Investigative journalism, thanks to recent technological advances, may take the form of an individual - the blogger - publishing content on their own channel - the blog - and yet still finding protection under freedom of speech and fair use laws.
If Google truly doesn't want its search results directing people to materials that violate copyright laws, more should be done to address this problem. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is urging Google to make some changes to...
There’s no need to require American social networks, blogs, and search engines to censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S.jobs.
Others still may not seem an issue to you at all right now, like cookie and tracking laws, though the potential fallout of such legislation could affect how we do our jobs. Cookie Laws, One to Keep an Eye On
If you duplicate content from elsewhere online word for word, you risk falling foul of copyright laws or duplicated content filtering for that single page. Now, more sophisticated algorithms and the rise of social media mean the web is a far more...
One needs to review copyright laws to find out what is free. Try something funny like compiling crazy outdated laws from each state. Remember before publishing anything online make sure to carefully review copyright law for the country of origin...
Larry Downes, contributor to CNET and Forbes, points out that this new legislation is aimed at mostly foreign websites, as the there are plenty of existing laws that can be used against domestically-registered sites.
Google calls for the UK to adopt American-style copyright laws - The Next Web Warning to all SEO consultants: you better read the copy you're working on and understand if it's breaking any laws, because a South Carolina judge found a marketer...
This appears to be the first case where jurors found the internet service provider liable for contributory infringement of the copyright laws. Warning to all SEO consultants: you better read the copy you're working on and understand if it's...
Despite this and the fines given out in France - the sum equals about 10 peoples' salaries who could never deal with the millions of newly uploaded information hourly - the challenge is going to be filtering by country and laws.
Google's issues included: patent reform; online copyright laws; music licensing; privacy and data security; free speech; censorship; online competition; Internet security; tax laws; high-speed Internet access; and cloud computing.
If Torrent-Finder fights the decision one wonders how this will impact laws if they get a ruling in their favor. The section notice posted at the domains taken down for hosting torrents and a torrent search engine - Torrent-Finder.com goes on to...
Tim Berners-Lee, the web's creator, called these proposed laws a blight on society. There is - well make that was - a new internet censorship bill being considered in Washington DC - Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act (COICA...
Canada's privacy commissioner declared that Google violated the country's privacy laws, which followed news that Spain's Data Protection Agency plans to fine Google between due to the Wi-Fi data Google collected with its Street View cars.
So, it appears that the Copyright Office agrees with Lessig that copyright laws need to be changed. Lawrence Lessig on Copyright laws at SES Chicago 2008 Most reporters are focused on the United States Copyright Office declaration that it is it...
News Corp is talking about changing fair use and changing the copyright laws to protect their way of business. The top story at SES Chicago 2009 on Day 1 was a no-brainer. It was the opening keynote by Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do?
The Registry may ask the court after 10 years to distribute these funds to nonprofits benefiting rightsholders and the reading public, and may provide abandoned funds to the appropriate government authority in compliance with state property laws.
Mason also talked about the future of piracy and how he would like to see copyright laws changed to reflect the new information economy. Last week, I attended SES London 2009. For those of you who couldn't attend this must-attend event, here are...
Lawrence Lessig on Copyright laws at SES Chicago 2008 If you are looking for corporate Christmas gift ideas (or Hanukkah gift ideas), let me recommend 10 business books, search engine marketing books and search engine optimization books (that you...
Lawrence Lessig on Copyright Laws Stanford Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig, who gave the opening keynote at SES Chicago 2008 on Monday, talks about the problems and shortcomings of current copyright laws and discusses solutions on how to...
