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Archive for May 6th, 2009

Minnesota orders ISPs to blacklist gambling sites: “

The state of Minnesota has handed Internet providers a 7-page blacklist (PDF) of gambling Web sites that they’re supposed to prevent customers from accessing, a move that raises First Amendment and technical concerns.

‘We are putting site operators and Minnesota online gamblers on notice and in advance,’ said John …

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(Via The Iconoclast.)

Nominet governance review questions not-for-profit status: “

Reform needed to avoid regulation, Prof finds

A major review of Nominet’s governance has asked members to consider whether it should give up its not-for-profit status.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

IWF denies wielding Pirate Bay banhammer: “

Mobile broadband users blockaded

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has denied involvement in blocking the Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker site, after BT mobile broadband users were told they had fallen foul of a filter against ‘over 18 sites’.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

MPs to probe ISP snooping and throttling: “

Who woke them up?

MPs have today launched an investigation into the use of snooping technology by ISPs which allows them to profile customers for advertisers and throttle or block specific types of traffic.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)

EU – Commission launches guide to consumers’ "digital rights": “(RAPDI)
The European Commission has launched the eYouGuide, a new online tool giving practical advice on the ‘digital rights’ consumers have under EU law. This guide, which responds to a call from the European Parliament in 2007, addresses consumer issues like the rights towards your broadband provider, shopping on the web, downloading music and protecting your personal data online and on social networking sites.

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(Via QuickLinks Update.)

Government will clarify consumer law to encourage e-commerce: “The Government plans to clarify and simplify consumers’ rights in a bid to encourage online shoppers to make more use of them. It will publish a plan in the summer for helping shoppers to understand and exercise their rights.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Interesting section 230, CDA and service provider liability case.

Online ticket reseller fails in internet immunity bid: “An online ticket reseller in the US has been denied protection from liability for its users’ actions. StubHub lost its claim that it was not responsible for its users breaking anti-touting laws because of evidence that it contributed to their acts.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)