- As Netflix grows, so do questions over regulation by CRTC http://bit.ly/gLTW2m #
- Canadian IT sector facing ‘alarming’ labour shortage: report http://bit.ly/hJEL9x #
- Google readies 'better ads' system for Gmail – appropriate uses of personal information? http://cnet.co/dTJvNm #
- UK Government calls for cross-border privacy and data protection laws http://bit.ly/hSU351 #
- More on the Eminem Lawsuit: Could Change How Digital Revenues Get Shared With Artists http://bit.ly/gbDKHE #
- AFP: Baidu deletes nearly 3 mn works in copyright flap http://bit.ly/hoME01 #
- Righthaven Dismisses Lawsuit Against Reporter; Still Seems Confused About The Whole Thing http://bit.ly/i9qZDF #
Archive for March, 2011
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-31
March 31st, 2011Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-30
March 30th, 2011- Ont. Ct approves copyright class action settlement in Robertson v. ProQuest Information case 2011 ONSC 1647 #
- Amazon Introduces a Digital Music Locker though right to do so is murky http://nyti.ms/gVUk5q #
- Link to Italian Yahoo linking case http://bit.ly/eEy2kl #
- Chinese writers reject copyright infringement apology from search giant Baidu http://bit.ly/hyIk7e #
- Website Pays 950,000 For Pirating the Beatles | Rolling Stone Music http://bit.ly/gYS0hb #
- Paris Ct of Appeal rules Google must prevent reposting of infringing video once it has already been taken down http://bit.ly/gxLTgF9 #
- UK Council loses £2.5m claim against Big Blue http://bit.ly/gfhsIj #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-29
March 29th, 2011- Sharing your passwords can put you at risk http://bit.ly/eA4N3D #
- After Visa, American Express Takes On PayPal With Digital Payments Platform http://tcrn.ch/hgUKDO #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-28 http://goo.gl/fb/P1twm #
- The new cyber military-industrial complex http://bit.ly/gfCG5G #
- Social Media Sites Face Quandary Over Activists’ Use http://nyti.ms/hGywlq #
- Eminem Lawsuit May Raise Payday for Older Artists http://nyti.ms/hlAjCd #
- Liability in Italy – Yahoo! held responsible as caching provider for not removing links http://bit.ly/hyM85j #
- Baidu CEO seeks win-win business model in copyright dispute with authors http://bit.ly/f4IdBD #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-28
March 28th, 2011- Equation: How Much Money Do Spammers Rake In? http://bit.ly/gqSO14 #
- Spotify Turns Off Third-Party Display Ads Following Malware Attacks http://tcrn.ch/ejN2UF #
- Amazon may soon launch film, music locker service – seeking licenses from rights owners http://cnet.co/dLgqzx #
- OMG! Online abbreviations make the OED http://yhoo.it/eZT78Z #
- Baidu asked to filter search results to infringing music files http://bit.ly/eoSRr4 #
- Time Warner Cable iPad flap heats up http://bit.ly/fCpNWV #
- Warren Beatty Wins Dick Tracy Lawsuit http://bit.ly/fa0V5N #
- Carla Bruni sues French newspaper over song http://bit.ly/gkLCnf #
- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-27 http://goo.gl/fb/Ca6eL #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-27
March 27th, 2011- Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-26 http://goo.gl/fb/TYqoY #
- Cellphones Track Your Every Move, and You May Not Even Know http://nyti.ms/fhZzIC #
- Apple's mobile products do not violate Nokia patents, says ITC http://bit.ly/grgMYw #
- Trademarked keyword sales may soon be restricted in Europe http://bit.ly/e9lZcr #
- Android openness withering as Google withholds Honeycomb code http://bit.ly/dEuyL2 #
- Baidu apologises to writers in copyright dispute http://bit.ly/ifqdKG #
- Richard Prince Ordered To Destroy Art Over Copyright Breach http://bit.ly/e3qW46 #
- Microsoft Shuts off HTTPS in Hotmail for Over a Dozen Countries http://bit.ly/h7pZ3A #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-26
March 26th, 2011- B.C. police database names 85% of residents http://bit.ly/eaWIB2 #
- Copyhype Friday’s Endnotes – 03/24/11 http://bit.ly/hmTVBL #
- Talks between Baidu and Chinese writers collapse http://bit.ly/htGQTF #
- Google Books Deal Not Dead, Only Resting, Authors’ Lawyer Says http://bit.ly/gA0tnc #
- French Photographer Patrick Cariou On His Copyright Suit Victory Against Richard Prince http://huff.to/eS2F7h #
- Man in Malta fined €50,000 for breach of copyright, unlawful competition http://bit.ly/ge9QkW #
- Rome court to Yahoo!: you're responsible for piracy occurring on sites in search results once you have notice http://bit.ly/idfUYb #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-25
March 25th, 2011- Google’s Next Stop May Be in Congress http://nyti.ms/gp21zM #
- E-Textbooks Get a Boost From Publishers http://nyti.ms/eo56kB #
- Defeated Google Settlement a “victory for copyright” http://bit.ly/fIMTXt #
- Baidu to introduce anti-piracy technology to detect infringing book products http://reut.rs/fpQdVY #
- AFACT, iiNet copyright case heads to Sydney High Court http://bit.ly/hmnog9 #
- Facing the music http://bit.ly/fr8vVu #
- Yahoo not liable for blocking marketing email in US http://bit.ly/ekI9xm #
- Google’s Bad Advice: Score round 1 for the authors http://bit.ly/ikdEj3 #
- Judge Rader Talk Recap http://bit.ly/gcKEVy #
- With Limewire Shuttered, Peer-to-Peer Music File Sharing Declines Precipitously http://bit.ly/hOSNxp #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-24
March 24th, 2011- BBC News – Digital Act heads to High Court http://bbc.in/fJeOVm #
- Experts seek ways of copyright protection in Internet age in China http://bit.ly/gN8Zvm #
- More on the Google book settlement ruling http://nyti.ms/hjg3zJ #
- Righthaven loses case on fair use grounds http://bit.ly/gNpdxa #
- Man Sues BBC Claiming Copyright On Doctor Who's Dalek Leader http://bit.ly/gsljYl #
- Live streams of sport broadcasts infringe copyrights court in Netherlands rules http://bit.ly/heQKhl #
- Android Devs Speak Out On Counterfeiting Concerns. http://bit.ly/hNkHPC #
- Disney/Pixar sued by UK screenwriter http://bit.ly/i4xh7P #
- Google patents Doodle http://bit.ly/eJyjaF #
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