U.S. Senate Subcommittee Examines American Companies’ Compliance With Censorship Abroad
Ever since Google’s recent announcement that it would no longer comply with China’s requirements for censored search results, U.S. companies doing business in China have come under increased scrutiny from human rights groups and American lawmakers, the New York Times reports. This scrutiny is directed at the companies’ compliance with internet censorship demands from the [...]
Google Buzz: A Recap of the Controversy and the Current Legal Issues
Google’s launch last week of Buzz, its social networking tool for Gmail, raised a furor over its privacy effects. As the New York Times reports, many Gmail users were outraged that their Gmail address books were turned into a public contact list, viewable to everyone in their address books, in Buzz. Furthermore, Buzz is opt-out [...]
RIAA File-Sharing Suit Will Go To A Third Trial
The RIAA’s suit against Jammie Thomas-Rasset for sharing music files looks like it is headed for a third trial. In order to avoid this trial, Thomas-Rasset would have to accept the settlement offered by the RIAA. Her lawyers have stated that she will not accept it, reports Wired, making another trial likely. The lawsuit has [...]
The ACTA – It’s Top-Secret, It’s Controversial, And It Could Change The Face Of Copyright Enforcement
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) made the news again last Friday, after the Motion Picture Association of America sent a memo to the Senate Judiciary Committee affirming its support of the treaty. The MPAA condemned the opposition’s “strident attacks” and accused it of an irrational hatred of the entertainment industry. The memo comes shortly after [...]