French Supreme Court Makes ISPs Bear Cost of Blocking Injunctions
The court said telcos and browser providers should cover the cost of protecting copyright because they can afford to.
What Telcos Can Learn from Game of Thrones Piracy
A two-minute segment for Canadian TV news touches on so many issues and distortions that it provides a masterclass for how telcos misunderstand customers, and vice versa.
The EU Right of Communication to the Public… in a Chart
This diagram shows how Europe’s highest court interprets the ‘right of communication to the public’.
Canada Orders Google to De-Index Global Results
Canada’s Supreme Court disagreed with Google about whether one country could impose a decision to remove search results even if that might break laws elsewhere.
Reporters Put Spotlight on BAE Surveillance Sales
Are Danish authorities risking their own country’s security by approving exports of surveillance and decryption systems?
On Reselling Digital Property
Is it legal to resell ebooks like paper books? Technological advances like blockchain may fill the gaps where legislators and courts struggle to make decisions.
Dish Network Fined $280mn for Telemarketing Calls
The judge considered the penalty justified because of ‘millions and millions’ of sales calls made to people on the USA’s National Do Not Call Registry.
Italian Court Finds YouTube Liable for Not Removing Unlicensed Content
The Turin Court of First Instance partly accepted Delta TV’s request for damages for copyright infringement.
Disclosing Exploits Will Protect Online Trade
The PATCH Act would be a step towards the US government protecting the safe transit of goods and services in cyberspace like it protects them on the high seas.
Leaked Regulation Shows UK Gov Will Force Telcos to Decrypt Comms for Real-Time Surveillance
The new regulation will require comms providers to create backdoors for encryption.