CyberLaw Blog

Archive for March 3rd, 2010

ISP did not authorise customers’ copyright infringement, says Australian court: “An ISP was not liable for the copyright infringement of its customers, an Australian court has ruled, in what the judge claimed was the world’s first full trial of its kind. Australian and UK law on copyright liability are very similar.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Racist content on US server is within UK jurisdiction, says Court of Appeal: “The law of England and Wales applies to material published online, even if it is hosted on a server in another country, the Court of Appeal has ruled. As long as a substantial measure of the activities takes place in England, its law will apply, it said.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

MPs, Lords question human rights compatibility of Digital Economy Bill: “The Government must provide more detail on exactly how alleged copyright infringers will be cut off from the internet before a file-sharing disconnection law is passed, according to a parliamentary committee.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Government denies Wi-Fi operators copyright exemption: “Cafes, pubs, universities and libraries that offer wireless internet access will not be granted a special exemption from measures aimed at tackling copyright infringement, the Government has said.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

IP address in anti-piracy probe was not personal data, says French court: “A French music collecting society did not breach data protection rules when it collected the internet protocol (IP) address of an internet user, according to the Paris Appeal Court.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Google convictions reveal two flaws in EU law, not just Italian law: “OPINION: Criticism of last week’s conviction of three Google executives has focused on Italy’s legal system. That focus risks missing a wider point. Web hosts are unfairly exposed all across the EU and two legal changes are needed.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Curiouser and curiouser: Aussie gov censors the censorship news: “

Now we’re not allowed to know who is responsible

Debate over internet filtering in Australia is rapidly descending from high comedy into total farce, as Communications Minister Stephen Conroy ploughs on with his interesting approach of never committing just one gaffe – when he can so easily commit two.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

German court rejects police data snooping store: “

Leaves Euro spooks in limbo

Germany’s High Court has told police and secret services that they must stop storing email and telephone data and delete information already collected.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

LibDems back copyright takedowns: “

Last minute amendment spooks ISPs

Mandybill The LibDems shadow culture minister in the Lords has tabled an amendment allowing the Courts to grant injunctions against ISPs – blocking off sections of the internet found to host infringing material. It’s similar to the DMCA-style proposal punted by the BPI in the new year, which we exclusively revealed.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)