives Google Street View privacy deadline http://bit.ly/bbJ5Io #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-21 http://goo.gl/fb/ZJdWa #
- Glenn Rollans Copyright: Get it right, or expect to pay a price, The Hill Times http://ow.ly/2HsML #
- Twitter worms spread quickly thanks to blatant security flaw http://bit.ly/9wqDFf #
- Stallman storms in on Oz software patent conflab http://bit.ly/cdIOMr #
- Facebook puts brakes on fast-spreading "clickjacking" ruse http://bit.ly/bHYDyd #
- Your Privacy Online – What They Know – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/aaVz8h #
- European Parliament Aims to Boost Online Commerce – Considering EU trust mark http://nyti.ms/9Jttg7 #
- Link to new US Senate Copyright Bill ‘‘Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act’’ at http://ow.ly/2HHui #
- US Supreme Court requests response on 'innocent infringer' cert. petition http://bit.ly/a26RtD #
- Judge rules Disturbia not substantially similar under copyright to Rear Window http://bit.ly/9KXYAB #
- EveryScape hits Adobe with copyright infringement lawsuit http://bit.ly/aQhemi #
- Canada joins privacy enforcement agencies in establishing Global Privacy Enforcement http://bit.ly/9rjCu1 #
- U.S. #1 In Government Requests for Information About Google Users http://bit.ly/9CUKcm #
- 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 #
- Pirates sunk in Sweden http://bit.ly/d4fWYM #
- Creative vs. Consumptive Copyright Infringement Distinction Should Drive Policy http://bit.ly/aMHrnZ #
- Demi Moore `heading to Australia to appear in court in copyright battle` http://bit.ly/cUOFHB #
- New online streaming service for film and television in Europe: Microsoft Zune http://bit.ly/b7gVdp #
- Copyrighting is essential – The State Hornet – Opinion http://bit.ly/bBdI6K #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-22 http://goo.gl/fb/S4BVi #
- EU Parliament calls for more effective pan-EU copyright law adopting the Gallo report http://bit.ly/ah7HPf #
- Bill C-32 heads to committee in a volatile political climate http://bit.ly/9sdHkk #
- MP3tunes Seeks Summary Judgment; Cites YouTube-Viacom http://bit.ly/aRBybJ #
- Privacy Commissioner completes Facebook review and clears Facebook- but still watching and investigating new complaints http://bit.ly/arizxS #
- Privacy Commissioner Backgrounder: Facebook investigation http://bit.ly/bromqr #
- US Publishers Highlight Importance of Copyright at US Capitol Hill Exposition http://bit.ly/deHzdZ #
- Schmidt: 'Google doesn't do data mining' http://bit.ly/9kdrfs #
- 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 #
- Grey-market satellite TV suffers a legal blow http://bit.ly/bwT7NT #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-23 http://goo.gl/fb/HVVLk #
- Court denies application that TD violated PIPEDA in Banuelos v. TD Bank Financial Group, http://bit.ly/cT4xhH #
- Federal Court summarizes law on obviousness in Merck-Frosst-Schering Pharma GP v. Canada (Health) http://bit.ly/9JELb7 #
- Google wins in Spain "A big win for the internet" – is the claim true? http://bit.ly/d1qecF #
- Canadian TV producer worries about unfair unauthorized user generated content http://bit.ly/9CmcvF #
- Can a trip to the US help change Canada's copyright laws? http://bit.ly/aCJuib #
- The Four Seasons – Valli To Drop Copyright Case Against Jersey Boys http://bit.ly/d9PeH7 #
- 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 #
- Svendborg Brakes wins Unfair Competition and Copyright Infringement Law Suit http://bit.ly/d6XASf #
- Telus Says Canadian Regulator Needs Clearer Rules on Television Content http://bit.ly/b4w8z2 #
- The Responsibility of Culture: Artist rights survive attacks in US–for the moment http://bit.ly/9Fwika #
- Retargeting cookies should expire after 48 hours and ads should be labelled, says trade body IAB http://bit.ly/bRkBHy #
- In Syn©: Innovators and Innovation in the Copyright Community http://bit.ly/cwWORy #
- Google CEO Schmidt "We don’t data mine" http://exm.nr/a3oY0T #
- Queensland Privacy Commissioner calls Facebook suspect because of its profit motive http://bit.ly/9hmgZX #
- Thanks to Precedent for the recognition in diligence in tweeting on tech law #
- Guest column: We lock up other valuables, why not content? http://bit.ly/b5I7LZ #
- Wife Sued Over Birthday Invite Flap http://bit.ly/a6DlxF #
- Why John Degen quit Fair Copyright For Canada http://bit.ly/9ILABV #
- Availability of Client Data on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google Sinks Trade Secrets Claim http://bit.ly/dyaFyW #
- US busts Google, Apple, Intel over secret employee anti-poaching pact http://bit.ly/9JDrq1 #
- Apple, startup go to trial over "Pod" trademark http://bit.ly/dzTNcx #
- French Courts Once Again Confused About Google Suggest; Blame Google For Suggested Searches http://bit.ly/9ksvT0 #
- Men sentenced to prison for Comcast hijack • The Register http://bit.ly/aVkmp1 #
- Apple now world's second-largest company http://bit.ly/bD3vEI #
- Google 'recently extended' Apple search deal http://bit.ly/cL8rii #
- Pirate Bay appeal next week http://bit.ly/dxE7Lh #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-25 http://goo.gl/fb/6A6ql #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-24 http://goo.gl/fb/GQDmU #
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