UK: Protecting information privacy – Equality and Human Rights Commission Research report 69 (Summer 2011)
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Yearly Archives: 2011
Corso di perfezionamento in “Il nuovo diritto dei media e la società dell’informazione. Mercato, tecnologie, reti, contenuti e tutele”
L ‘Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano ha deliberato di attribuire 24 crediti formativi professionali per…
Consiglio di Stato: via libera alla delibera LCN
La sesta sezione del Consiglio, in seduta collegiale, con ordinanza n.3642/2011 del 30 agosto scorso …
File-sharing site Bayfiles ‘to respect copyrights’
Two founders of The Pirate Bay have launched a fresh venture – a file-sharing site…
Digital Agenda: EU funded project aims to make self-service terminals more accessible for all
Brussels, 30 August 2011 – An EU-funded project is aiming to make self-service terminals, such…
Assessing Public Participation in an Open Government Era: A Review of Federal Agency Plans
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Uk Home Office: ‘Constructive’ social media meeting
Representatives from the social media industry today visited the Home Office to discuss cooperation with…
Germany: Facebook Like button violates privacy laws
Facebook’s Like button today was found in violation of Germany’s strict privacy laws. Commissioner Thilo…
Ofcom: TalkTalk and Tiscali UK fined £3 million for breaching consumer rules
Ofcom today fined TalkTalk and Tiscali UK £3 million after they incorrectly billed tens of…
Uk: ICO audit finds improvements to Google’s privacy policies
Google Inc. has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, the Information Commissioner’s Office…
Businesses in U.S. complain of .xxx shakedown
In preparation for a new triple-x Internet domain that will launch in December, lawyers for…
Uk: a nation addicted to smartphones
New Ofcom research reveals the extent to which the UK has become addicted to smartphones,…
Google acquired Motorola Mobility
Since its launch in November 2007, Android has not only dramatically increased consumer choice but…
International Conference on Copyright and Authors’ Rights
Knowledge, Creativity and Fair Uses in Higher Education September 16, 2011 John Cabot University, Rome…
Indian Court Says Service Providers Are Liable For Users’ Copyright Infringement
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England riots: Government mulls social media controls
Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a statement to the House of Commons on the…
Uk: one step closer to a single government domain
Plans for a single Government web domain, which would radically reduce the current bureaucracy surrounding…
Publishers Sued for Illegally Fixing E-Book Prices
Apple and a group of book publishers were accused in a lawsuit of illegally fixing…
Preliminary injunction granted by German court: Apple blocks Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the entire European Union except for the Netherlands
The leading German news agency, dpa, just reported that Apple has been granted a preliminary…
UK: making Open Data Real
The Open Data consultation paper sets out Government’s proposed approach for Transparency and Open Data…
Can a Labor Union Be Sued Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for Spamming an Employer’s Voice and Email Systems?
The answer is yes. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week reversed a district…
Judge says domain name loss is not a “substantial hardship”
A federal judge has rejected a petition by the Spanish company Puerto 80 for the…
Porn site dings Megaupload in copyright case
Perfect 10, a creator and distributor of adult entertainment, has filed a copyright infringement case against…
AGCOM: un primo bilancio dell’attività 2011
Si intensifica l’attività dell’Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni per ridurre i disservizi a danno…
Consiglio di Stato: sospesa la sentenza T.a.r. Lazio su piano numerazione automatica dei canali digitale terrestre
Il Consiglio di Stato, con decreto reso inaudita altera parte del 2 agosto 2011, ha accolto…
Agcom: focus sul diritto d’autore nell’era digitale
È online da oggi sul sito dell’Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni al seguente link…
EC: first Digital Agenda Assembly materials
In the last few days the European Commission has published all the workshops results and…
TAR Lazio strikes down Agcom automatic numbering plan for LCN channels on DTV
The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio revoked the Italian Communications Authority’s resolution establishing the LCN (logical channel…
Summer break for Medialaws. Comments and analyses will be back on 5 September
Numbers often stress more than any other indicator the successful or unsuccessful outcomes reached by…
Japan: farewell analog, welcome digital
Japanese broadcasters completed the switch to digitized terrestrial TV broadcasting at noon Sunday, July 24,…
Catch Me if You Can: The OSCE Report and the hunt for the elusive “human right to the Internet”
The already long-lasting debate on Internet access as a human right has gained momentum again,…
Digital Agenda: Commission facilitates deployment of car radar systems to boost road safety
Authorisation to use the 24 GHz radio frequency band for short-range anti-collision radar in cars…