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Barry Sookman http://www.barrysookman.com Copyright, Intellectual Property, Computer, Internet, e-Commerce Law. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:50:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-02 http://www.barrysookman.com/2010/09/02/computer-and-internet-law-updates-for-2010-09-02/ http://www.barrysookman.com/2010/09/02/computer-and-internet-law-updates-for-2010-09-02/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:30:00 +0000 Barry Sookman http://www.barrysookman.com/2010/09/02/computer-and-internet-law-updates-for-2010-09-02/

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-09-01 http://goo.gl/fb/mqVKB

Australia court puts a temporary stop on PS3 jailbreak http://bit.ly/cTGx7C

US Class Action Lawsuit Says Facebook Violated The Law By Letting Kids Like Ads http://bit.ly/93swpQ

University Officials in US crack down on Music Pirates http://bit.ly/cC54b2

Piracy of Playstation leads to new piracy measures for 3PS says Nintendo to cut losses http://bit.ly/cSqKpy

Settlement reached after judge refuses to dismiss copyright suit http://bit.ly/bMwrig

Obama’s Commerce Secretary Talks Tough on Music Piracy http://bit.ly/9Xo042

US finally reforming its high-tech export control system http://bit.ly/8Y7d4C

EMI reportedly targeting sham all-you-can-eat website Zaptunes http://bit.ly/bZdBOS

Federal Judge Sanctions Tech Company Over Handling of E-Discovery http://bit.ly/9CTdJ2

Pirate Bay Documentary in the Works http://bit.ly/9K7imS

Facebook’s Latest Patent Targets Search Behaviors http://bit.ly/9WFebK

Amazon working on streaming service http://bit.ly/9RPQ8Q

More businesses using security-as-a-service http://bit.ly/8XM2jb

Apple to plan Netflix streaming service http://bit.ly/aUO2Hx

CRTC orders phone giants to rebate $310M http://bit.ly/d7qxHw

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Ontario court awards over 18 million in damages in breach of confidence and fiduciary duty case GasTOPS v. Forsyth [2009] O.J. No. 3969; #

US court finds that accessing a database without authority may establish agreement to clickwrap agreement Costar v. Field 2010 WL 3369349 #

Big sums at stake in Serbia for copyright performance rights http://bit.ly/9IJjgk #

US Commerce Secretary rails against 'scourge of music piracy' http://bit.ly/cJC6TA #

Vodafone to provide (almost) free access to TV in Germany http://bit.ly/chcEkS #

Inforrm Table of Cases – Revised and Updated http://bit.ly/9lfa8t #

UK grants privacy injunction to prevent disclosure of information wrongfully taken from a mobile phone-apparently http://bit.ly/cn0mVk #

OPC Privacy Illustrations http://bit.ly/9cbgcn #

Privacy interests to be considered in publication ban http://bit.ly/9Kw6px #

Canada is a telecom backwater, says bold backer of Wind Mobile http://bit.ly/di61Wk #

Microsoft to Build Giant Data Center in Virginia http://bit.ly/aOVMTl #

Location Sites Experiment to Attract Mainstream Users http://nyti.ms/aBtjKA #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-31 http://goo.gl/fb/wHHz4 #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-30 http://goo.gl/fb/rQ18m #

HP to pay $55m in US fraud case http://bit.ly/9nQIFa #

Defendant, ISP: DC court lacks jurisdiction over 14,000 P2P users http://bit.ly/buvpTF #

Second Newspaper Chain Joins Copyright Trolling Operation http://bit.ly/985B24 #

Google Renews Licensing Deal With AP for News Content http://bit.ly/a5TX5V #

Intertrust picks up SeeqPod search algorithms http://bit.ly/diz6Ca #

Is Google To Large To Be Convicted Of Profiting From Copyright Infringement? http://bit.ly/becd43 #

University of S. Dakota File Sharing and Copyright Infringement Policy http://bit.ly/c0IrHs #

YouTube to host movies for free in the UK http://bit.ly/9nEy0f #

Canada’s information and privacy commissioners meet in Whitehorse: Call for greater transparency http://bit.ly/cfuTiW #

German Court Says Google May Have To Police Videos On YouTube For Infringement http://bit.ly/beypfb #

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Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-29 http://goo.gl/fb/niBUy #

Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29 http://goo.gl/fb/XkV70 #

Oxford Dictionary print edition may be dead http://bit.ly/aYUoQh #

Congress may sneak through Internet ‘kill switch’ in defense bill http://bit.ly/9WfFPL #

The 1709 Blog: US record labels say that copyright law "isn't working" http://bit.ly/clbLyX #

Craigslist clash over adult ads raises key issues http://bit.ly/bGEpOx #

“Copyright Office clearly has not been a strong enough advocate for copyright owners” http://bit.ly/cPqcto #

How Does Music Copyright Infringement Affect Me? http://bit.ly/9KeA1O #

California Pre-Schoolers Getting Tracking Devices http://bit.ly/cmvZRz #

The Term of Trade Secret Protection: how long should it be for? http://bit.ly/cOUuH3 #

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Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22 http://goo.gl/fb/EtxM2 #

Back Story: Books vs. E-Books – Newsweek http://bit.ly/b1rtX3 #

Google Buys Visual Shopping Engine Like.com http://nyti.ms/9weAMq #

Sweden issues, then withdraws arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder in rape case http://bit.ly/d5xbbD #

Knapp on EU Data Protection and US Discovery — Conflict of Laws .net http://bit.ly/bI5XRW #

Google pays hackers for Chrome vulnerabilities http://bit.ly/a7Vu66 #

Indian film industry wants more awareness over piracy http://bit.ly/dkeGb2 #

Obama Signs Act Protecting American Bloggers from libel tourism http://bit.ly/aJ0yuB #

Steep consequences for anyone caught trash talking on ’Net http://bit.ly/b0X0A9 #

Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken iPhones http://bit.ly/9Yuacx #

Injunction Denied in suit against Amazon http://bit.ly/axuDmq #

Moniker Sells Tshirts.com For $1.265 Million http://bit.ly/avW41Y #

Go Daddy Marches Toward $1 Billion in revenues http://bit.ly/cASeJL #

Paris Hilton Upset About Cybersquatters http://bit.ly/9QcybE #

Google WiFi lawsuits head to Silicon Valley http://bit.ly/d4XzSj #

Two sides of the debate over Access Copyright's proposed tariff discussed http://bit.ly/9Dp04l #

Telstra waits on copyright ruling by full court of Australia on copyright protection for directories http://bit.ly/9jehNT #

Google Is Anakin, Verizon Is The Emperor, And The Dark Side Is Winning http://tcrn.ch/biMlbA #

Playstation 3 Finally Hacked? http://bit.ly/a9lhWV #

Facebook revenge plot posting nets Canadian teenager 6-month sentence http://bit.ly/bnJ5Cg #

Germany to roll out ID cards with embedded RFID http://bit.ly/c7qJUt #

Internet and Geolocation: a Toxic Cocktail for Privacy http://bit.ly/9Cc9VT #

Ballmer says Microsoft intends to become industry leader in Microsoft placing big bets on cloud computing: http://bit.ly/dehjP2 #

Microsoft placing big bets on cloud computing: http://bit.ly/dehjP2 #

The Sofa Wars: Alternatives to Cable TV Crop Up, via the TV Set http://bit.ly/a9y17h #

Dish Network to Offer Online Viewing http://nyti.ms/8ZdkkT #

Content kings control the future of IPTV | Signal Strength http://bit.ly/bOAJ3A #

Download music scam group in court next month http://bit.ly/bNBdJR #

German government clamps down on Internet spying on employees http://bit.ly/aVl6Tw #

Australia case, Planet Health, examines when a trademark is used on Internet http://bit.ly/cjI1T3 #

The Legal Protection of Databases in the Gambling Business http://bit.ly/aAgmsZ #

2010 Data Breach Report From Verizon Business http://bit.ly/9KqbKD #

Tarnishment by association: a new twist http://bit.ly/cDNH6j #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-23 http://goo.gl/fb/VlOoT #

Google and the Search for the Future Google's CEO on the mobile computing revolution, the future of newspapers & privacy http://ow.ly/2tqI6 #

California moves to outlaw online "e-personation" http://bit.ly/bJ2BmR #

Amendments to Alberta's Health Information Act come into force on September 1, 2010 http://bit.ly/cbjkP2 #

US Appeals court rules Perry didn't infringe copyright http://bit.ly/cU9l9D #

RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working', laws need to be clearer to require intermediaries to address illegal sharing http://bit.ly/aPGwDl #

European Music Rights Database Project Issues RFP http://bit.ly/c0TnIj #

Court sets trial date in Shepard Fairey case; Mannie Garcia drops out http://bit.ly/dnYTj7 #

More on Google’s AdWords Policy Expanding to Europe and Canada http://bit.ly/cJS2ck #

Madonna Sued For For Selling Clothes Under 'Material Girl' Brand http://bit.ly/9zmdXu #

Philadelphia Demanding Business License For Bloggers Who Bring In A Bit Of Cash http://bit.ly/btJFlJ #

Google Avoids Liability for Failed Google Search Appliance http://bit.ly/c9tn4S #

Crovitz on the Great Internet Optimist vs. Pessimist Debate http://bit.ly/9N362U #

uTorrent’s New Privacy Settings Cause Confusion http://bit.ly/cNU4t8 #

Google aims Goggles at Apple's iPhone http://bit.ly/9c3Y2z #

TorrentFreak ranks Isohunt in top 3 BitTorrent sites for 2010 with a ? mark http://bit.ly/bgkobT #

Apple Patents a Desktop Touch-Screen Computer http://nyti.ms/buQPem #

Hacker’s Arrest Offers Peek Into Russian Criminal World http://nyti.ms/dvnwkz #

Replacing a Pile of Textbooks With an iPad http://nyti.ms/duxfV0 #

Motorola Cracks Down on Leaked Android Updates for Droid X phone http://bit.ly/cKmxOU #

Will France adopt a law requiring the notification of security breaches? http://bit.ly/acO7UY #

Who has Legal Jurisdiction in the Cloud? http://bit.ly/c1IAF4 #

US court rules against Barack Obama's stem cell research http://bit.ly/bSut5g #

HP launches bid for 3PAR, topping Dell offer http://bit.ly/bWQ2p6 #

ACTA progress announced with plans to release final draft in September http://goo.gl/fb/jHMJH #

Identity Theft Over The Internet http://bit.ly/dpaQLD #

Music industry professionals interviewed about their thoughts on own future http://bit.ly/dsRhWT #

Taiwanese LCD maker files second suit against Sony's Playstation http://bit.ly/dfUQvs #

How to save the music industry – GQ Music – GQ.COM (UK) http://bit.ly/btvUKo #

Randy Bachman on Canadian Jobs and the Copyright Modernization Act http://bit.ly/cFpKLm #

Brits 'We need a competitive, innovative IP system' calling for more information to develop policies http://bit.ly/9eboSw #

LucasFilm sets lawyers on Jedi nameswipers http://bit.ly/atd2M4 #

UK insurer hit with biggest ever data loss fine ever http://bit.ly/boVD1P #

Google Marketplace DRM broken, will Google make a DMCA claim?http://bit.ly/9txbBA #

Elizabeth Denham says federal OPC may need greater enforcement powers http://bit.ly/duH0WM #

Study examining costs of privacy compliance with the EU Data Protection Directive released http://bit.ly/cAbBIa #

Germany Calling for End to “Safe Harbor” for US companies because of poor privacy standards http://bit.ly/9nq6UV #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-24 http://goo.gl/fb/41ABq #

Yahoo now officially powered by Bing in US, Canada http://bit.ly/9r9Dbs #

More evidence for 99¢ iTunes TV rentals, Apple TV makeover http://bit.ly/bXrFfa #

French Anti-Piracy Body Launches Information Campaign http://bit.ly/aHTDeu #

John Degen responds to Geist: lessons in headline writing http://bit.ly/9JanbX #

Hackers say they are targeting cloud computing http://bit.ly/c58PHg #

Iranian Government Runs Public Warez Server facilitating copyright infringement in Iran http://bit.ly/aiaJQN #

Random House Wins Battle For E-Book Rights http://nyti.ms/bCmjAp #

Research In Motion Buys Mobile Storefront Platform Cellmania http://tcrn.ch/9lK8pF #

iTunes U Downloads Top 300 Million | Business Wire http://bit.ly/dBCZiv #

Microsoft's "Halo: Reach" Leaked to BitTorrent Before Release Wire http://bit.ly/cVAhW3 #

Google defends its Android copy control "obfuscation" process to protect against pirating apps for Android http://bit.ly/b4zhir #

Students spy on teachers, boast on Facebook, get sued for trespass and are fined http://bit.ly/bd8jgT #

Wikipedia tampering traced to Winnipeg air force headquarters http://bit.ly/c4unGG #

Facebook on possible collision course with privacy watchdog http://bit.ly/a9j8pm #

Cold war weapons expert warns Wi-Fi could cause generational birth defects http://bit.ly/9NKFT7 #

Microsoft is fending off over 50 patent infringement cases http://bit.ly/9k93J0 #

Rustock botnet behind 40 per cent of world's spam http://bit.ly/9×0sim #

IBM and EU Partner to Enable the Digitization of Historic European Texts http://bit.ly/d2qFti #

Exploring Oracle’s Lawsuit Against Google http://bit.ly/aOU57Q #

U.S., Russian Patent Offices Strike Fast-Track Deal http://bit.ly/cxtZPt #

Indonesia is Asia copyright pirate centre: survey http://bit.ly/c08czz #

Microsoft Declares Love For Open Source http://bit.ly/c6W4lM #

Facebook sues TeachBook.com for cybersquatting http://bit.ly/cquo7o #

Microsoft wins Kinect domains, but still doesn’t own kinect.com http://bit.ly/cuZFyO #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-25 http://goo.gl/fb/hmSRI #

Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba.com Gathers Army of American Sellers to Take on eBay http://bit.ly/d8zKl3 #

Google to offer computer phone service http://bit.ly/bjof7k #

Facebook Privacy: 6 Years of Controversy with [INFOGRAPHIC] http://bit.ly/aRJVwU #

US Military Computer Attack Confirmed http://nyti.ms/c9t9uH #

Creation of Common EU Patent System Faces Legal Setback http://bit.ly/dyNGPn #

Encrypted and obfuscated? Your P2P protocol can still be IDed http://bit.ly/9pgKcQ #

Ninth Cir. Rules Copyright Pirates Not Liable For Violating Publicity Rights http://huff.to/9M7284 #

An Internet Pirate Stole My Memoir using Scribd – how do they get away with it an author wonders? http://huff.to/9Zucao #

Will AT&T rat out customers accused of downloading pirated gay porn? http://bit.ly/dyKqIG #

Chris Castle calls out Geist on Fair Dealing Attack http://bit.ly/bjXZaV #

Canadian Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Cancer Drugs Using the Internet in the US http://bit.ly/bd3IqN #

The Cost of Piracy, Feature Story from GamePro http://bit.ly/cr7t9n #

Chilean president sells his TV network to Time Warner for
US$150M http://bit.ly/bRubTT #

BC court refuses to enforce no waiver clause in contract in Holdings Ltd. v. Syscon Justice Systems Canada Ltd., http://bit.ly/cfDmNm #

BC court awards damages against woman for sending defamatory emails and web posting in Cragg v. Stephens http://bit.ly/aYAGYq #

US court rules that advertising injury insurance doesn't cover claim for Katz call centre patents in Dish v. Arch Specialty 2010 WL 3310025 #

Facebook falls short of privacy obligations to Canada, says law group http://bit.ly/bdcPxx #

Google Overtakes Microsoft in Japan Brand Ranking http://bit.ly/9gvZlY #

Fleetwood Mac star asks whether the Internet is destroying rock http://bit.ly/aCM6YO #

California Legislature Passes Toll Road Privacy Bill http://bit.ly/bR1Bbf #

UK CA rules that unauthorized access to information in a computer can be a breach of confidence in Immerman v Tchenguiz http://bit.ly/bOXMT0 #

Estimating the Economic Impact of Google Book Search http://bit.ly/cMA4DE #

UK Court of Appeal questions brand owners' rights to block parallel imports http://bit.ly/cY03br #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-26 http://goo.gl/fb/Oxye3 #

Charges Settled Over Fake Reviews on iTunes http://bit.ly/a4A7SI #

FTC Drops LimeWire Investigation http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #

Internet Rewards Program Class Action Survives Initial Motion to Dismiss — In re Easysaver Rewards http://bit.ly/9W972T #

HP builds out cloudy wares with Stratavia buy http://bit.ly/dv9PSK #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-27 http://goo.gl/fb/jIHHw #

Studios sue to stop advertising on pirate web sites http://bit.ly/bmND37 #

Vivendi, Time Warner Seek Arbitration in `Ellen' Show Music Copyright Case http://bit.ly/93ziC2 #

Red Headed Russian Spy Broke Copyright, Magazine Says http://bit.ly/atJX6p #

Paul Allen's Interval Licensing patent complaint takes aim at Google, Apple, others http://zd.net/cvPB56 #

Google, Yahoo, concerned about Bill-C-32 'enabler' provision | The Wire Report http://bit.ly/aPOaxR #

Video Game Lawsuit Frenzy – Zygna, NCSoft, Blizzard etc http://bit.ly/coKcMi #

Privacy and super-injunctions under UK law-are they good or bad? http://bit.ly/b8zJW8 #

FTC Dings PR Firm for Fake Internet Reviews to promote sales– In re Reverb Communications http://bit.ly/biwonJ #

Google ditches JavaOne over Oracle's Android suit http://bit.ly/aybm3i #

Canada joins APEC cross-border privacy enforcement initiative http://bit.ly/d9pPIV #

"Canadian intellectual property law does not adequately address the unique challenges of the Internet" ACC http://bit.ly/9FLFqT #

Court halts Sony Playstation circumvention devices -good thing for Sony it happened in Australia and not Canada http://bit.ly/ajV1QR #

Will Secondary Liability be Removed from ACTA? http://bit.ly/9Qxco8 #

So is net neutrality god or bad? The angles and interests considered. http://bit.ly/aYQffO #

Microsoft Takes Fight With i4i Over XML To The US Supreme Court http://bit.ly/ag7Rb8 #

An ISP in US bucks 'Hurt Locker' subpoenas to ascertain identities of alleged file sharers http://bit.ly/9DJxIh #

Former Playdom Employee Sentenced To Jail Time In Zynga Lawsuit http://bit.ly/bSagNq #

Ninth Circuit Appeals Court OKs Warrantless GPS Tracking By Feds Holding it doesn't Violate the Fourth Amendment http://bit.ly/bbnlDn #

Nokia Phones Hacked to Run Android http://bit.ly/952n3G #

IBM: Biggest Threat to the Cloud Could Be Security Issues http://bit.ly/9NikXz #

Alberta Commissioner launches investigation into medical identity theft http://bit.ly/b0zadX #

Privacy Protection in China – Latest Developments http://bit.ly/a1ca4D #

Smart Grids and the Future of Privacy http://bit.ly/aerlGr #

Never Make a Promise You Can't Keep- Especially in Your Privacy Policy http://bit.ly/9NdA8w #

‘Cleavage-Crazed’ NY Judge Resigns After Porn Found on His Computer http://bit.ly/c2hlIk #

Canada's taxman cracks down on eBay vendor who didn't report income http://bit.ly/9qg2My #

Internet thieves steal $600,000 from Des Moines Diocese http://bit.ly/9pTyaR #

Does the US have a plan to kill the internet in the event if a cyber war? http://bit.ly/bcwsh6 #

Legal Wrangling Over Hyperlink 'Libel' Continues http://bit.ly/aXk1TQ #

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-08-28 http://goo.gl/fb/shKPa #

Government Takes Closer Look at Google's ITA Acquisition http://nyti.ms/ddqnOl #

RIM seeks forum on digital security http://bit.ly/ackLSa #

Two Canadians arrested in Facebook-organized child porn network after international police investigation http://bit.ly/cXG2v7 #

FLOSS Center Opening Branch in India http://bit.ly/at2DTQ #

The CIO and Software and Business Patent Lawsuits http://dell.to/btVvEA #

Patent Reveals Sirius XM’s (SIRI) Satellite Radio 2.0 Possibilities http://bit.ly/aQxFQ7 #

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