Category: Computer & Internet Law Weekly Update

Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-27Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-27

January 27, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

More scaremongering over ACTA. Why can't the critics get their facts remotely close to right? http://viigo.im/2dtd #
Sony sues cable channel over Michael Jackson works http://viigo.im/2dto #
Australian iiNet copyright ruling involving ISPS due next week http://viigo.im/2dtt #
Software giant Oracle sues Las Vegas-based company http://viigo.im/2dtB #
US CAFC affirms patent Infringement rulings in favour Ariba against Emptoris http://viigo.im/2duf #
Online venue clause enforced for gaming site. http://viigo.im/2dup #
TI Sued For Copyright Infringement Over 2006 Single 'What You Know' http://viigo.im/2dKK

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-26Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-26

January 26, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Digital Economy Bill needed, IPTV Times, http://ow.ly/109wF #
RT @bensheffner: Thomas-Rasset intends to appeal reduced award as unconstitutional. See update at bottom of this post: http://bit.ly/7F4znR #
RT @bensheffner: Blogged: Judge Davis' remittitur order: The more I think about Chief Judge Michael Da… http://bit.ly/4tXA1J #
Australia joins ACTA talks http://viigo.im/2cAm #
Facebook caught in spammers' phishing net http://viigo.im/2cAu #
Canada: Web Filters Cause Name Change for a Magazine http://viigo.im/2cAA #
E-commerce Regulations updated to exempt ISPs from hate speech charges http://viigo.im/2cAD

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-25Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-25

January 25, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Obama's plan: a digital US. http://viigo.im/2bEB #
Too Big To Fail: Facebook Begins Building Its Own Data Center In Oregon http://viigo.im/2bIa #
RT @bensheffner: Blogged: Did Judge Davis have the authority to remit the Thomas-Rasset award? http://bit.ly/71jUId #
Terms of infringement: battling intellectual piracy http://ow.ly/ZWYS #
Swedish Music Fans Start to Steer Clear of Pirates http://bit.ly/6Pogvc #
Consultation by CIPO on Madrid and Singapore Treaties http://bit.ly/7C27eg #
Judge: Nvidia infringed on three Rambus patents http://bit.ly/7rU0vu #
Digging in the TechDirt http://bit.ly/8A4VzH

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-24Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-24

January 24, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Court reduces award in Thomas-Rasset case to $2,250 per song; avoids constitutional issue; enjoins infringement http://viigo.im/2b9t #
Analysis of formalities in US copyright law. http://bit.ly/90ONuY%3A+FairlyUsed+%28Fairl #
Music biz: piracy our "climate change," governments must act! A summary of the IFPI report http://viigo.im/2b9E #
US Supreme Court Defends Internet Speech http://viigo.im/2b9J #
Quebec man sentenced in US child porn case – CBC.ca http://viigo.im/2bbF #
Nominet gives registrars right to cancel names on allegations of criminality http://viigo.im/2bcx #
UK government releases public data for statistics mash-ups http://viigo.im/2bcD

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-23Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-23

January 23, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Judge Cuts Fine in Digital. Copyright Case http://viigo.im/2aBL #
DoJ supports higher copyright infringement fines http://viigo.im/2aCJ #
EU Okays Proprietary Oracle’s Acquisition Of Open Source MySQL http://viigo.im/2aDQ #
Operating P2P site in Spain may be a criminal offence http://bit.ly/4uGfrb #
IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2010 http://viigo.im/2aGU #

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-22Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-22

January 22, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

The Incredibly Small Number of 'Breaking' DIY Artists… http://ow.ly/YZif #
Ontario Court of Appeal refuses to enforce arbitration clause in Griffin v. Dell Canada Inc http://ow.ly/Z7fD citing Consumer Protection Act #
P2P and perceptions of criminality http://viigo.im/29S0 #
Microsoft Seeks Legal Protections for Data Stored in Cloud http://viigo.im/29Se #
Judge Nixes Class-Actions in Microsoft WGA Lawsuit http://viigo.im/29Si #
Clinton unveils U.S. policy on Internet freedom http://viigo.im/29So #
White House puts companies on notice in China http://viigo.im/29Sw #
Apple Pulls App After Competitor's Copyright Infringement Claim http://viigo.im/29SK

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-21Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-21

January 21, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

California CIO: Open source officially welcome here http://viigo.im/295q #
Amazon hikes Kindle royalties to 70%, http://viigo.im/295K #
New York Times to charge for some online content. Shades of things to come? http://viigo.im/295O #
BC Commissioner to leave post, become Deputy AG http://viigo.im/295X #
IP for Your Business: Protecting Your Brand on Twitter & Stopping Twitter Squatters http://viigo.im/295Z #
DOJ: Operators Helped FBI Illegally Obtain Phone Records http://viigo.im/2962 #
Apple, labels talk about users storing music in the cloud and listening over streams http://viigo.im/2966

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-20Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-20

January 20, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

RT @SecureCopyright: Smelly Rights: Copyright in Perfume – Patent Baristas (blog) http://bit.ly/4NhL88 #copyright #protect #
Cybersquatting Cases Fall in 2009 http://bit.ly/5c3YnI #
What’s going on with Sweden? A digital music success story http://ow.ly/YfzT #
EC sets deadline for Microsoft bid to buy Yahoo! search biz http://bit.ly/80wYc3 #
Who pays for private copies under EU law? http://bit.ly/8bRA8b #
RT @bensheffner: US Department of Justice: $675K award in Joel Tenenbaum copyright case is constitutional. http://bit.ly/8MWQnr #
Copyright and Copyleft — a glimpse of the Futura http://viigo.im/28hO

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-19Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-19

January 19, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

More on the Chet Baker class action copyright case, http://ow.ly/XIBD. My own take on the commments about the case is @ http://ow.ly/XIEu #
Retailers still selling Word with custom XML http://viigo.im/27pk #
Reuters: Turkey blocking 3,700 websites http://bit.ly/7lAaNf #
A Look at E-Books in New Zealand « ResourceShelf http://bit.ly/8U82MV #
FTC Probes Facebook's EPIC Privacy Fail http://bit.ly/2uWBEm #
Canadian Privacy commissioner looking at how Facebook gets data http://bit.ly/4HLD60 #
Artist's Rights are Human Rights http://bit.ly/5rgQL7 #
More Agony of the Self-Anointed: "Don't Let Big Tech Hijack Net Neutrality!"

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Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-18Computer & Internet Law Updates for 2010-01-18

January 18, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Italy proposes mandatory licenses for people who upload video http://viigo.im/26TE #
Court Indicts 19 In Massive Cybercrime Scam http://viigo.im/26TI #
Swiss woman found guilty of online infringement http://viigo.im/26TL #
Airport Body Scanners: Useful Technology or Invasion of Privacy? http://viigo.im/26TP #
IP Osgoode, 2010 Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Commercialization of Intellectual Property http://viigo.im/26TQ #
NY Times To Charge For Online Content http://viigo.im/26TU #
Review of new book: Politics of IP http://viigo.im/26TX #
Music Sales Increase In Sweden For First Time Since 2000 http://viigo.im/26U9

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