Cartoon smut law to make life sucky for Olympic organisers: “ Internet + iffy logo = Ha ha! Government zeal in pursuing anyone suspected of harbouring paedophilic tendencies may shortly rebound – with unintended consequences…
CA – Government Introduces Mandatory Child Porn Reporting Law: “(Micheal geist) The Justice Minister has tabled the Child Protection Act (Online Sexual Exploitation). Bill C-58 creates a mandatory disclosure requirement on Internet providers where they…
Rough Week for the BitTorrent Community – SceneTorrents Closes: “Every few years, the file-sharing community goes under a series of significant changes that truly alters the landscape. Two of the 3 major BitTorrent websites, The…
isoHunt: Last Stand in Canada: “The Pirate Bay and Mininova are still around, but crippling legal pressure has gutted Mininova’s index. Similar legal pressure and technological necessity forced The Pirate Bay to shut their tracker…
Norwegian consumer group will mount legal challenge to Facebook terms: “A Norwegian consumer protection agency is preparing a legal challenge to Facebook and other social networking companies, accusing them of operating ‘in a legal vacuum…
EBay fined by Paris court over sales of authentic perfumes: “A French court has told internet auction site eBay that it cannot allow sales of luxury goods without the brand owner’s permission. EBay has been…
Privacy watchdog publishes plain English data protection guide: “Privacy and data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a plain English guide to data protection law. The guide is intended to help non-experts…
FT.com / Media – Turkey to face European Court on YouTube ban By David O’Byrne in Istanbul Published: November 30 2009 16:57 | Last updated: November 30 2009 16:57 Turkey’s controversial censorship of the internet…
Federal judges argue for reduced sentences for child-porn convicts – The Denver Post By Felisa Cardona The Denver Post Posted: 11/29/2009 06:28:17 PM MST Updated: 11/29/2009 06:28:30 PM MST In a nationwide series of hearings,…