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DMCA Safe Harbor Upheld for YouTube Once Again in Viacom v. YouTube

by Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Martin Saad | Venable LLP on 4/26/2013

On April 18, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York again held that YouTube is subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an internet service provider despite...more

Internet Regulation and Data Privacy in China

by Thomas M. Shoesmith | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/24/2013

China is the world’s second largest economy, with an annual growth rate of more than eight percent and a rapidly growing middle class. Foreign investment into China routinely exceeds US$100 billion a year. Businesses from all...more

The Copyright Alert System – Copyright Infringement and The Educational Approach

by Joseph DiCioccio | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 4/11/2013

There have been many attempts over the last few years to address online copyright infringement. The most recent effort is the Copyright Alert System (“CAS”), which was rolled out in February 2013 as a system created to...more

California District Court Finds National Security Letter Statute Unconstitutional

by Brad Guyton, John Seiver | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/22/2013

Last week, in In re National Security Letter, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found unconstitutional two sections of the federal law allowing the FBI to issue “National Security...more

Copyright Owners, ISPs Launch Crack Down on Internet Piracy

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/4/2013

Internet users who treat the Web like a complimentary buffet of music and movies are on notice: The Copyright Alert System (CAS) is in effect. The new system is the result of an agreement between the five largest...more

Six Strikes And You’re Out: The Copyright Alert System Begins This Week

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 3/4/2013

The movie industry, the music industry and five major internet service providers, with some input from the White House, quietly got together in 2011 and came up with a system that would allow the ISPs to notify individual...more

Manson v John Doe - Damages For Anonymous Online Defamation

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/1/2013

The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Manson v John Doe (2013 ONSC 628) offers an opportunity to reflect on both the procedures and outcomes of pursuing court actions for anonymous online defamation....more

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/28/2013

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff ordered former Goldman Sachs' director Rajat Gupta to reimburse the investment bank for fees...more

Privacy Update: Complying With COPPA Under The FTC's New Children's Online Privacy Protection Rules

by Kristin Kenney, Timothy Steffens | Polsinelli on 1/24/2013

In December 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued updated rules to the Child's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which significantly expand COPPA's scope and application. COPPA, which governs the collection,...more

Privacy Alert: COPPA Amendment Impacts Apps, Ads and Social Networks

by Tyler G. Newby, Madeline Zamoyski | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/21/2013

After a two-year comment process, the Federal Trade Commission adopted its long-awaited amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in December 2012. The amendments, which go into effect July 1, 2013,...more

The Embarq Decision

by Edward Boyle, Emilio W. Cividanes, Thomas Gilbertsen, Stuart P. Ingis | Venable LLP on 1/17/2013

A federal appellate court in Denver recently upheld summary judgment for an Internet service provider (ISP) defending class action allegations that it violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA) by...more

Chinese Government Decision May Help Brands Protect Themselves

by Stephanie Cohen, Harley Lewin | McCarter & English, LLP on 1/14/2013

Anyone trying to stop Chinese counterfeiters learns almost immediately that most of the information that would ordinarily identify China-based owners of a URL or website is false. That makes it costly or impossible to...more

China’s New Online Information Protection Law

by Ron Cai, Fraser Mendel, Lin Zhu | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/10/2013

On Dec. 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress enacted a 12-article Decision on Strengthening Online Information Protection (the “Decision”), without public consultation and after just one...more

China Adopts Privacy Legislation Strengthening Online Personal Data Protection

by Erica Gann Kitaev | BakerHostetler on 1/8/2013

China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, closed out 2012 with the approval of rules to enhance the protection of online personal information....more

Russian Law Update -- August 2012

by Morgan Lewis on 8/6/2012

In This Issue: *Introduction *Reform of the Russian Civil Code: Changes in Legal Entities *Russia’s Accession to the WTO *Arbitration of Disputes in Russia: Recent Developments *Shareholders’ Agreements:...more

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DMCA Safe Harbor Upheld for YouTube Once Again in Viacom v. YouTube

Internet Regulation and Data Privacy in China

The Copyright Alert System – Copyright Infringement and The Educational Approach

California District Court Finds National Security Letter Statute Unconstitutional

Copyright Owners, ISPs Launch Crack Down on Internet Piracy

Six Strikes And You’re Out: The Copyright Alert System Begins This Week

Manson v John Doe - Damages For Anonymous Online Defamation

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

Privacy Update: Complying With COPPA Under The FTC's New Children's Online Privacy Protection Rules

Privacy Alert: COPPA Amendment Impacts Apps, Ads and Social Networks

The Embarq Decision

Chinese Government Decision May Help Brands Protect Themselves

China’s New Online Information Protection Law

China Adopts Privacy Legislation Strengthening Online Personal Data Protection

Russian Law Update -- August 2012

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

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