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DMCA Safe Harbour Provisions

5 January 2012

in DMCA, Internet, U.S.

In a much-anticipated ruling with respect to the strength of the safe harbor provisions within the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s decision that Veoh Networks Inc. is protected by the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions from copyright infringement claims brought against it by UMG Recordings Inc..

For full article please see John E. Ottaviani & Glenn G. Pudelka of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Boston Office @ martindale.com

Data Protection In Israel – The Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority

1 January 2012

in Data Protection, General News, Israel, Privacy

The Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority (ILITA), was established by the Ministry of Justice ofIsrael in September 2006 to become Israel’s data protection authority.

The mission of ILITA is to reinforce personal data protection, regulate the use of electronic signatures, and increase the enforcement of privacy and IT-related offences.

ILITA website.

Legislation.

 

Louis Vuitton Sues Warner Bros

December 25, 2011

Warner Bros. is facing accusations that it showed counterfeit luggage in a hit movie. In a complaint filed in NY last week, luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton accused Warner Bros of ignoring its instructions not to use a fake handbag in an airport scene in the Hangover II. In the scene, Alan (played by Zach [...]

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Olympic Restrictions

December 12, 2011

The Olympics are just around the corner. New restrictions on advertising have come into force in England to regulate advertising and trading before and during the Olympics. Link to The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (England) Regulations 2011

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No Privacy On Internet

December 11, 2011

According to Torrent Freak, “…YouHaveDownloaded is a new Russian-based service that claims to track about 20 percent of all public BitTorrent downloads. They go a step further than just collecting IP-addresses and file-names by exposing all the harvested information to the public on their website. People who visit the site immediately see their download history, [...]

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The Essentials of Design

October 6, 2011

In the UK’s Intellectual Property Office’s website there is a short and interesting overview of the law of Designs: “…The law of designs has  a long  history dating back to the latter part of the 18th century. Originally introduced to protect the designing  and printing of linens and cottons, design law has been extended over the years to [...]

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Only After 9pm

October 4, 2011

The UK media watchdog Ofcom has ordered broadcasters to be more careful about showing sexually explicit music videos before 9pm. Ofcom issued the new guidance so as to tighten the enforcement of existing watershed rules. Broadcasters have been told to take particular care masking or editing offensive language where possible, in order to protect children. The new [...]

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Google Street View In Israel

October 2, 2011

The Israeli Law Information and Technology Authority (ILITA), Israel’s data protection authority, authorized Google to operate its Street View cars in public areas in Israel and to include these photos in Google Maps. For full article please see ILITA webpage.

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High court forces BT to block file-sharing website

September 22, 2011

Hollywood film studios won a landmark UK high court ruling on Thursday forcing BT to block access to an illegal file-sharing website accused of operating “on a grand scale”. (See The Guardian, Mark Sweney & Josh Halliday for full article).

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BBC Content Regulation Requires Changes

July 10, 2011

According to Digital Spy, “Media regulator Ofcom should have the final say on editorial complaints about the BBC’s shows rather than the BBC Trust, a House of Lords report has said. At an inquiry into the BBC’s governance and regulation, the Lords communications committee called for “the convoluted and overly complicated complaints process at the [...]

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