STLR Link Roundup – February 19, 2010
The latest on the STLR radar:
- As it launches its cloud computing platform, Azure, Microsoft calls for federal regulation to clarify many of the open legal questions surrounding cloud computing, says the MTTLR Blog.
- Ten years after it applies, TiVo is granted patent for season pass subscriptions, writes Gizmodo (see our recent post on TiVo’s patent battle with Microsoft here).
- INFO/LAW recommends a Paul Ohm paper arguing that statistical techniques are eroding the effectiveness of anonymization of data, with great implications for privacy law.
- The Third Circuit revives the hopes of Mr. and Mrs. Boring, who sued Google in trespass after a Google Street View car drove down their private driveway, writes Eric Goldman.
- Ephemerallaw reports on the looming compliance deadline for the Massachusetts Data Security Law.
- Rob Tiller of Red Hat argues for calling a troll a troll at Opensource.com’s law channel.
- Mashable reports that the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission have given the go-ahead to the Microsoft-Yahoo deal that will see Yahoo’s search engine powered by Bing technology.
- The controversy surrounding Google’s Buzz is not confined to the U.S. (see our post): the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner is also taking a look, says CBC News.
- Further afield, Indian IP blog Spicy IP considers whether the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) might challenge the Google Books settlement, on the basis on India’s stricter “fair use” standard.
- It’s not just China: European security and rights watchdog, the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, calls on Turkey to reform or abolish its restrictive internet law.
- And also in Europe, Out-Law gives a round-up of just-decided and upcoming litigation involving trademarks and keywords.