The website is called "Verteidige dein netz" or Defend your network, and Google has launched it to warn people in Germany about proposed changes to German law, specifically the Copyright Act of the Federal Republic of Germany
Their current letter to FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz reiterates their position from last November: “Search is not a government-run utility, established by law and thus subject to bureaucratic oversight. As we have publicly stated previously, the search...
No, this is what German publishers want and the proposed law is now in its second draft. German publishers have been lobbying government for at least a few years to bring into law a licensing system for search engines that link to news content.
The proposed class-action lawsuit accused Facebook of violating California law by featuring user “Likes” as Sponsored Stories without compensation or an opt-out option. Facebook has been ordered to pay $10 million to charity to settle a lawsuit...
It’s impossible to tell from the sidelines, but it is clear that lately, there seems to be another proposed act, law, or policy causing grief in the news almost every week. Congress are asking important questions of Google, but I have one for...
In addition to proposing limiting retention to just child pornography investigations, some have also proposed limiting law enforcement access to the records to only child pornography investigations. House Judiciary Committee), Smith and co-sponsors...
For a more complete timeline of Communications, Privacy and Internet Law, see SOPA on Miso Susanowa’s blog. Content creators, law professors, copyright holders, philosophers, the MPAA, and the RIAA, there’s a place at the table for them,” Hedger said.
How does Murphy's Law apply to your business? Note: The March 2011-released Facebook Comments Box plug-in is not SEO-friendly by default, but some hacks have been proposed. Before giving in to the dark side, check out these SEO tips to renew your...
Proposed Law Would Require Social Networks to be Private by Default - All Things Digital Industry Google launches first corporate bond deal, taking advantage of low rates - Los Angeles Times Google Turns On Charm to Win Over Europeans - The New...
Meanwhile, there are even whispers of a 'right to be forgotten' being proposed in Europe -- you may be able to have old info on the web removed if this makes law. Google announced a new search feature today -- the ability to block sites you don't...
We're pleased that the [Spanish] court is considering asking guidance from Europe's top court on whether Spain's [data-protection agency] has overridden European law. Though freedom-of-expression provisions of Spanish law protect newspapers, legal...
Due to the law of averages, the more listings you had on Xstreet, the more likely it was that the migration of your items would not go smoothly. Last week, I proposed a notion -- that the Second Life 2.0 viewer code will make it possible to link...
These actions can vary from buying a ship, voting on a proposed law or even solving a puzzle or riddle. However, by all accounts Second Life is a free-roaming virtual space which means that users can actually create and do whatever they want.
Proposed New Law Would Ban Short-Term Co-op & Condo Rentals, which was written by Frank Lovece of Habitat Magazine. According to Glenn Blain of The New York Daily News, Governor David Paterson of New York has signed into law a measure giving New...
The proposed board includes: Harvard Law Professor Lucian Bebchuk; Frank J. He is the 2007-2008 President of the American Law and Economics Association, and a former chair of the Business Association Section of the American Association of Law...
Utah Amends Trademark Protection Act (But Only After Some Drama), Technology and Marketing Law Microsoft Has Already DecidedIf its proposed acquisition of Yahoo goes through, don't expect Microsoft to rush to integrate Yahoo's technology into its...
Both seem to be written by the same law firm and were from the suit lodged in the Circuit Court of Miller County, Arkansas. The Settlement Notice informs you of the Court's certification of a class for settlement purposes; the nature of the claims...
Steven Metalitz, president of the Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) of ICANN's Generic Name Supporting Organization, explained during an Inside Counsel presentation that trademark owners, copyright owners, anti-phishing and anti...
Summary of Perfect 10 Decision, Technology and Marketing Law In my opinion, this innovation in universal search will be hard for others to follow, as it involves some major infrastructure changes, and Google got to this day only after years of...
Utah's Misguided Trademark Protection ActOver at ClickZ, Kate Kaye has done some digging, and provides a fantastic run-down of the events leading up to the law's passage, the motives of Sen. Dan Eastman, who proposed it, and the current state of...
