Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-23 http://goo.gl/fb/0gC6o #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23 http://goo.gl/fb/XzPSc #
Jeff Koons Sues Others for Manufacturing Balloon Dogs http://bit.ly/dJVhBN #
Did Microsoft Offer PS3 Hacker Win7 Phone To Thwart Piracy? http://bit.ly/fLgntd #
Google Seeks to Weaken Search Engine Ranking of "Content Farming" Websites http://bit.ly/g88Gyd #
Thousands of Counterfeit University Books Seized by RCMP http://bit.ly/hi07Ax #
Internet-Proofing your Cease and Desist Letter http://bit.ly/fJXwfM #
Android copyrights and Oracle: if you weren't confused before… http://bit.ly/fh2wqA #
British ISPs to share 25% of the cost of sending out notices to deter piracy http://bit.ly/hmKh6K #
New York Times Prepares Plan to Charge for Online Reading – WSJ.com http://on.wsj.com/gIUwYE #
Pirate Bay Thumbs Nose at IFPI, Planning "Music Bay?" http://bit.ly/dLNEGu #
New tool sought to track predators in Virginia http://bit.ly/dWmSEX #
Courts Grant Copyright Remedies to CC Licensors – would the result be the same under the US Blizzard case or under C-32?http://bit.ly/eWzWZs #
Harper Government Strengthens Canada's Knowledge Economy http://bit.ly/hq5VHo #
Small Bookstores Struggle for Niche in Shifting Times http://nyti.ms/fwmhVv #
Western power created virus to sabotage Iran's nuclear plans http://bit.ly/gLQVeJ #
Nokia says one out of five cellphones sold is an unlicensed copy http://bit.ly/ekaAYP #
Is graduated response to copyright piracy needed to protect the music industry? http://nyti.ms/h71HML #
Already-published information ensures anonymity for privacy case subject, rules UK court http://bit.ly/dKvv6M #
Ex-Employees Awarded $4,000 for Email Snooping by Employer in US case- Pure Power Boot Camp v. Warrior http://bit.ly/hRl2wm #
2011 IP Developments Conference in UK http://bit.ly/fVFLfc #
Alberta privacy ruling forces change at Staples http://bit.ly/fuTmDq #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-24 http://goo.gl/fb/8kMjH #
Firefox and Chrome Add 'Do Not Track' Tools To Their Browsers http://nyti.ms/guveT0 #
Facebook Makes Deal With German Privacy Group http://nyti.ms/foJ0QC #
Commissioner Cavoukian responds to FTC Framework for Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change http://bit.ly/hj7MtG #
Data Privacy Day 2011 http://bit.ly/fjhbYX #
Top Chinese File-Sharing Site VeryCD Nixes Illicit Downloads | Digital Media Wire http://t.co/604pG1T via @AddThis #
XPays Files John Doe Lawsuit Over 'One Night in Paris' http://bit.ly/gjrB3j #
Bill C-32 – Changes to the Copyright Act – Format Shifting http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
US Copyright Office Adopts Interim Regulations Governing Electronic … http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
At CCER, Everything Old is New Again: Who is Circumventing Whom? http://bit.ly/hzCmlE #
Privacy watchdog urges stronger data protection in EU law review http://bit.ly/enGvrA #
Court grants summary judgment in Destiny Software Productions, Inc. v. Musicrypt Inc., 2011 ONSC 470 http://bit.ly/giZTu8 #
Pope on social media:the truth does not derive its worth from its popularity or from the amount of attention received http://bit.ly/gSe0HC #
Beware of Twitter in courtrooms, Russell Williams’ defence team says http://bit.ly/egKJfT #
The History of Social Media http://on.mash.to/ifCyXj #
Judge Sides with Apple, RIM Against Kodak in patent fight http://bit.ly/fwCB3L #
Hackers Get Access to New Jersey School Data System http://bit.ly/h2s28o #
Top Chinese File-Sharing Site VeryCD Nixes Illicit Downloads http://bit.ly/hZIJL5 #
Obama nominates former RIAA lawyer for Solicitor General spot http://bit.ly/fbStMB #
Italian consumer group sues Microsoft over "Windows Tax" http://bit.ly/gGKHpD #
25% of files downloaded from The Pirate Bay are fakes http://bit.ly/gehemQ #
Copyright lawsuit over Hilton sex tape http://bit.ly/eKOlQr #
Access Copyright, universities remain at odds despite interim agreement http://bit.ly/hIuN4G #
Battling rogue websites with new regulations in US, a good start http://bit.ly/hnbEeP #
Lush hack attack may have exposed customers' credit card details http://bit.ly/esSzej #
New E-Textbooks Help Students Save an Average of $60 Per Title http://bit.ly/h1ftY7 #
Here is the link to the Copyright Office Regulations http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/ #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-25 http://goo.gl/fb/dtT0D #
Copyright and Censorship http://bit.ly/ehEiek #
The Escapist : News : U.K. Copyright Lawyer Quits Over Death Threats http://bit.ly/fQLNtN #
Will New Solicitor General Take Harder Line On Copyright? http://bit.ly/g2dQN4 #
Flickr photographer in 'stolen' pic copyright row news http://bit.ly/hgjsQ6 #
ISPs and copyright holders can become business partners http://bit.ly/hP2cCK #
E-mail access denial challenged by IPC http://bit.ly/g4balh #
New Guidelines for Criminal Prosecutions of Online Copyright Infringement in PRC http://bit.ly/fS0ElD #
Blizzard Officially Responds to World of StarCraft http://bit.ly/hNh5bA #
Musicians to sue Chinese search engine http://bit.ly/gRVhqK #
Microsoft Files Complaint to Stop TiVo From Importing TV Set-Top Boxes http://bloom.bg/ehtBOA #
Ad Networks Ordered to Drop Allegedly Infringing Site–Elsevier v. eNom http://bit.ly/hy1oCw #
Confidentiality Obligations in Outsourcing Agreements http://bit.ly/gq6oju #
Apple patents miracle combo mouse-keyboard http://bit.ly/i4qCLf #
Chinese govt. declares war to file sharing http://bit.ly/gkywja #
Spike.com Named as Offending Site in December Zuffa Infringement Letter to Google http://bit.ly/fXRqZz #
New Class Suit Hits LexisNexis for Unfair Fees http://bit.ly/gEAqdh #
Zuckerberg's Facebook page hacked http://bit.ly/gUpPex #
Creators, IP, and the State of Our Union http://bit.ly/hG4LeS #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-26 http://goo.gl/fb/U77VW #
En réponse à «Pour démêler la confusion à l’égard du droit d’auteur» (Clearing Up the… http://goo.gl/fb/6h7IN #
ACCLAIMED SONGSTRESS SARAH MCLACHLAN RECEIVES ALLAN SLAIGHT HUMANITARIAN SPIRIT AWARD FOR COMPASSION AND PHILANTHROPY http://ow.ly/3KBJR #
En réponse à Pour démêler la confusion à l’égard du droit d’auteur du Professeur Michael Geist http://ow.ly/3KBPp #
Impacts of Bill C-28 (the new anti-SPAM and anti-spyware legislation) http://goo.gl/fb/f3sIu #
13 students arrested in Montreal for textbook photocopies http://ow.ly/3KR58 #
Major decision by Ont Ct. on breach of confidence doctrine in Sabre Inc. v. International Air Transport Association, http://ow.ly/3KVCR #
France's Anti-Piracy Efforts Paying Off; http://bit.ly/f8wFMB #
The Legal Fight Over That Song From 'The Fighter' http://bit.ly/gMvON2 #
Record Labels Seek To Disqualify LimeWire's Law Firm For Ethical Conflict http://bit.ly/eD5EJr #
Report: Mobile App Store Revenues to Hit $15 Billion in 2011 http://bit.ly/fTQgEm #
Industry Leaders Show Way Forward for Privacy in Smart Grid Report to be Released at DistribuTECH Conference http://bit.ly/fwlPuH #
When ISPs delete data, child pornographers can't be found http://bit.ly/hhPnr6 #
Federal Court refuses to award summary judgment for alleged infringement of copyright in builder's plans and design http://bit.ly/hXMkcd #
UK Government lays ISP copyright notification plans before Parliament http://bit.ly/efKfg2 #
9th Circuit specifies copyright requirements for unpublished collection of works http://bit.ly/hFdbbX #
Spanish government tries again with anti-piracy legislation http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
Figuring Out Fair Dealing http://bit.ly/deM1Mz #
No opting out from Facebook turning your check-ins, likes into ads http://bit.ly/gNdOQP #
New York Times article surveys success of graduated response http://bit.ly/ihNrMB #
thinking culture http://bit.ly/fi0iSo #
Nursing School Can't Expel Students for Posting Photo to Facebook–Byrnes v. Johnson County CC http://bit.ly/fKIFfg #
GSMA Publishes Mobile Privacy Principles http://bit.ly/fwBcn2 #
Do some uses of ID scanners breach PIPEDA? http://bit.ly/hAL7xY #
Privacy Implications of Ubiquitous Digital Sensors http://bit.ly/eJFEvV #
Senator Calls for Privacy Protections for Mobile Device Location Based Information http://bit.ly/dZ3bT1 #
Sex Offender Sues MySpace Over Privacy in US http://bit.ly/hGYxZ4 #
France maintains long tradition of data protection http://bit.ly/eP8eCt #
Facebook agrees German privacy-protection deal http://bit.ly/gIi8tb #
Russian Internet providers should be responsible for piracy says minister http://bit.ly/hYr8TX #
More on the Anti-Spam Act http://bit.ly/igz5a0 #
SAP Will Seek Reduction Of $1.3 Billion Judgment In Oracle Lawsuit http://bit.ly/e3g6qk #
Porn studio offers “amnesty” if file-sharers turn themselves in http://bit.ly/h5RQYc #
Have You Signed Up For Affordable Copyright Infringement Insurance Yet? http://bit.ly/fzt1D0 #
Final settlement in Robertson class action suit preferable to litigation says Robertson http://bit.ly/e7II0K #
Microsoft sues former GM over departure to Salesforce.com http://bit.ly/ihotT2 #
Microsoft to TiVo: We were doing DVRs before you were born http://bit.ly/f6Gv31 #
Intel purchase of McAfee cleared by EU after Intel makes interoperability promises http://bit.ly/hncZ8I #
Theses and the InfoSoc Directive: dancing the Slovak Three-Step http://bit.ly/fdW2dW #
BSkyB reels in Wi-Fi network operator The Cloud http://bit.ly/dHBz4M #
Artist Alleges Univ of Missouri Distorted and Mutilated His Work http://bit.ly/gRetsR #
Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts as 'sponsored stories' http://bit.ly/eRX3bC #
Hackers bring on thoughts of Natalie Portman and Sarah Palin http://bit.ly/huXvbl #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-27 http://goo.gl/fb/py6Tq #
PIPEDA prohibits bank from disclosing mortgage info to 3rd party in Citi Cards Canada Inc. v. Pleasance, 2011 ONCA 3 http://ow.ly/3Lr44 #
Sony granted temporary restraining order against PS3 hacker http://bit.ly/hoF2Ij #
Norway: Sony's PS3 "updates" actually downgrade system http://bit.ly/hYhSWZ #
Facebook turns on HTTPS to block WiFi hijacking http://bit.ly/gMU78k #
Filing Patents Away into USA http://bit.ly/dViRwa #
None can claim copyright or trademark over god’s name, says HC of India http://bit.ly/ijqImE #
Judge dismisses counterclaims in Nielsen and Truck Ads copyright row http://bit.ly/hPWlbj #
Aust. HC Court to decide whether to grant leave on whether copyright exists in computer generated works http://bit.ly/glDves #
Street Fighter Publisher Delivers Uppercut to Gamers Sharing Leaked Videos on YouTube http://bit.ly/i2fTeH #
Ten Years Later, Napster Loses In Court Again http://bit.ly/fflSTt #
Daddy Yankee – Judge: 'Daddy Yankee Can't Be Sued In Massachusetts' http://bit.ly/gX8pxg #
Is the Attorney Client Privilege a Substitute for Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in the Workplace http://bit.ly/fMjUbc #
Social Media – A Good Source of Data About Insurability? http://bit.ly/h8AwDW #
Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Top 5 Cyberlaw Developments of 2010, Plus a 2010 Year-in-Review http://bit.ly/e4Jxq9 #
The Hargreaves Review: the debate about copyright begins http://bit.ly/id3YLU #
FBI serves 40 search warrants in Anonymous crackdown http://bit.ly/fBTP1n #
Sony pushes PS3 3.56 update in likely anti-jailbreak move http://bit.ly/ffunWF #
Support for Privacy Legislation Survives Change of Power in Congress; Privacy Legislation May Advance in Congress http://bit.ly/hhq5eN #
Complete Internet Blackout in Egypt http://nyti.ms/hOJYP6 #
Why Verizon Bought Terremark for $1.4B http://nyti.ms/fzRgMA #
LinkedIn Files for Its IPO http://nyti.ms/fnJaVi #
UK Police Arrest 5 Men Over 'Anonymous' DDoS Attacks http://nyti.ms/gQaZTf #
French Ct App. finds Google not liable for caching and copying thumbnail images in search service applying French law http://j.mp/eY4Mv6 #
CRTC petitioned to stop usage-based billing as Netflix doubts Canadian future http://bit.ly/gnCz1Y #
Quebecor told to end on-demand exclusivity http://bit.ly/efOeU7 #
Half of US Federal Web Sites Fail DNS Security Test http://bit.ly/iiPhY3 #
Retaining Data Does Not Help Fight Crime, Says Group in EU http://bit.ly/ijVZj3 #
Alleged 'scareware' Vendors to Pay $8.2 Million to FTC http://bit.ly/fvKObr #
US Senator Calls for Privacy Protections for Device Location http://bit.ly/eDAbuB #
Egypt's Move to Block Twitter a Sign of Social Media Influence http://bit.ly/h90dl5 #
Smart Cards No Match for Online Spies http://bit.ly/hEXzMK #
Kindle Books Overtake Paperback Books To Become Amazon’s Most Popular Format http://bit.ly/gBHstC #
MPAA Shuts Down 50+ Torrent Sites in Global Sting http://bit.ly/fs40hO #
Universal Music Canada Lays Off 20 Staffers http://bit.ly/fe8Gyg #
Google Begins Restricting Piracy Search Terms http://bit.ly/fKXiBl #
Protect your personal information because the Internet never forgets, Privacy Commissioner http://bit.ly/f8oKhD #
'Bomb threats’ lead London firm to stop fileshare work http://bit.ly/ereM7c #
Biotech sector seeks more funds, better IP protection: studies http://bit.ly/etyXH0 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-28 http://goo.gl/fb/xRP22 #
Flood of Righthaven copyright lawsuits lifts total to 225 http://bit.ly/fO5V0t #
Happy Data Privacy Day http://bit.ly/fuN2ga #
Over a Million Reasons to Stay Out of Prison for Spoliation http://bit.ly/ev4o4L #
Healthcare Firm Hit With Software Piracy Fine in UK http://bit.ly/epOPh4 #
Viacom to Pay $2.75 Million To Settle BET Music Claims http://bit.ly/h7rGfu #
Some US Justices Still Haven’t Mastered E-Mail http://bit.ly/ihC05d #
Rule 11, barratry, champerty, and "inline links" and Righthaven http://bit.ly/iaFoVX #
Apple Patents Glove for Use with electronic gadgets http://bit.ly/eBNTSt #
Don’t Steal My Avatar! Challenges of Social Networking Patents http://bit.ly/eWU0yi #
The Business of Social Media: Protecting Trade Secrets & Trademarks in a Socially Networked World http://bit.ly/fxL0bI #
ACTA: Negotiations May Be Done, But Debate starts At Committee http://bit.ly/gCh5B4 #
Defamation and Twitter: First Love – Laura McNair-Wilson http://bit.ly/g8FsQM #
POI v The Person Known As “Lina” – Anonymity and Blackmail, UK injunction case http://bit.ly/eP0q52 #
Has The Fourth Amendment Been Dismantled By Technology And The Courts? http://bit.ly/ib3W7n #
Swedish ISP Will Automatically Encrypt All Traffic To Protect Privacy Under New Data Retention Laws http://bit.ly/fKL7xn #
Do employers need social media policies and why? http://bit.ly/eX3o66 #
IP Industries and Online Intermediaries Meet at White House http://bit.ly/e3qDHc #
Google to settle state 'Wi-Spy' spat out of court http://bit.ly/gdNAUm #
China to use blacklist system to monitor copyright http://bit.ly/g6zekp #
The Future of Search: Who Will Win The Spam Wars? http://bit.ly/hnphKc #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-01-29 http://goo.gl/fb/cHLaL #