- Australia Federal Court makes ruling on copyright in computer programs http://t.co/wipApMpm #
- Megaupload co-founder's bail appeal rejected by court http://t.co/Mmek6SNF #
- Copyright Troll Submits Entire Filing About How 'Radical, Quasi-Anarchist' EFF Should Be Blocked http://t.co/pCTzdRxA #
- Motorola wins German injunction against Apple's iCloud (and MobileMe) push email service http://t.co/t8PAwMjZ #
- Google follows Twitter: Country specific NTD to comply with local law http://t.co/QZWMKAjt #
- Megaupload, WikiLeaks: when online payment intermediaries seem to apply different standards http://t.co/6Y4k2uFz #
- French Court Fines Google $660,000 for Offering Free Maps http://t.co/NUqoMsBi #
Posts Tagged ‘Copyright’
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-02-04
February 4th, 2012Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-02-03
February 3rd, 2012- US court enforces clickwrap agreement in KRAFT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, LLC v. HOMEAWAY. COM http://t.co/LJZ97Urc #
- Anonymous hacked neo-Nazi websites reveal Canadian connections http://t.co/5ofTed26 #
- Target secures right to its name in Canada http://t.co/n2tIIcNi #
- UBB: Internet complaints skyrocket in Canada http://t.co/NcsylSGY #
- Facebook IPO decoded: An at a glance look at the numbers behind Facebook’s big reveal http://t.co/zlbA0wEj #
- The Protection of Photographs in French Copyright Law http://t.co/TPWj5fJ3 #
- Sweeping copyright events in US affect us all http://t.co/UUaofFn4 #
- We will fight Optus, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou says http://t.co/k7jjW96d #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-02-02
February 2nd, 2012- Optus wins TV Now litigation – Round 1 – News & Policy – Australian Copyright Council http://t.co/gwH75Q2y #
- Phone hacking: IT 'deleted Murdoch hacking email' http://t.co/qSBRcx2t #
- Pirates of The Pirate Bay lose final appeal http://t.co/JLIAIcgQ #
- Legitimate Copyright Protection In Ireland: Not SOPA http://t.co/lHxGP16f #
- More on the Optus copyright case http://t.co/CaPZexyW #
- US Judge Declares Batmobile Is Subject to Copyright http://t.co/jSyYXWKF #
- Kerwhizz v. The Bounch Bunch: The Ongoing Confusion With Subconscious Copying http://t.co/sDc9b08B #
- Google 'chooses' not to censor Mosley content, MP says http://t.co/VmdQ4lXH #
- More Evidence for Copyright Protection http://t.co/mSVZlr7g #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-02-01
February 1st, 2012- BC court explains basis for appealing decision of arbitrator in Arbutus Software Inc. v. ACL Services., 2012 BCSC 107 http://t.co/9HgDi1e5 #
- MegaUpload user data set for deletion http://t.co/vlRMZIX8 #
- Personal data protection and IP rights enforcement: two worlds apart? http://t.co/O9Oz8QGz #
- Privacy poachers take big hit with new tort of intrusion on seclusion http://t.co/kSTE9nAY #
- Facebook IPO is a sideshow – privacy is the real issue for it and Google http://t.co/eaNarCk1 #
- Facebook, Google team up with banks to fight email spam http://t.co/1A9sQK2x #
- Newt Gingrich Sued For Using 'Eye of the Tiger' At Campaign Rallies http://t.co/vwv5kZRL #
Bill C-11 to be law by April
January 31st, 2012House Leader Peter Van Loan said Monday that the Government’s agenda includes passage of Bill C-11 by the end of April. The plan is that the bill to modernize the Copyright Act “must pass” by that time. Passage of Bill C-11 is intended to make good on the Throne Speech which promised “swift passage of copyright legislation that balances the needs of creators and users.” Christmas gifts are always welcome, even in the spring.
If you want to catch up with current events regarding copyright, you might read Fen Hampson’s article Will the medium stop killing the message? in iPolitics and Terence Corcoran’s articles in the Financial Post: The Grey’s copyright wolves, The Internet’s collectivist blarney, and No oil meets no copyright.
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-01-31
January 31st, 2012- UFC president hacked after scrapping with Anonymous http://t.co/NgZyGvhS #
- Is Apple's Dismal iBooks Author Software License Even Enforceable? http://t.co/pQmF2EeB #
- The megalife of Kim Dotcom http://t.co/j66m3U2J #
- Angry Nerds: Copyright Theft Is Bad, When It Happens To People We Like http://t.co/FuwnOx6E #
- Lego locked in domestic copyright fight http://t.co/Jzw3BIjp #
- Golan Copyright Case May Have Profound Effect on Treaty Power http://t.co/2mmsKYfE #
- Will the medium stop killing the message? http://t.co/vS5rFhn5 #
- Dutch to go after ISPs that allow file sharing http://t.co/jeXa8wJd #
- EU Commission: abolishment of private copying levy may infringe EU legislation http://t.co/TkHcCDMJ #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-01-30
January 30th, 2012- Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29 http://t.co/pUaRWH0b #
- Legendary judge hands Apple key patent interpretation victory against Android http://t.co/IYoydtk4 #
- Mega Aftermath: Upheaval In Pirate Warez Land http://t.co/QbBLBvhn #
- Anonymous swoop on Mexico govt. sites in copyright law protest http://t.co/xP15My6K #
- Redefining copyright in the digital era http://t.co/RdRlzTQq #
Redefining copyright in the digital era
January 29th, 2012Here is a copy of the article with the above title published in the January 20, 2012 edition of The Lawyers Weekly.
In early December, copyright lawyers from across the country descended on the Supreme Court to participate in a cluster of cases that may redefine the scope of copyright in the digital era.
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