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News of the Week; July 18, 2018
DIGITAL 3D-printed gun lawsuit ends after 3+ years—in gun publisher’s favor “Content is fire, Social Media is gasoline” – Court of Appeal considers the challenges for interim injunctions in the digital age EU: Google illegally used Android to dominate search, must pay $5B fine EU Fines Google $5 Billion for Stifling Android’s Competition Here’s Why […]
News of the Week; July 11, 2018
DIGITAL NZ court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US on copyright charges Kim Dotcom Loses Latest Round In Extradition Fight, Will Try To Appeal Again Technoleviathan: China, Silicon Valley, and the rise of the global surveillance state. Spy For Us – Or Never Speak To Your Family Again: China is using its huge […]
News of the Week; July 4, 2018
DIGITAL “Dancing Baby” lawsuit finally settles, baby is now a middle-school student: Universal says it now has a “fair and tempered process for… potential takedowns.” The Monkey Selfie Case Continues, But The Dancing Baby One Does Not California Court Not Yet Ready To Undermine The Entire Internet; Rules Yelp Can’t Be Forced To Delete A […]
News of the Week; June 27, 2018
DIGITAL Get ready for more sales taxes on online purchases The Supreme Court Makes A Federal Case Out Of South Dakota’s Inability To Collect Taxes From Its Residents And Thus A Big Mess Internet Retailers Subject to State, Local Sales/Use Taxes in Historic Supreme Court Decision Supreme Court’s Online Tax Decision Will Impact Cloud Computing […]
News of the Week; June 20, 2018
DIGITAL Where does the internet happen? The Supreme Court of Canada tackles the thorny issue of which law applies to defamation claims Libel Tourism and Forum Shopping: The Supreme Court of Canada Applies the Van Breda Test to an Internet Defamation Claim Biohacker Who Implanted Transit Chip in Hand Evades Fine Lessons From Making Internet […]
News of the Week; June 13, 2018
DIGITAL Mobile Viewing to Overtake TV Viewing by Next Year That Merkel Photo Is More Like a Meme Than a Renaissance Painting OFAC sanctions Russian entities and individuals for cyber activities connected to FSB Cambridge Analytica director ‘met Assange to discuss US election’: Brittany Kaiser also claims to have channeled payments and donations to WikiLeaks […]