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Archive for February, 2011

Canada: online piracy a problem hurting artists, creators and the economy

February 28th, 2011

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a report that spotlighted Internet and physical markets that exemplify key challenges in the global struggle against piracy and counterfeiting. Not surprisingly, Canada-based IsoHunt was identified as a major piracy site which “recently ranked among the top 300 websites in global traffic and among the top 600 in U.S. traffic.”

The report follows on the heels of last week’s submission by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) to the USTR recommending that Canada be maintained on the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2011. The IIPA submission extensively analyzed the piracy and counterfeiting problems in Canada. The rational for its recommendation was summarized as follows:

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Tags: barry sookman Copyright copyright reform Counterfeiting IIPA section 301 report Piracy ustr section 301 report

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-28

February 28th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-27 http://goo.gl/fb/BkR6c #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-02-27 http://goo.gl/fb/CXIFI #
Innovation Union Shows Europe Has Gotten Message about Innovation-Based Economic Growth http://bit.ly/hiEBfr #
This Library E-Book Will Self-Destruct After 26 Check Outs http://nyti.ms/gTS1Hn #
Hacker Writes Easy-to-Use Mac Trojan CIO.com http://bit.ly/f61oKg #
The State Of Cloud-Based Storage – Is It Ready? Are You? http://bit.ly/hTDgqc #
A Novel Data Security Law Proposed in Colorado http://bit.ly/hCEmIg #
2011 FTC Presentation http://bit.ly/hx9wnd #
Lawsuits challenge U.S. online data brokers http://bit.ly/g954Sb #

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Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-02-27

February 27th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-20 http://goo.gl/fb/ujhLz #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-02-20 http://goo.gl/fb/LISpZ #
Can we secure the Internet? http://bit.ly/fli0Sn #
Posting: E-Mail May Be Binding, State Court Rules http://nyti.ms/e3wZpn #
California rival sues Halogen for fraud in for trying to obtain confidential information http://bit.ly/eVFhjX #
RIM says not singled out on India security demands http://bit.ly/fh0hGt #
Data at Your Fingertips – Biometrics and the Challenges to Privacy http://bit.ly/gtZmVw #
Summary of Special 301Report submitted by the IIAP to the USTR http://bit.ly/eoHRqc #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-26

February 26th, 2011

Motorola Xoom facing trademark lawsuit over tablet http://bit.ly/exx4iX #
Oops, Facebook Advertiser Gets A Mysterious Bill For $8.8 Million http://bit.ly/e2HgND #
LinkedIn blocked in parts of China http://bit.ly/eABieT #
Facebook Responds to FTC Privacy Investigation http://bit.ly/fkjJ0x #
Lawsuits challenge U.S. online data brokers http://reut.rs/dF7Ino #
Swiss Court To Rule On Google Street View In Weeks http://on.wsj.com/hrn9Z4 #
'Do Not Track' for Kids Is Coming in US http://bit.ly/hv35oA #
Data protection officials in Germany target web advertising using IP addresses without express consents http://bit.ly/flUNCj #
Social Media and the Courts http://bit.ly/fXnjOg #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-25

February 25th, 2011

When is an ISP liable for its users' copyright infringements? A summary of the iiNet decision http://bit.ly/fMKTSD #
Link to appeal decision in iiNet case http://bit.ly/dUd7at #
McCarthy Tetrault Technology Law Quarterly http://ow.ly/430F9 #
May I Have the Envelope Please – files sharing the Oscar favorites http://ow.ly/430IQ #
EquaTerra + KPMG – a new era, or a new error for outsourcing advisory? http://ow.ly/4323J #
ISPs should take a graduated response to the piracy problem http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
A Big Week for Magazines http://bit.ly/eljeeP #
Savvy Louisiana Ruling on Metatags–Southern Snow v. Snowizard http://bit.ly/fHY0Qv #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-24

February 24th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-23 http://goo.gl/fb/aKJWZ #
Copyright confusion http://bit.ly/eBuVOy #
Ninth Circuit: Creator's Family Doesn't Hold Copyright To Betty Boop http://bit.ly/g0Ry2S #
Australian Federal Court to announce landmark decision on iiNet, AFACT appeal http://bit.ly/i5kDZb #
Google is still fighting the Belgian copyright cops http://bit.ly/fAWsc6 #
iiNet wins copyright appeal in Australia http://ow.ly/42m4B #
Irish Govt pushing through 'illegal downloads' changes to copyright law to enable courts to deal with piracy http://bit.ly/fVRy5z #
Google Book Settlement Update As Suspense Builds http://bit.ly/fMaiA5 #
ECJ asked to rule on re-sale of software licences http://bit.ly/gETv3Q #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-23

February 23rd, 2011

Pentagon Looks to Militarize the Cloud http://bit.ly/e2zrNG #
Xbox Kinect Vs. Sony PS3: How 2 Companies Handle Hacking http://bit.ly/g05tqN #
Engineers Recruit Engineers With Hackruiter http://bit.ly/gz91c1 #
House of Commons approves Twitter, Facebook apps for MPs http://bit.ly/e6JpvG #
Google Trying to Avoid Antitrust Fight in Europe http://nyti.ms/ejAjQ9 #
No More Crippled iBooks? Jailbreaking Tool's Update Claims to Fix Issues http://nyti.ms/ej6wSy #
Chief of Chinese E-Commerce Site Alibaba Quits After Fraud Investigation http://nyti.ms/fAOYou #
Advanced Zeus Trojan Hits Polish ING Customers http://bit.ly/evhFoV #
Patent Office Struggles to Catch Up With Technology http://nyti.ms/e3Fywc #

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Clearing Up the Copyright Confusion (Part II)

February 22nd, 2011

By Dan Glover

Last week, a dispute arose about the scope of the “fair dealing for the purpose of … education” language proposed in Bill C-32, an Act to Amend the Copyright Act. This dispute was captured in a February 16 blog by John Degen, in which he discussed a running battle with the writer Cory Doctorow about what the Copyright Act currently allows in respect of fair dealing, and what it would allow under the proposed regime. Doctorow’s views are contained here in a responding blog.

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Tags: barry sookman Bill C-11 Bill C-32 cory doctorow fair dealing fair dealing for education

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-22

February 22nd, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-21 http://goo.gl/fb/AwCND #
Hon. Dan McTeague responds to Geist over need for C-32 enablement amendment http://ow.ly/40KjN #
A Look at Canadian Culture in the Digital Age: A Documentary http://ow.ly/40PoN #
BC court enforces release in Loychuk v. Cougar Mountain Adventures Ltd., http://bit.ly/e3Mgp3 #
BGH referred UsedSoft case to Court of Justice http://bit.ly/fq0PCA #
Apple new subscription rules now upsetting developers, too http://bit.ly/hIcDjt #
Online repository of music scores raises copyright concerns – St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://bit.ly/dNy05K #
Why Google Is Slamming A Little-Known Search Engine Called IsoHunt – paidContent.org http://bit.ly/g55FZt #

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Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-02-20

February 20th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-02-13 http://goo.gl/fb/4EVve #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-02-13 http://goo.gl/fb/YySKR #
Can cable block the Google TV revolution? http://bit.ly/i4PUgo #
Google Explains, Apologizes For, CR-48 Spam http://bit.ly/gIJhFy #
UberMedia’s Twitter Roll Up Continues With TweetDeck http://nyti.ms/hNTMTr #
Filmmaker: Motorola anti-Apple ad looks like my film http://cnet.co/ekDS0s #
Lawmaker Calls for Limits on Exporting Net-Spying Tools http://bit.ly/eHRiiQ #
Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets – Did JJ Penny break the rules? http://nyti.ms/edsIUa #
Righthaven files first judgment motion, demands cash and domain name http://bit.ly/huMuv8 #