- Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24 http://goo.gl/fb/LH513 #
- Alberta demands ban on Craigslist erotic ads http://bit.ly/dodxcM #
- E-Discovery and the Auto-Deletion of Emails http://bit.ly/dmiGkf #
- How to think like Steve Jobs http://bit.ly/94vRyh #
- CRTC approves Shaw's purchase of Global TV assets http://bit.ly/cB3sVz #
- Digital Agenda for Europe: what it means for business http://bit.ly/bYTvar #
- Laying bare the divide over future of book industry http://bit.ly/aptTln #
- SAP asks for gag order in legal battle with Oracle http://reut.rs/dif2dy #
- Italy vs. Google–from Street View to street theater? http://bit.ly/b60Jyq #
Archive for October, 2010
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-31
October 31st, 2010- McCarthy Tétrault Technology Co-Counsel http://bit.ly/dv4TzV #
- Bill C-32’s impacts on the IT community http://goo.gl/fb/awgR3 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-29
October 29th, 2010- It is possible to kill the evercookie http://bit.ly/aZ1276 #
- New Java trojan attacks Mac OS X via social networking sites http://bit.ly/ceobzb #
- Judge realizes: on the Internet, no one can tell you're a kid http://bit.ly/bdgiNc #
- ACCA exhibition closed early following copyright concerns http://bit.ly/cCk3po #
- ICC article highlights role of policymaking to harness benefits of cloud computing http://bit.ly/bHK8fn #
- “Protecting Privacy in Court Proceedings” in the UK http://bit.ly/ae0494 #
- “Is there a right to reputation?” in the EU http://bit.ly/8YTM3x #
- Oh, Canada: French 3 Strikes Drives Bit Torrent Thieves to–Canada http://bit.ly/9zoRMn #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-28
October 28th, 2010- Edelman and McCarthy Tétrault Bringing Marketing and Legal Together http://ow.ly/30ayJ #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-27 http://goo.gl/fb/khJ7i #
- Canadian Torrent Site Launches VPN service to Counter France’s Anti-Piracy Law http://ow.ly/30ij3 #
- Apple is accused of copyright infringement in China http://bit.ly/cF4oP7 #
- Oracle: Google 'Directly Copied' Our Java Code http://nyti.ms/a3Go2w #
- Sarah Palin Hacker Asks Judge for Leniency http://nyti.ms/cSR2iL #
- Marijuana Web Names Snapped Up, in Case of Legalization http://nyti.ms/96TnSl #
- A Reassured F.T.C. Ends Google Street View Inquiry http://nyti.ms/cys6zR #
- Like Grokster, LimeWire felled by secondary liability law http://bit.ly/a79dw3 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-27
October 27th, 2010- French Data Protection Agency Issues Guidelines to Help Companies Strengthen the Security of their data http://bit.ly/dyEZJK #
- Italy slaps restrictions on Google's Street View http://bit.ly/9t3I9F #
- German authorities 'not surprised' by Google's privacy invasion confession http://bit.ly/9WqywX #
- Xanga Violates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and fined by FTC http://bit.ly/c2qIjC #
- Privacy for Sale: The Real Cost of Social Networking http://bit.ly/9wSwJB #
- Stats don't support hype: Digital music is ailing http://bit.ly/aK6IfV #
- New U.K. Bank Outsources All Tech http://bit.ly/arwG8n #
- How to hack a Facebook account in one click http://bit.ly/afNzQH #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-26
October 26th, 2010- Kenya Launches ‘virtual’ Courts http://bit.ly/bGjHPD #
- It’s All (Hopefully) Coming Back To Me Now http://bit.ly/d0azdj #
- Piracy and The Music Industry, The Voices Of Artists Matter http://bit.ly/cKpMHT #
- Google debuts Music Search http://bit.ly/9STnRn #
- Facebook comes down hard on Faceporn for trademark infingement http://bit.ly/dCNg0Q #
- Misunderstanding the DMCA and contributory infringement in copyright http://bit.ly/cweuqY #
- Google Goes After YouTubeSocial For Trademark Infringement http://bit.ly/aQoYPz #
- Turning up the rhetoric on C-32’s TPM provisions http://goo.gl/fb/u7kb5 #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-25 http://goo.gl/fb/8yAnp #
- Apple joins Facebook, Google, others to combat Paul Allen’s charges http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-10-25
October 25th, 2010- Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24 http://goo.gl/fb/LH513 #
- Alberta demands ban on Craigslist erotic ads http://bit.ly/dodxcM #
- E-Discovery and the Auto-Deletion of Emails http://bit.ly/dmiGkf #
- How to think like Steve Jobs http://bit.ly/94vRyh #
- CRTC approves Shaw's purchase of Global TV assets http://bit.ly/cB3sVz #
- Digital Agenda for Europe: what it means for business http://bit.ly/bYTvar #
- Laying bare the divide over future of book industry http://bit.ly/aptTln #
- SAP asks for gag order in legal battle with Oracle http://reut.rs/dif2dy #
- Italy vs. Google–from Street View to street theater? http://bit.ly/b60Jyq #
Turning up the rhetoric on C-32’s TPM provisions
October 25th, 2010As Bill C-32 approaches second reading in the House of Commons, critics of legal protection for technological measures (TPMs) are dialing up their attacks on C-32’s anti-circumvention provisions. Regrettably, many of the criticisms are based on an incorrect understanding of the Bill.
A case in point is a blog posting by Prof. Geist in which he reported on comments made by NDP MP Charlie Angus in the House of Commons on TPMs Angus Files Petition, Comments on C-32 & Digital Locks. Prof. Geist’s posting is reproduced below:
This week NDP MP Charlie Angus used debate on the anti-spam bill to sound off on copyright reform and Bill C-32:
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