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Archive for April, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-30

April 30th, 2011

The 7 Most Hackable Android Smartphones http://bit.ly/iVniI4 #
Sony Hints At Compensation for PlayStation Network Hack http://bit.ly/miFx39 #
Euro Regulators Probe Sony Data Breach http://bit.ly/mEoB12 #
Apple Risks Following Google as Europe Leads Privacy Probes http://bloom.bg/jgmpxm #
USA PATRIOT Act: The myth of a secure European cloud? http://zd.net/m92P4Q #
Cnd. Privacy Commissioner's office looking into Sony PlayStation hack http://bit.ly/kjQLGz #
Copyright conflict between Mediaset and YouTube intensifies http://bit.ly/mDtMUd #
3M sues after it can't make Post-it warnings stick – Report claims copyright infringement, which is not likely http://bit.ly/lMFHvG #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-29

April 29th, 2011

Beyonce sued for $100M by video game developer http://bit.ly/jeGATK #
Apple breaks silence, denies storing locations on iPhones http://bit.ly/iKChxb #
Kiwi three strikes prompts cyber attack http://bit.ly/lI7Q7K #
Piracy: Domain Seizures: Taking Prisoners on the IP Battlefield http://bit.ly/jRAcIZ #
US Supreme Court: AT&T can force arbitration, block class-action suits http://bit.ly/l8aGrJ #
Certain admin PIPEDA amendments in force April 1 http://bit.ly/jL9c2H #
India expands possibilities to remove/block internet content http://bit.ly/mGvLlq #
Amazon’s legal issues: SEC probe, $1.5B in back taxes and patent suits http://bit.ly/ieGp8J #
Link to US Sup. case AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion http://ow.ly/1sIGqE enforcing arbitration clause #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-28

April 28th, 2011

Did UBB hurt Netflix growth in Canada? http://bit.ly/i9TbE3 #
Nokia axes 7,000 jobs to slash costs | http://reut.rs/htmMDB #
Apple patenting new personal data tracking system http://bit.ly/i3WtXm #
Canadian Political Parties Clarify Their Positions on Copyright http://bit.ly/elQvYn #
Hacked evidence not always admissible http://bit.ly/fPce6P #
China steps up IP protection, but still a long way to go http://bit.ly/gAxYM8 #
Barnes and Noble's Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaims in Microsoft patent case http://bit.ly/fLyNBX #
Privacy law: the super-injunction is dead in UK http://bit.ly/emWpjM #
OPQ v BJM – a privacy injunction “contra mundum” http://bit.ly/hWGhr9 #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-27

April 27th, 2011

Netflix earnings top expectations http://bit.ly/fyZQLm #
RIM seeks security ‘balance’ in Russia http://bit.ly/hV3hJM #
App developers claim Apple's plans to take a 30 per cent cut for subscription-based apps unfair http://bit.ly/ihFhoR #
Hackers infiltrate Ontario courts’ website http://bit.ly/htrfRM #
Firm averts Amazon cloud crash by 'spreading out the risk' http://bit.ly/dYUr39 #
First Lawsuit Filed Against Apple For Undocumented Location Database http://bit.ly/f6EvBv #
Netflix: We're Not Trying To Kill Cable http://huff.to/f9zEsF #
Google Crushes, Shreds Old Hard Drives to Prevent Data Leakage http://bit.ly/h9YKvy #
Tech Expert Warns Against 'Unreasonable Fear' of Cloud Technology http://bit.ly/hP7WRT #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-26

April 26th, 2011

Piracy affects economy in Mexico http://t.co/LPpmppo #
Scuffle Over On-Demand Movies Portends Battles to Come http://t.co/oeXCKvM #
Innocent Man Accused Of Child Pornography After Neighbor Pirates His WiFi http://t.co/WEFuqaQ #
Amazon Still Trying To Fix Outage Problems http://t.co/5F32Un2 #
On the Tyranny of Small Decisions http://t.co/cPscWwr #
Could Guest Bloggers Sue? http://t.co/x6gpfQB #
Outsourcing – Key Considerations in Managing Negotiations With Subcontractors http://t.co/PsFxGTB #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-25 http://goo.gl/fb/AmKMV #
C-32 and the BlackBerry PlayBook: A reply to Michael Geist http://goo.gl/fb/IySi5 #
Bits: Sony PlayStation Network Still Down After Attack http://nyti.ms/f585Fs #

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C-32 and the BlackBerry PlayBook: A reply to Michael Geist

April 25th, 2011

Michael Geist’s recent blog post “The PlayBook Tax: Why the Conservative’s Copyright Plans Create a Hidden Cost for RIM’s PlayBook” makes the claim that “the Conservative plan for copyright reform (as found in Bill C-32) establishes a significant barrier that could force many consumers to pay hundreds in additional costs in order to switch their content from existing devices” to RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook. He calls this a “PlayBook tax” and claims switching costs apply to “any digital content with a digital lock”.

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-25

April 25th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-24 http://goo.gl/fb/S7pEb #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-04-24 http://goo.gl/fb/PeDFl #
What Is a Book? The Definition Continues to Blur http://bit.ly/eJWCfz #
Amazon sets Kindle e-book loaner deal with 11,000 libraries http://t.co/kI7gDWx v #
Copyright Troll Has Domain Seized http://t.co/7UpzRft #
SIIA Shuts Down Software Pirates, Landing Six‐Figure Settlements http://t.co/KMui4T5 #
Patents: Samsung cons-attack against Apple | All Technology News http://t.co/KMui4T5 #
Former engineer who sued Cisco now faces criminal charges http://t.co/2sZED5C #
Here's The Real Reason Apple Is Suing Samsung http://t.co/nOETVa3 #

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Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-04-24

April 24th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-17 http://goo.gl/fb/ih0my #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-04-17 http://goo.gl/fb/o0EpY #
US court enforces shrink wrap terms and DMCA in TracFone Wireless, Inc. v. Bequator 2011 WL 1427635 #
BlackBerry restrictions in UAE to apply to other smartphones http://bit.ly/eYnAvt #
Judge to ex-Microsoft GM: You can’t take that job at Salesforce.com, either http://bit.ly/gOIp38 #
House Judiciary passes patent-reform bill http://bit.ly/hFKyb4 #
Facebook Sues FriendFinder, Peeved Over FacebookOfSex.com Website http://bit.ly/hpDF5f #
Super injunctions in the UK: Privacy law is madness. http://bit.ly/hgiE0K #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-24

April 24th, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-23 http://goo.gl/fb/muUTJ #
Amazon’s Trouble Raises Cloud Computing Doubts http://t.co/hmlYVlh #
Week in Apple: location tracking is all the rage http://t.co/foiz6Kw #
The PlayStation Network remains down, dev blames hackers http://t.co/Zo5lSPH #
Kindle Lending Library comes with strict terms, preserved notes http://t.co/X8574Wu #
On World Book and Copyright Day, UN official urges debate of publising trends – UN News Centre http://t.co/JzOPGpl #
LimeWire Exec Can't Use His Gut Feeling at Trial http://t.co/KMui4T5 #
Brazilian minister reveils copyright revision plans http://t.co/jRXLzvs #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-23

April 23rd, 2011

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-22 http://goo.gl/fb/CWvio #
Google Found Guilty of Patent Infringement for Using Linux http://bit.ly/dEY61C #
Google’s Street View probed – again http://bit.ly/hfeAda #
China says makes progress on use of copyrighted software http://bit.ly/hvIfuz #
Apple Slammed Over iPhone, iPad Location Tracking http://bit.ly/e9in7N #
Apple Seeks FairPlay Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissal http://bit.ly/h9PvWu #
Mattel Loses Latest Bratz Doll Trial, Owes MGA $88M http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
Google accused of hypocrisy on Grooveshark ban http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
Illegal downloads same as shoplifting http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
Rachmaninoff at centre of sheet music copyright feud http://bit.ly/eQKjLF #

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