Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-04-03

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 #
Superman Legal Fight Heats Up As New Appeal Sought http://bit.ly/fJiPFu #
Google’s Technology to Translate Patents, Aid Researchers http://bloom.bg/fqqBsT #
Microsoft Tech: States to FTC: Don’t pre-empt our privacy laws with yours http://bit.ly/fra0aW #
ICANN asks the US to cut it loose http://bit.ly/ihmLhP #
Facebook files 21 domain name complaints http://bit.ly/fpCtTg #
Go Daddy Wants Patents for Announcing Domain Registrations on Facebook http://bit.ly/ig2zsh #
XXX top level domain will be blocked in India and many Islamic countries http://bit.ly/fkrGjX #
Celebrated 'Appropriation Artist' to Appeal Copyright Infringement Ruling http://bit.ly/hTmVGf #
Illinois Identity Theft Statute Partially Invalidated–People v. Madrigal http://bit.ly/ekos2s #
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2011-03-27 http://goo.gl/fb/PjTXb #
US court won't let SAS re-litigate case it lost in the UK in the US, SAS Institute Inc. v. World Programming Ltd., 2011 WL 1059128 #
Copyright geeks, rejoice–a scan of Selden's Condensed Ledger (1861) from Baker v. Selden is now online! http://j.mp/eU6veY via ericgoldman #
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 #
The Google Settlement Rejection: What Comes Next? http://bit.ly/hEEQGd #
Can you really be traced from your IP address? http://bit.ly/ha43UQ #
Newzbin2 Uses TOR To Kill Domain Blocking Before It Even Happens http://bit.ly/ht4LDl #
Zumba Fitness Sues eBay Seller For Trademark and Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting http://bit.ly/gZU4U2 #
UK ISPs urged to block file sharing websites http://bit.ly/e698Hs #
Louis Vuitton, Burberry sue in Canada over knock-offs http://bit.ly/fyWLac #
Intellectual Property Insurance: What Attorneys Need to Know http://bit.ly/dIwplA #
Another Advertiser Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Google–Woods v. Google http://bit.ly/hVvjuG #
EU Commission launches online gambling consultation http://bit.ly/ePujxQ #
Oops: Rogers admits throttling World of Warcraft http://bit.ly/dLOWUX #
Defamation on Twitter: Tweets and Lawsuits http://bit.ly/fjCzwp #
Why And How International Terrorists Use The Internet – Analysis http://bit.ly/gu5opV #
US court in Time Warner case rules that p2p file sharers have scant privacy rights to remain anonymous http://ow.ly/1sgsnd #
EBay to Buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 Billion http://nyti.ms/fqMIwu #
BCE backtracks on plan for Internet usage billing http://bit.ly/gdChEy #
CGI wins Business Development Bank of Canada contract http://bit.ly/giKKr4 #
Where it hurts most – right in the copyright bundle http://bit.ly/gi3kts #
Righthaven hits journalist with infringement lawsuit http://bit.ly/hIo7dL #
Us considers chinese sanctions over movie 'piracy' http://bit.ly/icY9Zr #
Groupon Is Becoming A Lawsuit Magnet http://bit.ly/fuwmxa #
Wall St. J. Covers Tragedy of the Data Commons http://bit.ly/gLtM2K #
More on the Time Warner case, Court leaves BitTorrent copyright infringement defendants joined in single action http://bit.ly/hXiif2 #
Website Privacy Policy Supports Pseudonymous Poster's Expectation of Privacy — Cornelius v. Deluca http://bit.ly/ek6yJM #
Oz parliamentary network breached http://bit.ly/g6sMBJ #
(The Final) Bill C-32: Commentary Round-up http://bit.ly/dVmBiv #
Canadian C-32 Copyright-Reform Bill Dies (Again) With Election Call http://bit.ly/hc8lMb #
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 #
Three strikes ID fraudster jailed for 16 years in US http://bit.ly/i3qh8T #
Is It A Privacy Violation For Companies To Make Inferences About What You Might Like? http://bit.ly/i0GK6q #
PS3 hacker's lawyers fire back at Sony http://cnet.co/gfDDBN #
Link to Robertson copyright class action settlement approval http://ow.ly/1sgO49 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-29 http://goo.gl/fb/yS15v #
Duncan packs a PlayBook for Ontario budget http://bit.ly/eTX9ZZ #
More on Amazon's announcement: Amazon's cloud risks war with labels, studios http://cnet.co/ihYwri #
Australian Prime Minister Hacked http://bit.ly/edDqE3 #
Netflix tweaks Canadian service to lower data usage http://bit.ly/e5RSJQ #
Nokia Files Another ITC Complaint Against Apple in US http://bit.ly/htZgH1 #
The social network – what Canadian lawyers do http://bit.ly/fRcUpL #
Parents sue Facebook over online photos of their Staten Island daughter's corpse http://bit.ly/i3sreD #
South Korea data shows effectiveness of graduated response, with mere threats of sanction enough http://bit.ly/gQsjvc #
U.K. Court Invalidates Rovi EPG Patents in Virgin Media Dispute http://bit.ly/dQgQFV #
Another election call, another failed bid for copyright reform http://bit.ly/h3G20V #
What is Piracy? http://bit.ly/dSZo1e #
Oprah Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge http://bit.ly/fs1XNJ #
To Download or Not to Download? A New Video Explores Copyright Laws http://bit.ly/fgOXCw #
Who bears the burden of establishing authorized or unauthorized use of copyrights under a license in the US? http://bit.ly/g2AowE #
Notice and Notice: Rogers’ Numbers Don’t Add Up http://bit.ly/fMNukE #
US Court Rules That Instant Message Conversation Modified the Terms of a Written Contract Despite Agr Preventing This http://bit.ly/eDVfXD #
The Creative Sector Grows the Texas Economy http://bit.ly/fdRU7i #
Apple's 'App Store trademark': A farce of Jobsian proportions http://bit.ly/hcsGox #
Toys ‘R’ Us settles lawsuits over web price pressure http://bit.ly/hcbp5k #
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 #
Salesforce Buys Social Media Monitoring Company Radian6 For $326 Million http://tcrn.ch/dOZ6zX #
Indonesia sees technology as a threat, Internet surveillance looms – http://tnw.co/gfoYIh via glynmoody #
Anonymous Hackers Shut Down RIAA Website Over $75 Trillion Lawsuit| Cybercrime http://sqzr.de/1wU Via tfotmi #
RT @Clancco_ArtLaw New Color app: if you don’t feel comfortable with us ripping off your images, then don’t use our app http://t.co/dYFl68o #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-30 http://goo.gl/fb/cWyLV #
Music alive and well… business needs work http://bit.ly/fcaZZB #
Google announces independent privacy review http://bit.ly/e00vrQ #
Microsoft Accusing Google of Antitrust Violations http://nyti.ms/dH1UuI #
McAfee hackers break U.S. law, vow to continue doing so http://bit.ly/fFrGFt #
LinkedIn Founder: “Web 3.0″ Will Be About Data http://on.mash.to/iaULLI #
RIM taps Polar Mobile for ‘at least’ 100 PlayBook apps http://bit.ly/fYZ1vh #
Google to testify on piracy before US House subcommittee http://cnet.co/e1ZE3X #
Privacy Groups Cheer FTC's Action Over Google Buzz http://bit.ly/gzz9RD #
Only 4 per cent of Canadians willing to pay for news online: study http://bit.ly/eBuT0c #
Comodo Hacker Claims Another Certificate Authority http://bit.ly/iayVP9 #
More on Amazon’s Cloud Storage Locker http://nyti.ms/gdYccX #
Britney Spears Sued For $10M Over Fragrance Deal http://bit.ly/eB2eq8 #
IFPI 2011 Report: Global Recorded Music Sales Fall 8.4% http://bit.ly/hridpS #
Men at Work Lose Bid to Reverse ‘Kookaburra’ Plagiarism Ruling on Appeal in Australia http://bloom.bg/gitc2U #
'Wolverine' Pirate Pleads Guilty in US to Copyright Infringement http://bit.ly/hxEKh8 #
Timbaland Cleared in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in US http://bit.ly/i2hjsZ #
Google Book Settlement Rejection: A Missed Opportunity? http://bit.ly/hbk2jm #
“Ripping” Off the Music Industry: Stream-Ripping, a File-Sharing Alternative? http://bit.ly/hPEx6G #
Newzbin Enables TOR Browsing to Hide From Legal Issues http://bit.ly/gTZeMc #
Current boilerplate battles http://bit.ly/e4hodw #
It Annoys the Pig http://bit.ly/gLIDDG #
ECJ to decide jurisdiction in which a database is made available over the Internet in Football Dataco v Sportradar http://bit.ly/etdnn0 #
CanLII Announces RSS Feeds for Searches http://bit.ly/dI9JGo #
The P2P Rebellion: Are Copyrights the Vietnam of Today's Youth? http://t.co/B5LsDjE #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-03-31 http://goo.gl/fb/OzODZ #
When the Law needs to keep up with Technology http://bit.ly/hnWecg #
Massive SQL injection attack making the rounds—694K URLs so far http://bit.ly/f2nG4R #
Fox gearing up for fight with Time Warner over iPad TV streaming http://bit.ly/eyQ9rz #
More on Amazon: Cloudy Copyright Forecast for New Amazon Music Service http://bit.ly/fjpSjN #
Judge Gives Record Industry a Win in Ongoing War with Lime Wire http://bit.ly/guIebA #
US Judge Uses Shakespeare Insult in Rejecting Lawyer’s Copyright Claim for Copied Sentence http://bit.ly/dJXrTm #
Zite news app accused of copyright infringement http://yhoo.it/feGA6c #
Czech Constitutional Court overturns parts of data retention law http://bit.ly/ggkMyb #
Expert witnesses can be sued for negligence, says UK Supreme Court http://bit.ly/fVSkfg #
Digital music player ads must not encourage copying, rules UK ad regulator http://bit.ly/eMbjZ0 #
A new Kat is born, while WIPO clamps down on dissident IP weblogs http://bit.ly/en6ivA #
EU parliament suspends webmail after cyber-attack http://bit.ly/f6r2oL #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-01 http://goo.gl/fb/AlIy9 #
Canlii link to the Perfect 10, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 2011 FC 348 case http://bit.ly/gFyPY8 #
Canada Parliament Dissolution Poses Major Setback For Copyright Bill http://ow.ly/4rC2s #
Tattoos and moral rights: a couple of points to ponder http://bit.ly/fx99IE #
Chinese official supports writers in copyright fight with search engine Baidu – Xinhua http://bit.ly/iahePg #
UN copyright agency reports sharp rise in cybersquatting disputes – UN News Centre http://bit.ly/gYL001 #
Election Adwatch: "Breaking Through" — or breaking copyright? http://bit.ly/h9hogq #
YouTube – Viacom Brief Filed http://bit.ly/gKvb2E #
SunGard Higher Education sues hosting provider Cajana http://bit.ly/dZwwMm #
Baidu Reaches Deal with China’s Music Copyright Association http://bit.ly/eTS6eS #
Copyright Dispute over Virtual Rabbits and Horses Unfolds in the 9th Circuit http://bit.ly/dYm9mK #
Exclusive: Rebecca Black Fighting Ark Music Factory Over 'Friday' http://bit.ly/icxmFo #
Google’s Android Market Copyright Infringement Form Wins The Troll Awards http://bit.ly/erq9qr #
City of Hamilton Plans to Update Website Acceptable Use Policy http://bit.ly/dHr1HR #
Australia’s Federal Court rules ISPs must help prevent Copyright Infringement http://bit.ly/i6homv #
Digital innovation in the comic industry http://bit.ly/gFJAuY #
Companies Hope to 'Program' the Internet http://bit.ly/hXENEm #
Rim gets its hands on 30,000 patents http://bit.ly/gK1PJd #
Failure to encrypt portable devices inexcusable, say privacy analysts http://bit.ly/geNuBS #
PNR should be deleted after 30 days, says EU privacy watchdog http://bit.ly/f4Pqj6 #
Trademark Owner Gets Injunction Against Keyword Ad Campaign That Generated No Sales for the Advertisers http://bit.ly/gJ7SxP #
Facebook Posts are Electronic Mail Messages, Subject to CAN-SPAM — Facebook v. Maxbounty http://bit.ly/gnNkjT #
Single-patent lawsuit hits Apple, Google, Amazon, Pricelinehttp ://bit.ly/gIgrd4 #
Single-patent lawsuit hits Apple, Google, Amazon, Priceline http://bit.ly/gIgrd4 #
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2011-04-02 http://goo.gl/fb/DVHb3 #