Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2013-01-06

New post: Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2012-12-30 http://t.co/SJmVZZnb ->
US judge SLAMS both IBM and the SEC over bribery settlement http://t.co/p67f5TfT ->
The Instagram dust-up: Is anything really free online? ->
Personal information data of thousands of Canadians lost by federal government http://t.co/ldQl03c9 ->
ITC judge recommends ban on Samsung devices infringing on Apple patents http://t.co/OgFczBIJ ->
Pinterest Sued Over Copyright Infringement From Failed Sharing Site Owners http://t.co/FFqxjqzp ->
JIPO creating formal copyright registration system – Jamaica Gleaner http://t.co/tjssRxJB ->
ITC judge wants Samsung to post a bond of 88% of its U.S. smartphone sales due to Apple patent case http://t.co/pBUzvWnz ->
Android-Android war raging in Korea as LG seeks injunction against Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 http://t.co/GVrI5tyL ->
Cisco, HP, Walmart, others support Judge Posner, propose methodologies for patent damages http://t.co/A0Mz3kvX ->
Here come the design patents: new law boosts rights in shapes, designs http://t.co/E7kXQtkK ->
Existence of unfound docs no reason to allow a hard drive inspection (Ontario) http://t.co/BYlXjWRT ->
No disclosure of information from Facebook in Ontario case http://t.co/25gQPeZ2 ->
Social Media and the Boardroom http://t.co/ckWVILI5 ->
Global Patent Chaos Creates Unwinnable Game for Mobile Tech Giants http://t.co/4TjQfcX0 ->
Most-Read IP-Watch Stories Of 2012: India Pharma, Europe, ACTA, WIPO Technical Assistance, Gene Patents http://t.co/Zk3CPfzs ->
Media and Law Review of the Year, 2012 http://t.co/WGz9FmDj ->
The ‘Digital Economy’ in 2012: A big noisy hole where money should be http://t.co/vt8dz7Yn ->
Carnegie Mellon v. Marvell: Another $1b verdict http://t.co/vYY6lDID ->
YouTube Ban Lifted in Pakistan, for 3 Minutes http://t.co/2c22cbXJ ->
Michigan passes law to protect social networking accounts from employers http://t.co/fV01DxWH ->
Déjà Vu All Over Again: California Federal Court Finally Tells Merchants When They Can Ask Consumers for PII http://t.co/STmOTeH5 ->
FTC Releases Final Amendments to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule http://t.co/1xwcfbel ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2012-12-30 http://t.co/QL9SiUKe ->
New post: Canadian law blog awards announced http://t.co/WqXm0IvI ->
Check your junk mail? Ottawa’s anti-spam rules still missing – Yes, but there’s no rush to proclaim a flawed bill http://t.co/HWj8qsJX ->
Microsoft, Motorola to debate implications of Google-MPEG LA agreement at Jan. 28 hearing http://t.co/y0ygoBaD ->
Antivirus Makers Work on Software to Catch Malware More Effectively http://t.co/iUw4T9Tl ->
Apple Partners With Local Publishers To Launch EBook Service In Japan http://t.co/ux5owR8N ->
HADOPI: Where Things Stand http://t.co/XMEP8OcO ->
Top Appeals of 2013: The Appeals Monitor Looks Forward http://t.co/PaRAhHKP ->
Copyright Infringement and ccTLDs http://t.co/whXru2Yn ->
Kim Bielenberg: Stand up please for the Irish national anthem rap as copyright expires http://t.co/pSnA9NCD ->
France’s Hadopi: 2 Convictions, 1 Fine, 1.25 Million Warnings Since 2009 http://t.co/HAqQecMG ->
cats in the public domain? http://t.co/Z8cU8oLb ->
Exclusive: Interview with Chief Judge James Smith and Vice-Chief James Moore http://t.co/p3uQQUgM ->
Microsoft Court Holds Right to Replicate Software Is an Intangible Property Right for Purposes of California’s Sales http://t.co/ntGDaxUD ->
New Year’s Resolution: Always Read Terms of Service for Social Media Networks! http://t.co/fRABrn4r ->
Oh Ars Technica no http://t.co/ePTqlKxU ->
Anti-Scraping Lawsuits Are Going Crazy in the Real Estate Industry- see also the Rogers case in Canada http://t.co/60nnztXb ->
Google’s Privacy Policy Integration Initially Defeats Legal Challenge — In re Google Privacy Policy Litigation http://t.co/EYgBQZ7A ->
Online games and shared creativity: who owns it? http://t.co/0ulSc1z5 ->
US, UK probe HP claims of accounting mischief at Autonomy http://t.co/KU5fd1EL ->
Top 10 Developments/Headlines in US Trade Secret, Computer Fraud, and Non-Compete Law in 2012 http://t.co/TGQ0RroX ->
President Obama Signs Trade Secrets Clarification Act http://t.co/3Wi973iG ->
UK Media and Law Review of the Year, 2012: Part 2 http://t.co/ZGVZ5Nax ->
Appearance is functional for pills, study confirms http://t.co/DnyRc3az ->
Privacy commissioner to investigate HRSDC privacy breach http://t.co/OdreVPLZ ->
Digital entertainment downloads top £1bn in UK for first time in 2012 http://t.co/jEP0NeUj ->
Abandoning Provisional Applications in US http://t.co/8niXhf8Y ->
ECtHR rules Turkish Internet law contrary to human rights convention http://t.co/dDBTjsPr ->
Israel starts training teenagers to create ‘digital Iron Dome’ http://t.co/S6TPZ3R8 ->
Santa’s Privacy Policy http://t.co/ES9XyhQ1 ->
Copyhype: A look ahead to 2013 for US copyright http://t.co/Ae72JMaf ->
Five Data Governance Matters to Address in 2013 http://t.co/BV73KRKa ->
Tenth Circuit: No Copyright Infringement Without Substantial Similarity http://t.co/dWHcIy4l ->
Will Patent Office Eliminate Vringo’s Right To Future Royalties From Google? http://t.co/pkcVNgtI ->
Belgian media planning shared digital content passport http://t.co/4i9Rzg6U ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-01-02 http://t.co/twwLC5tB ->
Cyberlaw Predictions: Privacy Litigation in the United States http://t.co/eAYebBwL ->
Cyberlaw Predictions for 2013 http://t.co/nAkrbZZ5 ->
Apple filing says Samsung should now withdraw its request for U.S. import ban (as it did in Europe) http://t.co/5dJ1LPU7 ->
Federal Circuit Statistics – FY 2012 http://t.co/y0WrduB1 ->
Judge can’t order Yelp user to edit negative review http://t.co/mm2gA6bl ->
Porn troll facing ID theft charges wants judge off case http://t.co/KCI0jXHv ->
No app for that: Apple’s false ad suit over Amazon Appstore thrown out http://t.co/qlxT98TG ->
Clothing maker wins copyright appeal http://t.co/AyGVSp0Q ->
Children’s Online Privacy Protection: U.S. Developments Compared to Canada http://t.co/fXF6cOtd ->
Gross: Criminal Obscenity in Film and TV Productions http://t.co/2H6OPXqg ->
Lack of Striking Similarity Ends The Big C Copyright Infringement Action in the Ninth Circuit http://t.co/Zzbx6uBv ->
Media and Law Review of the Year, 2012: Part 3, September to December – Judith Townend http://t.co/4IxbG6IM ->
USPTO Rejects Key Apple Touch Patent http://t.co/0IOUBuu0 ->
Section 230 Still Keeping the Pro Se Plaintiffs at Bay–Klayman v. Facebook, and More http://t.co/vrXTQz1G ->
Use of term “appstore” is not deceiving, rules US court http://t.co/4B4DWu2W ->
First USC-Annenberg Brand Supported Piracy Report and Google Response http://t.co/Uxq3YeEb ->
YouTube sucks on French ISP Free, and French regulators want to know why http://t.co/2BYcvbMi ->
Google to settle FTC antitrust probe tomorrow, report says http://t.co/2M7zy129 ->
Google, Yahoo accused of funding piracy http://t.co/2dAQO4o1 ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-01-03 http://t.co/eWv4eTPz ->
Local sign-painter owns “Play Like a Champion Today” copyright – is the slogan original? http://t.co/dgb22UQR ->
Obtaining Consent to the Use of Credit Scores: OPC Provides Guidance http://t.co/jrasDMDD ->
Chinese pirate architects copy entire building, while it’s being built http://t.co/UevQVUul ->
New post: Most popular intellectual property and technology law blogs http://t.co/5Vhh91Cu ->
Microsoft Windows Phone: Microsoft complains that Google apps are lacking http://t.co/Hk08JZrx ->
Customizing Barbie Dolls http://t.co/MRVcdCeT ->
Chinese Legislature Passes Data Privacy Resolution http://t.co/880BvjKQ ->
Apple’s App Store claim is TM, not false advertising http://t.co/NmVKyh7G ->
Blawg-Rolling In the New Year http://t.co/0867xtnT ->
The White House Is Finalizing An Executive Order On Cybersecurity http://t.co/8SA5MGfA ->
Google to settle FTC antitrust probe today, report says http://t.co/yuxz0wjQ ->
Can Twitter Predict Your Favorite Book? http://t.co/FFFwEeAH ->
Microsoft argues Google still stifling competition as regulators wrap probes http://t.co/7rVlWBKi ->
The IP year in review (NZ) http://t.co/qjzqQOgg ->
Leading Expert Confirms that EXCESS COPYRIGHT is Canada’s No. 2 IP/Tech Blog: “We Try Harder™” http://t.co/r1CNxJWX ->
In Victory for Google, U.S. Ends Antitrust Investigation http://t.co/VqhxOuBz ->
Link to FTC press release re Google agreement with FTC addressing anti-trust complaints http://t.co/R9LfOiL9 ->
I’m number 24! I’m number 24! http://t.co/su4TI8uw ->
Canadian Privacy Law Blog: A happy birthday present for the Canadian Privacy … http://t.co/2wmwGsoz ->
Arizona set to make online impersonation a felony http://t.co/Q6JJP9tP ->
Warm wishes – and thanks http://t.co/Y5gglpRH ->
Photographer designs watermarking iPhone app to ward off copyright theft http://t.co/Cw7nDaLN ->
Free Harvard class teaches non-lawyers about copyright http://t.co/scCMSbX4 ->
3D Printing Of Vinyl Records Not Yet A Threat To Copyright Holders http://t.co/qAqhEw9T ->
No Right to Audio Recording or Customer Service Representative’s Name: OPC Guidance on Access Rights http://t.co/SqcdjfHS ->
Copyright Infringement – Overkill Video Game Maker Sues Gun & Blood Copycat http://t.co/xYaHTSG8 ->
The Negligence Theory of Copyright Liability http://t.co/L6rBaTP0 ->
Leader of BitTorrent piracy ring sentenced to five years in prison http://t.co/k5WGpKFz ->
BCCA rules that assignment of “all intellectual property and proprietary information” included website IP http://t.co/b3Odg9VE ->
The BCCA case is Tangerine Financial Products Limited Partnership v. Tangerine FP Investments Ltd., 2012 BCCA 521
http://t.co/b3Odg9VE ->
Based on Google’s stance on API copyrightability, Samsung could make Android apps run on Tizen http://t.co/rIKptrQW ->
What the FTC Should Know About Brand Sponsored Piracy and Google’s “Pinto Problem” http://t.co/YSYoXq9J ->
Samsung issued with statement of objections by European Commission over way it sought to use SEPs http://t.co/eexNn3ah ->
Randi Zuckerberg and the Facebook Privacy Problem http://t.co/vA7K51Fg ->
RIM expands licensing deal with InterDigital to cover 4G LTE tech http://t.co/SoVp3yB8 ->
Internet Radio Fairness Act Slips Into Hibernation http://t.co/VRbfKUM3 ->
Cyberattack threat in Canada’s oil patch raises risk of disruptions, stolen data http://t.co/2kgUpMKc ->
First-to-file and first-to-invent priority: a guest editorial http://t.co/dVlHOlDg ->
Alberta privacy czar orders speed-dating company to tighten training after employee gives email to smitten suitor http://t.co/RmFsK8uQ ->
Copyhype Friday’s Endnotes – 01/04/13 http://t.co/WJ5SZruU ->
Request for Comments and Events Re Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents http://t.co/p29e8Dpp ->
InterDigital Seeks Sales Ban Against Samsung, Nokia, Others http://t.co/sIJ4s4Sa ->
Legislation is not the answer to abuse on social media http://t.co/1KpnpU7q ->
Defamation Bill: UK MoJ Informal Consultation on Regulations under Clause 5 http://t.co/AHx6F8Io ->
Google Antitrust: the FTC Folds http://t.co/cUMGU9Z6 ->
Colours as Non-conventional Trademarks in India http://t.co/x6owOaOF ->
Identifying Pirates Now Easier Following Swedish Supreme Court Decisions http://t.co/h5IqhnvO ->
Irish Data Protection Commissioner Commences Enforcement of New Cookie Law http://t.co/I3iQvB7M ->
No separate remuneration for renewal of library book loan says Netherlands court http://t.co/TrUZf2NB ->
Patently-O Bits & Bytes http://t.co/XyQFkDD4 ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-01-04 http://t.co/nHFulKhf ->
In the aw, shucks department – Groklaw recognized again http://t.co/8o57fpGW ->
New post: Industry Canada CASL draft regulations now available http://t.co/edo5Mu7E ->
Proposed Anti-Spam Regulations http://t.co/wJOi3Rnv via @amacek ->
Federal Circuit Refuses to Hear Contract Dispute over Patent Assignment and Royalty Contract http://t.co/LgBBMtIZ ->
Apple appeals dismissal of FRAND case against Google’s Motorola to the Federal Circuit http://t.co/rbQu5ZGE ->
European Union to Google: We’re not done with you yet http://t.co/Wy86vfIN ->
Record Labels Push Copyright Claims Against Vimeo http://t.co/5DT6PjSe ->
National Newspapers of Ireland outlines position on use of hyperlinks http://t.co/utKcypbG ->
Bikram Yoga Protected by Trademark NOT Copyright – It’s Hot! http://t.co/MspFxpKp ->
Rambus Barred From Enforcing Chip Patents in Micron Case for destroying evidence http://t.co/67oetLLt ->
Defendant Not Entitled to “Delve Carte Blanche” Into Plaintiff’s Social Media Accounts http://t.co/qBaJ4xH7 ->
Copyright and Historical Fiction – Emma Thompson’s Script Does Not Infringe http://t.co/lYf6WMjG ->
New post: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-01-05 http://t.co/zcKDaCJd ->