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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-15Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-15

October 16, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-08 https://t.co/tbd86MKpLS 2022-10-09
Retroactive Copyright Protects Fight Live Stream https://t.co/M7uWC4bLkQ 2022-10-10
Supreme Court Heard Arguments Against DMCA Section 1201 https://t.co/pn7w0yc9MZ 2022-10-10
District Court grants plaintiff’s injunction in data scraping suit https://t.co/M298BFJEz6 2022-10-10
Standard Computer Equipment Can Support Inventive Concept under Alice https://t.co/21Kwv1mzkK 2022-10-10
Launch of Smart Home standard hailed as an opportunity to "fundamentally change IoT" https://t.co/88Ec0piYs2 2022-10-10
New UKIPO Guidance Published: Examining Patent Applications Relating to AI Inventions https://t.co/nMSdo64mjp 2022-10-10
California Enacts Broad New Social Media Legislation on Content Moderation Practices https://t.co/6KxtyoIKVA

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The Digital Charter Implementation Act: problems and criticisms – the preambleThe Digital Charter Implementation Act: problems and criticisms – the preamble

October 11, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Canada is planning to revamp its comprehensive privacy law by repealing the existing privacy law, PIPEDA, and by enacting Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act (“DCIA”). This law would enact three separate but interrelated laws, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (PIDTA), and Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA). Bill C-27 replaced Bill C-11 (the former drafts of the CPPA and PIDTA). While the DCIA attempts to rectify some of the criticisms with Bill C-11, many of the problems remain and problems have emerged in the new Bill.…

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-08Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-08

October 9, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-01 https://t.co/LWtxwmcVyF 2022-10-02
Honoured to be ranked as a Senior Statesperson in the area of Information Technology, Intellectual Property, and Pr… https://t.co/yoZYXUmhl2 2022-10-02
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Joint Statement in Response to Fight for the Future’s Letter Falsely Claiming that the Lawsuit…? https://t.co/agLpOpDkTd via @authorsguild 2022-10-02
Minister Backdates Document | Blacklock's Reporter https://t.co/pc2RrLBWs4 2022-10-04
Court agrees to hear nine new cases, including challenge to tech companies’ immunity under Section 230 – SCOTUSblog https://t.co/0cTDLockbV

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-01Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-01

October 2, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Artist receives first known US copyright registration for latent diffusion AI art https://t.co/FP3VEPqSJf 2022-09-25
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-24 https://t.co/3xCOQTerT3 2022-09-25
HFW | Fraudsters beware: Third-party Disclosure Orders https://t.co/lxaPtvrqR4 2022-09-26
Darth Vader’s Voice Emanated From War-Torn Ukraine https://t.co/5WXDy0CNtc 2022-09-26
DC’s Proposed “Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act” Would Discriminate Against Algorithms https://t.co/K7bDl341s8 2022-09-27
TikTok could face £27m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy https://t.co/oNS857t93B 2022-09-27
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Judge rules in favour of Somali refugee claimants after study finds shortcomings in facial-recognition technology https://t.co/sT7eOcRWXW

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-24Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-24

September 25, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-17 https://t.co/G4ZJFu1oXB 2022-09-18
Implied Copyright License to Photographs of Prince https://t.co/ST1kzuhrl6 2022-09-19
Third Circuit: R&D Costs Can Quantify Unjust Enrichment https://t.co/NEyySzZKEp 2022-09-19
Going Hard on Software: OMB Unveils Mandatory Software Supply Chain Security Compliance Requirements https://t.co/0a4CUBQtIl 2022-09-19
App Store Protected by CDA Immunity (and Limitation of Liability) for Losses from Fraudulent Crypto Wallet App https://t.co/t8wPd3mrJy 2022-09-19
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Adopts Cybersecurity Guidance https://t.co/seq20hWlB6 2022-09-20
SEC Claims Jurisdiction over the Ethereum Network https://t.co/y49Sig5NR1

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-17Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-17

September 18, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-10 https://t.co/OZNfoLKwsr 2022-09-11
OSFI Publishes First Interim Framework for Cryptoassets held by Federally Regulated Financial Institutions https://t.co/5O1lAtnbNO 2022-09-12
Court orders production of documents in native formats and with meta data 2022 ABQB 578 Questor Technology Inc v St… https://t.co/dpTwP4sUHu 2022-09-13
District Court says tech company not liable for app in crypto theft https://t.co/VdMkBAIrPN 2022-09-13
DABUS – Appeal to the UK Supreme Court allowed https://t.co/Y8owfwtKXA 2022-09-13
Infringing AI Patents: Who’s liable, a UK perspective? https://t.co/CD0D6WygcQ 2022-09-13
Hugh Stephens: Bill C-18 is a necessary step to redressing a market imbalance https://t.co/FuVBgRiJAv

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-10Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-10

September 11, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-03 https://t.co/DagZT2Mpq3 2022-09-04
Silicon Valley’s Unsuccessful Attempts to Export Section 230 through International Trade Agreements https://t.co/tGvIY9n6G1 2022-09-05
Does the first-sale doctrine apply to NFTs? https://t.co/fskoxQZEQe 2022-09-06
Hanagami v. Epic Games Inc. https://t.co/Up7SkQEPoR 2022-09-06
High Court reinforces the role of context in construing agreements and provides clarity to patentees and licensees https://t.co/NcsVMK1NGF 2022-09-06
District Court dismisses ransomware suit alleging negligence https://t.co/u42ddS2jei 2022-09-07
Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers 2022 | Canadian Lawyer – congratulations to Professor D’Agostino from Osgoode https://t.co/DbFqVk1NpA

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-03Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-03

September 4, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-08-27 https://t.co/jntt9vIVgw 2022-08-28
NIST Releases Second Draft of AI Risk Management Framework https://t.co/g907e8YcUP 2022-08-29
Artificial Intelligence System Cannot Be Listed as Inventor https://t.co/GuPWwQpX2R 2022-08-29
Legal Implications of the Ethereum Merge and Potential Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork https://t.co/lw3VK5Q0nI 2022-08-29
Google’s defamation liability: Google LLC v Defteros https://t.co/578ejbaFcq 2022-08-29
RT @masterhealthco: Hormesis is the phenomenon in which low levels of stress lead to an adaptive response as well as cellular recovery and… 2022-08-29
Netfllix and Disney Continue to Expand Australian Pirate Site Blocklist https://t.co/P0tmkLxU1Z

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Google’s defamation liability: Google LLC v DefterosGoogle’s defamation liability: Google LLC v Defteros

August 29, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Is a search engine a publisher for defamation purposes when an organic search result returns a hyperlink to materials that are defamatory? According to a divided High Court of Australia in Google LLC v Defteros [2022] HCA 27, it is not. However, search engines may still be liable for defamation if search results encourage or entice users to click on links or if contextually the results amount to adoption or endorsement of the specific content linked to.

The Google case illustrates the struggle courts have in applying common law defamation principles to modern forms of making content available.…

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-08-27Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-08-27

August 28, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-08-20 https://t.co/oC0BOl1ZIC 2022-08-21
Detoxifying the anonymous internet one troll at a time: Norwich orders https://t.co/b8vpFDXYAA 2022-08-22
Publisher’s Fair Use Defense Dries Up https://t.co/zXl784e8Gd 2022-08-22
UK trade secrets: Four years on https://t.co/9a63swN0YW 2022-08-22
Google penalised $60 million for misleading users about location data https://t.co/8T0ByvY6LM 2022-08-22
Legislation needed on patentability of computer-implemented inventions, after High Court divided in rare 3:3 judgme… https://t.co/M1de1ZRtCT 2022-08-22
The Omegle Case: Another Nail in the Coffin of Section 230 https://t.co/chWGsIdhL7 2022-08-22
Over Attorney General’s Protests, Federal Court Intervenes in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office https://t.co/03deCD0EXh