CyberLaw Blog

Archive for October 27th, 2008

From the YouTube Blog 27/10/2008 07:00 rss@youtube.com

Addressing Youth Violence on YouTube: “Like you, we’re continually surprised, moved, and entertained by the videos people post on YouTube. And, like you, we’re occasionally dismayed when people use YouTube for less positive purposes. That’s why we count on you to know our Community Guidelines and flag videos you believe don’t belong on the site.
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Children ‘want adult supervision on internet’: “Almost half of all children want adults to supervise them when they use the
internet, a report by Ofsted, the school inspectors, indicates.”

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

Belgian judge reverses moon-on-stick music copyright ruling: “

Audible Magic meets network realities

A Belgian judge who slapped a €2,500 per day fine on an ISP until it filtered its network for music copyright infringements has reversed the decision after music lawyers conceded it wasn’t technically possible.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Error: Court halts Internet freedom in Turkey: “Error: Court halts Internet freedom in Turkey
The latest in a series of bans on popular Web sites has spurred many to question the future of Internet freedom in Turkey. Turkish Internet users trying to access the popular blog-hosting service blogspot.com get an error message saying that access to the site has been blocked by a court decision, without stating the court ruling or explaining why the service has been banned.”

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