Privacy & Intellectual Property
Direct Injection TV: Who pays the royalties?
Direct injection is a two-step process for offering TV content, which is transmitted privately to distributors, who then offer it publicly. But after which step are royalties due?
YouTube to Defend Customers’ Fair Use in Court
For selected videos, YouTube will reject any takedown requests and go to court to defend the 'fair use' rights of the people who uploaded them.
Selective Memory: Spanish Supreme Court Rules on Right to Be Forgotten
When Europeans want to remove their personal history from the internet, how much control should they have over editing?
EU Court to Rule on ISPs Blocking The Pirate Bay
The Court of Justice of the European Union has been asked to rule on a long-running dispute about the blocking of torrent sites which facilitate access to copyrighted content.
Aussie Court Says Hyperlinks = Publishing
A case about defamation has generated the extraordinary conclusion that providing a working link to another website creates a legal responsibility for the content on that site.
Obama Favors Tech Realists over Snoops
The US government has decided it will not force tech companies to weaken encryption or create 'back doors' for surveillance.
Blackphone 2 on Sale Now
Silent Circle are pitching the Blackphone 2 as an Android-like experience which allows businessmen to protect both corporate and personal information.
Spies, Smurfs and Snowden Are Bad for Business
Governments are failing to find the balance between privacy and security. As a result, they allow government employees to slander and bully comms providers.
Experian Breach Hits 15mn T-Mobile US Customers
Both businesses responded to the cyberattack with a risk mitigation program that is prompt and transparent.
Telcos Should Be Paid to Censor
Recent events in India reiterate how politicians shift government burdens to privately-owned telcos. To manage risk, telcos must resist the ill-defined transfer of government obligations.
EU May End Geo-Blocking by Extending Satellite and Cable Rules to Internet
The EU Commission has a cunning plan to force all copyrighted online content to be made available in every EU country.
New UN Privacy Chief Wants a ‘Geneva Convention’ for the Internet
Joe Cannataci wants to change how governments and big businesses behave, but has made an unconvincing start.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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