Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2012-11-11

The ‘network effect’: One man’s quest to prove software companies profit from piracy got him a hefty fine http://t.co/y1BIn47O ->
CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais says door remains open to telecom mergers http://t.co/MOzsMssk ->
Two members of piracy group IMAGiNE get prison terms http://t.co/ADFIKjgT ->
Apple Sued Over Infringing Upon File Viewing Patent http://t.co/Veg0AHcC ->
Why Cory Doctorow's "Pirate Cinema" Makes Me Root for Big Content http://t.co/BPLxYno9 ->
BitTorrent Pirate Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million Damages For Sharing 10 Movies http://t.co/r8TmFYjW ->
Mellencamp Is Right, Brand-Supported Piracy Screws Songwriters AGAIN http://t.co/Xiv6nvug ->
Plastic Surgeon Owns Copyright in Before-and-After Photos of Patient–Denenberg v. LED Technologies http://t.co/BB6LbkwE ->
The New Republic Bravely Stands Up For Corporations and Criminal Groups That Exploit Artists http://t.co/CHijk8yg ->
Ireland’s public sector needs greater direction on legal implications of cloud computing http://t.co/2YuFJd5R ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2012-11-04 http://t.co/QlyMAEbf ->
RT @CyndeeLaw: http://t.co/zILslm7O ->
RT @Clancco_ArtLaw: Why did the Univ of Wyoming cave to coal mining pressure and remove public artwork? What are the artist's legal righ … ->
RT @AlisonLoat: Parliament, the video edition: Canada's 132-year-old Hansard system gets an online upgrade http://t.co/dOLemfLO ->
RT @danmichaluk: FREE panel on ethical and legal aspects of workplace social media Tuesday at Ryerson. Dr A Levin, M Chrestohl and me ht … ->
RT @fightpiracy: Piracy Topsite Operators Handed Suspended Jail Sentences http://t.co/zmWeoJTR ->
RT @Azrights: Anonymous announce plans to ‘take down’ Facebook over a fight with Zynga http://t.co/LliwOjJY ->
Supreme court decision on presumption against retroactive affect of amendments on constitutional rights R. v. Dineley, 2012 SCC 58 (CanLII) ->
Supreme Court rules on Charter rights under law restricting applicability of Carter defense R. v. St‑Onge Lamoureux, 2012 SCC 57 (CanLII) ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-04 http://t.co/zSvnWVBn ->
New Twitter policy lets users see tweets pulled down for copyright http://t.co/TmlvxIke ->
US Relief Agency Sets Up 'rumor Control' to Counter Online Misinformation http://t.co/VxHs4HWR ->
Anonymous hacking spree hits PayPal, Symantec http://t.co/Hj4RdIGI ->
Google Warns on German Copyright Bill http://t.co/UxX9JIy8 ->
Superman Heirs, DC Comics Appeal Copyright Case http://t.co/VAc1XhQG ->
U of T's Naylor defends Access Copyright agreement http://t.co/8a32fvLS ->
Google complains about British Telecom using a troll the way Google uses HTC http://t.co/XMCBCGYD ->
50 Cent Claims Copyright Infringement Case Against Him Is Bogus http://t.co/edFobf1D ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-05 http://t.co/YpQsOeGi ->
Google News Faces Challenges From Publishers Abroad http://t.co/0V0ADVY0 ->
50 Cent Requests Dismissal Of Copyright Infringement Suit http://t.co/Tvqhm7Fw ->
Apple loses copyright case against Google – Another one bites the dust http://t.co/g4AOd7vN ->
UK government threatening to hold Google to its pledge to downgrade piracy sites under review http://t.co/ns5fOeRs ->
Is China “Winning the Battle Against Piracy”? http://t.co/DuVeORTz ->
Memphis Artist Files Lawsuit Against Pittsburgh Rapper, YouTube & Google http://t.co/tmCtLUgs ->
Copyright protection for architectural works: Who says the magic is gone? http://t.co/VU1KdyDf ->
Copyright Board Approves SODRAC's Applications Concerning Reproduction Rights for Television and Video-Copies http://t.co/7EImHiYM ->
“To Do” vs. “To Authorize” http://t.co/UOyvnwtl ->
The Basics of Cloud Forensics http://t.co/vCuyGbue ->
Apple suffers a major smartphone patent lawsuit loss against Google with a key lawsuit dismissed with prejudice http://t.co/2skDmw8I ->
Apple Fee Case Against Google Fails to Find Middle Ground http://t.co/eaRDi6JR ->
Dr. Ludsky and the preliminary injunction http://t.co/0s9sUoiM ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-06 http://t.co/1bhAjih0 ->
China Most Threatening Cyberspace Force, U.S. Panel Says http://t.co/x4cTf4rA ->
Silicon Valley Objects to Online Privacy Rule Proposals for Children http://t.co/is3qa1Qq ->
Exclusive – Amazon to win EU e-book pricing tussle with Apple http://t.co/g9uQ9ECA ->
Apple Ordered to Pay $368 Million in Patent Case Brought by VirnetX http://t.co/JAbY0U9d ->
Court Dismisses Copyright Inducement Claims and Communications Act Claims against Justin.tv Inc. and YouTube, Inc. http://t.co/4Px4V50P ->
Defamation: Google would not be held liable for defamatory 'autocomplete' suggestions in UK, says expert http://t.co/GpNJLv3H ->
Pandora sues publishers over online music royalties http://t.co/UQPPpa6U ->
CA Technologies sues New Relic over APM patents http://t.co/kugFloK9 ->
Music Pirates Find Download Tools On Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 http://t.co/gMwW5L4d ->
IT industry readying for Federal Circuit fight over Judge Posner's FRAND ruling http://t.co/qxnTwFJ4 ->
Taxation: What You Need To Consider When You Shift To Cloud Computing http://t.co/RRCgYAxQ ->
A Good Deal To Do: Pandora Doubles Down Against Creators, Now Strikes At Songwriters http://t.co/2l8WeVqw ->
Confirmatory Opt-out Text Message Not Actionable Under the TCPA — Ryabyshchuck v. Citibank http://t.co/NpZFUew5 ->
Hacker group posts 228 email addresses of Tory MPs, staffers on Anonymous-friendly website http://t.co/ORa1WB4V ->
Transcripts of Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on the Cdn Video Game Entertainment Industry http://t.co/F6Ty0EWw ->
Smaller firms conducting fewer IT audit risk assessments, according to survey http://t.co/5mdpxYiG ->
Me.ga Hackers: We’re Real Pirates & We’ll Sell Dotcom’s Domain To Universal http://t.co/VCMUvu5t ->
Staged Approach to Implementation of i Copyright Modernization Act Set to Begin http://t.co/BWhkAFSv ->
Appeals court denies Google's request for rehearing of appeal of Microsoft injunction http://t.co/hkhrpzg1 ->
Expansion of the Scope of Exemption in Section 29.4 of the Copyright Act (Reproduction By Educational Institutions) http://t.co/EieleqIc ->
Recent E.D. Pa. Case: No “Likelihood of Confusion” from Competitor’s Marks in AdWords http://t.co/R1E8DrxD ->
domain name may be noncommercial speech; TM rules don't apply http://t.co/JwoqY8ga ->
Part numbers don't function as trademarks in robust aftermarket http://t.co/rw5Jcjtr ->
Pole Dancing Not an Artistic Performance Under New York Law http://t.co/XVlbnZFw ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-07 http://t.co/7VBBKxXU ->
Bill C-11 now law with the official notice regarding the coming into force of the Copyright Modernization Act in today’s Canada Gazette… ->
Canada Gazette – MicroSD Cards Exclusion Regulations (Copyright Act) http://t.co/E9jgujvQ ->
Canada Goose, International Clothiers settle trademark lawsuit http://t.co/1aCZnqfy ->
Change and the Copyright Modernization Act http://t.co/xKIWUETE ->
Harper Government Blocks New Fees on Memory Cards http://t.co/TOftivxE ->
Privacy Commissioners respond to Police Chiefs on Bill C-30 and lawful access http://t.co/Fiz9iqhY ->
Letter to the Editor from Commissioners Cavoukian, Clayton and Denham regarding Bill C-30 http://t.co/TXekRv9T ->
Fox Refused Dish Network Autohop Injunction But Judge Agrees With Copyright infringement claim http://t.co/Ix6FdLJn ->
BitTorrent Traffic Increases 40% in Half a Year http://t.co/tyykZdwf ->
Canadian Photogs Now Officially Own the Copyright to All of Their Photos http://t.co/64ij86I8 ->
Copyright Modernization Act = New Canadian Copyright Laws http://t.co/MEL1QxkS ->
OPC Issues Privacy Guidelines for Developing Mobile Apps http://t.co/2dAyxb6G ->
Privacy and the paparazzi: the Spanish Supreme Court view – Eduardo Zamora and Isabel Martorell http://t.co/nUkMsQoU ->
Patent suits target Google, Intel, hundreds more for encrypting web traffic http://t.co/lQYKl6Fz ->
Privacy Commissioner Releases Videogame Guidance http://t.co/xi26Jl5i ->
Oracle Hit with Patent Lawsuit Over Weblogic Server http://t.co/GmQh89Bn ->
Swedish Supreme Court rules on personal jurisdiction for internet-related copyright infringement claims http://t.co/UOFFnV6e ->
Supreme Court Rejects Hearing For Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde http://t.co/1HKS2Kq0 ->
Microsoft filing says Google's Motorola is entitled to $1.2 million in FRAND royalties for 2012 http://t.co/tLIXi9ZB ->
UK and EU ePrivacy: where are we now? http://t.co/g0yh85Ky ->
RT @marklemley: My new paper with Stacey Dogan argues for a trademark defense for parodies even when they are used to brand goods. http … ->
Global survey on Internet privacy and freedom of expression http://t.co/N48lmzRx via dusancaf ->
Making European copyright fit for purpose in the age of internet http://t.co/QcbQATWg ->
Twitter Resetting User Passwords After Massive Hijack Attack http://t.co/GRi9v0jL via jackhofield ->
How to Stop Illegal Downloads and why it matters: http://t.co/Qj7Jeskb ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-08 http://t.co/89lnWGAj ->
Supreme Court rules patent is invalid for not meeting Patent Act disclosure requirements, Teva Canada Ltd. v. Pfizer Canada Inc…. ->
New post: Viagra patent declared invalid by Supreme Court of Canada http://t.co/wfdWq9oI ->
Overturn Quality King? http://t.co/p0XemPNl ->
Concern over weakening of Irish copyright law http://t.co/zDKM6slH ->
Creation and copyright law: The case of 3D printing http://t.co/OIth44wp ->
Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility are still fighting over the Wisconsin dismissal http://t.co/AWwhN60S ->
Evolving security standards a challenge for cloud computing, expert say http://t.co/jCC1sR5w ->
Copyright Infringement Battle in Romania – http://t.co/kKftzAZH The World's Largest BitTorrent System http://t.co/1MfoaKLD ->
And You Will Know Them By the Trail of the Lobbyists: Google Shill Listers @eff Promoting IRFA, No Mention of Sherman http://t.co/pWmSDURn ->
Confidentiality: High Court rules content in emails should not be considered protected by copyright http://t.co/Z7eZ6qbe ->
Crime and Punishment, IP style http://t.co/x2c3mecs ->
RapidShare Limits Public Download Traffic to Drive Away Pirates http://t.co/G1Ox1Vhf ->
Australia backs down from Internet filter plan http://t.co/QX34fDVH ->
Pirate Bay Users Hide IP-Addresses to Counter Copyright Enforcement http://t.co/eMK9RZBV ->
Copyright key to future of newspaper industry – Irish Independent http://t.co/njAajGuy ->
Can you actually own the Sword of Azeroth? http://t.co/UmaNfMH0 ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-09 http://t.co/FnMK6QIA ->
New post: Making European copyright fit for purpose in the age of the internet http://t.co/JXcokZTA ->
Google Is Blocked in China as Party Congress Begins http://t.co/jdT18tB2 ->
IFPI welcomes final court decision against vKontakte http://t.co/qUPtEA59 ->
Stretching the Possibilities of Offensiveness, Pandora Demonstrates How to be Ugly at Scale http://t.co/tvFcwLBV ->
Supreme Court Invalidates Pfizer’s Blockbuster VIAGRA® Patent http://t.co/BA3C7CUD ->
Social Media Producer’s Counterclaims Based on Website Ownership Rejected – Ardis Health v. Nankivell http://t.co/fSyEld4Q ->
Apple v Samsung: if you liked the post, you'll love the judgment http://t.co/u2Jx5KT7 ->
Usenet Feels The Heat As Copyright Holders Try To Strip Away Content http://t.co/5MUVeJbR ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-11-10 http://t.co/kd5rrG7e ->