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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2009-12-18Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2009-12-18

December 18, 2009 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

UK releases Digital Britain Implementation Update, http://ow.ly/N2e9 #
Why The 'Music As Free' Argument Just Doesn't Hold Water, http://ow.ly/N6w0, @ http://ow.ly/N6wh #
uTorrent Adds Video Streaming Support, http://ow.ly/N6zI #
Facebook sues social network spammers, Alert Print Post comment Alleged anti-social behaviour provokes lawsuit,
http://ow.ly/N6DJ #
WIPO Draft On Visually Impaired Shows Breakthrough; A-V Treaty Negotiation Under Discussion http://ow.ly/N6Cj #
EU Court of Justice to decide whether a GUI is protected as a computer program under Council Directive 91/250/EEC, http://ow.ly/N9tU #
Youtube orderd to remove infringing videos by Italian court, http://ow.ly/NaSK

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December 17, 2009 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

SODRAC and IEGOR-Hotel des Encans Enter Into a Copyright Agreement, http://ow.ly/MFgH #
EC drops Microsoft browser probe, http://ow.ly/MFo2 #
Record-store owner pleads guilty to Copyright Act charge over bootleg CDs, http://ow.ly/MFke #
Claim for declaration of ownership in commissioned software dismissed by UK court, Infection Control v Virrage Industries, [2009] EWHC 2602 #
Chinese Author Sues Google Over Book Scanning – PC World, http://ow.ly/MFc4 #
IT experts call for crackdown on copyright piracy http://ow.ly/MFeQ #
NLA got aggregator to remove newspaper links http://ow.ly/MFlJ

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December 16, 2009 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Alain Strowel's article on graduated response in the WIPO Journal is a must read, http://ow.ly/Mjgv #
Patent pooling deal to reduce costs of AIDS drugs http://ow.ly/MiYW #
RT @bensheffner: Biden at White House anti-piracy summit: "They're stealing it. It offends me." http://bit.ly/75tnh5 (via @wsj) #
Who owns digital rights in books?, http://ow.ly/Mu03 #
Record label attempts to make Google and Microsoft liable for linked-to infringements, http://ow.ly/Muqn #
Making Legal Easier and Illegal Harder, http://ow.ly/MugY #
An Act to amend the (Canada) Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct) to come into force on January 8, 2010, P.C.

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December 15, 2009 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Web “a breeding ground for disinformation” and the Internet “a danger for democracy”? “Caught in Web of faux pas”, National Post 12/14/09 #
EU ratifies WIPO Treaties to bring “protection up to speed with modern technologies” and to protect creative industries. http://ow.ly/LWML #
Google’s books: a Special Relationship with copyright, http://ow.ly/LZmJ #
US Supreme Court to hear text-message privacy case http://ow.ly/M1d8 #
EU ratification of WIPO treaties “will positively influence the development of creativity within the digital environment”. http://ow.ly/M1FD #
RT @copycense: Bridgeport: 6th Circuit affirms no fair use or de minimis for sampling http://bit.ly/1KgrvW

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December 14, 2009 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

China’s broadcasting watchdog urges BT web sites to solve copyright problems – Xinhua http://ow.ly/LlSX #
Apple Says Audiobooks Must Have DRM http://ow.ly/LlTI #
US court finds claim for conversion of software preempted by Copyright Act, Harris v. Lexjet Corp., 2009 WL 4683699 #
UK court dismisses patent suit for home gaming system finding it obvious and not patentable, Cranway Ltd v Playtech Ltd http://ow.ly/LzHW #
US court finds sale of counterfeit goods on eBay violate counterfeiting and infringement laws, Tommy Bahama v.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2020-05-30 https://t.co/VwKeFuL2FN 2020-05-31
Business-to-Business Electronic Communication in Canada: Reforming Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, 2019 CanLIIDocs… https://t.co/COb8HcJFZr 2020-06-01
The Applicability of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to De-Indexing Internet Searc… https://t.co/4nJ316PIaf 2020-06-01
Sale of an article by description implies that the article will be authentic and not an OEM or counterfeit product… https://t.co/tBQFfN291Z 2020-06-01
Smartphone user gave consent by website registration to receive texts https://t.co/cM7Di9eWwx 2020-06-01
Love is in the Ear – Federal Court of Australia finds copyright infringed by the sound of lyrics sung https://t.co/cIeeoqYqlu

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2020-05-23 https://t.co/ybrDPQmCOH 2020-05-24
RT @torrentfreak: YouTube Faces Permanent ISP Blocking in Repeat Copyright Infringer Lawsuit https://t.co/N8stRH0Erp 2020-05-24
Google’s ad dominance could lead to antitrust case: Yale professor | Financial Post https://t.co/wozh7g8orw 2020-05-25
As the GDPR turns 2, Big Tech should watch out for big sanctions – CNET https://t.co/Bp9oPYpbVL 2020-05-25
Copyright Framework is Broken https://t.co/O2aLMvLy5o 2020-05-25
The Applicability of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act to De-Indexing Internet Searc… https://t.co/ovynSV5CaC 2020-05-26
Are social giants morally obligated to break encryption?

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Opinion | We Are a New Board Overseeing Facebook. Here’s What We’ll Decide. – The New York Times https://t.co/19bcPDiGSn 2020-05-28
RT @margotpatterson: © making available right – waiting for Federal Court of Appeal decision on whether more $ owed (double dipping?) for d… 2020-05-28
RT @bramabramson: Moar #iiccanada, though, with @bsookman walking us through the current conjuncture in looking to ISPs as content gateways… 2020-05-28
RT @margotpatterson: Website-blocking GoldTV case getting a lot of attention https://t.co/E4s0tTG54n @bsookman #iiccanada #copyright #piracy 2020-05-28
RT @margotpatterson: Communications Law & Copyright now up in the virtual #iiccanada conference – GoldTV piracy case discussed by @bsookman… 2020-05-28
Virtual IIC Canada Conference: communications and copyright https://t.co/N6YQKhcE6w