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Treaty Draft Makes ISPs Liable for Illegal Content

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

PC World reports that a draft treaty leaked from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks would make ISPs liable for civil damages for user-generated uploads and downloads of copyrighted content.  According to PC World, the draft treaty would require ISPs to take affirmative steps, such as terminating violators’ accounts, to avoid being liable for their users’ [...]

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“Astonishing” Criminal Liability for YouTube Video

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

In another European case I’ve blogged about before (here, here, and here), yesterday an Italian court convicted three Google executives of criminal privacy violations in a case arising out of a 2006 YouTube video of the bullying of an autistic boy, posted to YouTube by his abusers.  The court imposed suspended three- to six-month sentences on [...]

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Louis Vuitton Wins Again

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Or, eBay Loses Again in France.  Last week the Paris District Court held eBay liable for using LVM’s trademarks as AdWords to, according to an eBay spokesperson, “direct buyers’ listings for authentic goods from eBay sellers.”  The court ordered eBay to pay 230,000 € for damages and LVM’s legal fees and 1,000 € for every future violation. [...]

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Playing the China Card

Monday, February 8, 2010

In a speech a few weeks ago Hillary Clinton criticized China and other nations for their Internet censorship, warning that what she called an “information curtain” might prevent the citizens of such countries from the free flow of information.  Her speech came shortly after Google reported it was the victim of computer hacking that it [...]

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Recently, in Internet law . . .

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Here’s the First Commandment for the Study of Internet Law:  What the Internet was is not what the Internet shall always be.  A few more stories echoing the last post’s theme:

France’s Constitutional Council rejected the legislature’s attempt to thwart digital piracy by terminating Internet access for alleged illegal downloaders.  Under the legislative proposal “a newly [...]

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Green Dam

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Despite domestic and international opposition (e.g. “China Faces Criticism Over New Software Censor“) China is proceeding with its requirement that the Green Dam Youth Escort content-filtering software be installed on, or included on a compact disc accompanying the purchase of, all new computers sold in the country as of July 1.  The name “Green Dam [...]

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ISTTF Report

Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Internet Safety Technical Task Force recently released its final report, titled “Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies.” The Task Force prepared the report at the request of 50 state Attorneys General “to determine the extent to which today’s technologies could help to address  . . . online safety risks” including “the dangers of sexual [...]

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