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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-08-06Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-08-06

August 7, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-30 https://t.co/qvWpQM2U1w 2022-07-31
Purposeful Direction in a Forum Activates the Long Arm of the Law https://t.co/yTaxLdjpw9 2022-08-01
Contempt motions for video piracy, Bell Media Inc. v. Macciacchera ( https://t.co/Vb4V0QfJjj ), 2022 FC 1139 https://t.co/TQVZSMoGE5 2022-08-01
Bombshell Ruling Puts Amendments to Click-Wrap and Terms of Use Agreements in Question https://t.co/jDEsVuG59w 2022-08-01
RT @RobCurrieMusic: TJ admitted data through police witness who downloaded it, & convicted; but witness had no expertise as to nature/gener… 2022-08-03
Online agreement enforced by court Dobbs v.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-30Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-30

July 31, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Joint work for copyright purposes discussed in https://t.co/9ycbsaLGL5 2022-07-24
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-23 https://t.co/ldwLptxexE 2022-07-24
Oak fire remains uncontained as Al Gore warns ‘civilization at stake’ – The Guardian https://t.co/UdrWNsmJSP 2022-07-25
How Crypto Is Evolving the Future of Books and Publishing https://t.co/HHlTucK0yI 2022-07-25
Dentons – Episode 10: AI, Blockchain and the Metaverse: Examining the risks & liability https://t.co/LMpjA22YeQ 2022-07-26
A “background hygiene factor”? The UKIPO publishes its study on IP and investment in AI, George Mole https://t.co/z4XzjQiTFF 2022-07-27
What is the metaverse, and what are the legal implications for business?

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-23Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-23

July 24, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-16 https://t.co/70FXxbiZuy 2022-07-17
Supreme Court of Canada confirms all acts of making available are covered by Copyright Act: SOCAN v ESA https://t.co/mipPPJbzRw 2022-07-18
Supreme Court of Canada confirms all acts of making available are covered by Copyright Act: SOCAN v ESA | McCarthy… https://t.co/oUc4VEPxUZ 2022-07-18
National – One royalty, not two https://t.co/lYFHxbQqff 2022-07-18
Quebec’s Draft Bill 64 Regulation On Confidentiality Incident Reporting and Record-Keeping Obligations | McCarthy T… https://t.co/b7MEK1h7i8 2022-07-19
The Other Side of The Coin: Cryptocurrency Assets in Bankruptcy https://t.co/BQmRhQHiXN

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-16Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-16

July 17, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-09 https://t.co/x6tC3sKpFr 2022-07-10
Copyright’s International Conventions: The Importance of Membership-Part 1 (The United States and the Berne Convent… https://t.co/3QXJqEgAzY 2022-07-11
Supreme Court to release the making available copyright decision Friday morning https://t.co/QVvyR02Xb3 2022-07-11
Publishers are out for blood against Internet Archive https://t.co/Y3Yin6tMNZ 2022-07-11
Campbell: BC Supreme Court confirms there is no tort of intrusion upon seclusion in BC, but still certifies a data… https://t.co/4VWmzN6SPx 2022-07-12
IT Contracts: The £80 Million Pound Question: Wasted Expenditure https://t.co/3YTd01ZZuQ

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-09Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-09

July 10, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

UEFA welcomes Kenya High Court ruling blocking access to sports pirate websites https://t.co/4goF9HCe1K 2022-07-03
Kanye West sued over alleged unauthorized sample in 'Donda 2' track https://t.co/iAUQ4jLG7O 2022-07-03
Trump hires former 9th Circuit judge Kozinski for Twitter court fight https://t.co/4iT79dTmNk 2022-07-03
Italy Joins France and Austria in Banning Google Analytics https://t.co/xEyu3VSBTz 2022-07-03
Google hit with more privacy complaints for “deceptive” sign-up process https://t.co/xyAklqkhdX 2022-07-03
Biden to warn FTC about abortion related data sharing https://t.co/2AWsJYakqF 2022-07-03
DMCA can't be used to sidestep First Amendment, court rules https://t.co/g19DHlkt56

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-02Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-02

July 3, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-25 https://t.co/TIn78G9zpK 2022-06-26
Advocate General opines on multiple controllers, consent, the right to erasure and the EU GDPR https://t.co/gGXQwLntQn 2022-06-27
Two Big Wins for Site Blocking as a Means to Counteract Online Content Piracy https://t.co/pt4PBkJrp0 2022-06-27
Multijurisdictional privacy class action certified https://t.co/G735QmGKc7 2022-06-27
https://t.co/yVPHqb1YEk 2022-06-29
https://t.co/ztMZMJDI6E 2022-06-30
Prof. David Vaver Presents “Mr. Justice Laddie and his Intellectual Property Cases: Of Millefeuilles and a Fish Cal… https://t.co/py3nR5eakD 2022-06-30
Claim for copyright infringement against Google UK dismissed https://t.co/Aw4Iyp4wcC

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-25Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-25

June 26, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Good overview of the test for obtaining a Norwich order; https://t.co/0ziVujZdDC 2022-06-19
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-18 https://t.co/RVnpd2G95L 2022-06-19
Federal Government Introduces Cybersecurity Legislation to Protect Critical Infrastructure | Bennett Jones https://t.co/YtT0Qlkq47 2022-06-20
Only Fools and Characters – can copyright exist in literary characters? https://t.co/pOkKrCgOa1 2022-06-20
Private Member's Bill C-292 (44-1) – First Reading – Online Algorithm Transparency Act – Parliament of Canada https://t.co/QHEQN8pxC8 2022-06-21
Private Member's Bill C-294 (44-1) – First Reading – An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability) – Parliam… https://t.co/8qBJf7Zm7m

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-18Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-18

June 19, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-11 https://t.co/wtlt7m1VPm 2022-06-12
AG Szpunar advises CJEU not to extend direct liability for trade mark infringement to operators of online marketpla… https://t.co/EvIkmdDs6y 2022-06-12
Copyright Office Sued For Refusing To Register AI-Made Work https://t.co/AviPP2rk0C 2022-06-13
Copyright in scripts and characters considered in UK case, https://t.co/KfTa3D6twI 2022-06-14
Amended CPPA privacy law to be tabled today Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 89 – June 15, 2022 (44-1) – House of C… https://t.co/ynj1aNqjqC 2022-06-15
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-27 (44-1) – First Reading – Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 – Parliam… https://t.co/GHZ2RMaeOI

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-11Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-11

June 12, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Chinese Court Issues “Landmark” Ruling in Case Over Infringing NFTs https://t.co/FHZ3CGPByv 2022-06-05
‘App Stores Should Screen Developers and Apps to Prevent Piracy’ https://t.co/q5tgDnwtny 2022-06-05
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-06-04 https://t.co/OIwWaOyVa7 2022-06-05
Dynamic blocking orders available in Canada: Rogers Media https://t.co/lbRnRRkkwp 2022-06-06
Paramount sued for copyright infringement over Top Gun: Maverick – The Globe and Mail https://t.co/ttPT64v3pM 2022-06-06
Artificial intelligence (AI) Risks and Opportunities: AI Insights Series from McCarthy Tétrault’s Cyber/Data Group… https://t.co/rLCnuY2yNE 2022-06-06
Announcement: Information Commissioner assumes privacy duties on interim basis https://t.co/z40SiDjbcj

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Dynamic blocking orders available in Canada: Rogers MediaDynamic blocking orders available in Canada: Rogers Media

June 6, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Orders requiring ISPs to block websites that make available copyright infringing materials are commonly made in many countries around the world. The courts’ equitable jurisdiction to make such orders in Canada was recently approved by the Federal Court of Appeal in the Teksavvy Solutions Inc. v. Bell Media Inc. 2021 FCA 100 (GoldTV), (leave to appeal to the Supreme Court dismissed). In the recent ruling, Rogers Media Inc et al v John Doe 1 et al 2022 FC 775, the Federal Court issued a dynamic blocking order to require Canada’s leading ISPs to block access to streaming servers that provide unauthorized streams of NHL games in real time.…

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