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Ad Briefs: Covering Your Ads

Covers legal issues affecting interactive, sports and entertainment marketing and promotions. Publsihed by Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP.

http://www.coveringyourads.com/

Feb 5
Path/FTC Settlement - Much More Than A Slap On The Wrist

Path/FTC Settlement - Much More Than A Slap On The Wrist

By Kathryn Hines On February 1, 2012, “smart journal” application provider, Path, Inc. (“Path”) agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges that it deceived consumers and improperly…
Jan 29
FTC Updates To Online Privacy Acts, COPPA And VPPA

FTC Updates To Online Privacy Acts, COPPA And VPPA

By Gina Ilardi The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was enacted to place parents in control over what information is collected, used and disclosed from young children online. COPPA applies to operators of…
Oct 12
FTC Issues Revised "Green Guides"

FTC Issues Revised "Green Guides"

By Robert Magielnicki On October 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Guides For The Use Of Environmental Marketing Claims” – the “Green Guides,” 16 CFR Part 260. The Green Guides originally were issued in 1992 and…

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Beyond Telecom Law Blog

Covers telecom policy, services agreements and data security/privacy. By Keller and Heckman LLP.

http://www.beyondtelecomlawblog.com

May 13
Cybersecurity Debate Continues of Privacy Concern

Cybersecurity Debate Continues of Privacy Concern

Three months have passed since the White House released its Executive Order (EO) on Cybersecurity and, as cyber attacks continue to pose an imminent threat, the focus has shifted to Congress to take legislative action. From the recent…
Mar 19
Long Overdue--Consumer-Determined Unlocking of Smartphones and Tablet

Long Overdue--Consumer-Determined Unlocking of Smartphones and Tablet

As reported recently by Ezra Klein, a groundswell of support has coalesced for unlocking cell phones with the White House joining the fray aligned against the wireless carriers. The wireless industry offers several justifications, but relies…
Mar 7
Telecom Policy Projections for 2013 and 2014--Wireline Services and Enterprise Customer

Telecom Policy Projections for 2013 and 2014--Wireline Services and Enterprise Customer

Several matters before the FCC could have substantial dollar and technology impacts for enterprise customers. The FCC’s special access services and USF contribution reform proceedings could significantly affect pricing for…

Rank this Week: 1035

Blawg IT

Covers patent, copyright, trademark and Internet related legal issues. By Patent Attorney Brett Trout.

http://blawgit.com

Feb 1
What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

You see these symbols every day, but what do they mean? Here is a handy guide to help you understand the difference between ™, ®, and ©. ™ ™ stand for “trademark.” When you see a ™ next to a word,…
Jan 22
Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

What is a patent? A patent is a legal document. It defines the scope of your invention. A patent allows you to prevent others from making, using or selling your invention without paying you. You can see what a patent looks like here. Is…
Dec 10
Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

For the fourth year in a row, Brett J. Trout has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the annual edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. For 2013, Mr. Trout has been selected for inclusion in the specialties of both Information…

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Blawgertainment

Covers intellectual property, entertainment and media law. By Ken Davidson.

http://www.blawgertainment.com

Oct 2
Time Warp: October 3, 2007 (Family Guy)

Time Warp: October 3, 2007 (Family Guy)

On this day in 2007, the copyright owner of the song “When You Wish Upon A Star” sued the makers of Family Guy for copyright infringement. In Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Bourne claimed that the song “I Need A Jew”…
Aug 2
Blawgertainment Is on Hiatu

Blawgertainment Is on Hiatu

Blawgertainment is on hiatus. We’ll be back after Labor Day. A safe and relaxing August to all.
May 19
Makers of The Oregon Trail Video Game Sue Zynga for Trademark Infringement

Makers of The Oregon Trail Video Game Sue Zynga for Trademark Infringement

The Learning Company has sued Zynga for infringing its trademark for “The Oregon Trail” video games. Zynga intends to sell its own version of the classic frontier-era game under the name “FrontierVille Oregon Trail.” According to the…

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Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/

May 17
Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
May 16
Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…
May 15
New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett

New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett

TweetHarvard Law School’s Digital Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic have released a booklet called Newsgathering in Massachusetts, available as free-to-download pdf. It’s an information-packed reference tailor-made for citizen…

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Broadband Law Advisor

Provides insight and information on the FCC's National Broadband Plan. By Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

http://www.broadbandlawadvisor.com/

Apr 29
FCC to Study Pole Attachment Costs to Spur Gigabit Deployment

FCC to Study Pole Attachment Costs to Spur Gigabit Deployment

At last month’s Broadband Acceleration Initiative workshop, outgoing FCC Chairman Genachowski announced that the FCC would soon release a notice launching an inquiry into pole attachment costs as part of its effort to further reduce…
Apr 19
Disputes Over MDU Access Persist

Disputes Over MDU Access Persist

You would be forgiven if you thought the status of exclusive agreements for exclusive broadband cable service to “multiple dwelling units” such as condominiums and planned communities (MDUs) was settled. In 2007, the Federal…
Apr 18
Regional Transmission Organizations Can Be a Bellwether for Wireless Attachers on Transmission Tower

Regional Transmission Organizations Can Be a Bellwether for Wireless Attachers on Transmission Tower

Throughout the nation, wireless carriers attach their facilities to electric transmission towers, despite the fact that they do not have statutory rights to do so. The rights of wireless carriers to attach to electric facilities…

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Broadcast Law Blog

Covers radio, advertising, the FCC, indecency and intellectual property. By Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/

May 15
FCC Adopts More Lenient Standards on Certain Fines to Student Run Noncommercial Broadcast Station

FCC Adopts More Lenient Standards on Certain Fines to Student Run Noncommercial Broadcast Station

Fines against noncommercial stations may that are primarily student run may not be as harsh as they have been in the past under a ruling issued by the FCC’s Media Bureau earlier this week. The new policy came about as part of a…
May 9
Changes at the Copyright Royalty Board - Two New Judges Make for an All-New Board for the Upcoming Internet Radio Royalty Rate Setting Proceeding

Changes at the Copyright Royalty Board - Two New Judges Make for an All-New Board for the Upcoming Internet Radio Royalty Rate Setting Proceeding

The Librarian of Congress has announced the appointment of two new judges to the Copyright Royalty Board – marking a total change in the three judge board since the decision in the last webcasting royalty case (about which we wrote…
May 8
FCC Fines Up to $25,000 for Tower Issues Including Lighting and Painting Issues, Inadequate Fencing, Tower Registration in Wrong Name and No Posted ASRN

FCC Fines Up to $25,000 for Tower Issues Including Lighting and Painting Issues, Inadequate Fencing, Tower Registration in Wrong Name and No Posted ASRN

Failing to properly maintain a communications tower can be expensive, as a number of FCC decisions released in the last few days demonstrate. In several decisions reached in the last week, the Commission faulted tower owners for all…

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Business, Entertainment, Sports &…

Business, Entertainment, Sports & Technology (B.E.S.T.) Law Blog

Covers business, copyright, entertainment, IP and technology law. By ARC Law Group.

http://best.arclg.com/

May 8
ARC Law Group: April Newsletter

ARC Law Group: April Newsletter

Welcome to the month of May. Graduation season is here, and Jeff and I would like to send out big congratulations to law clerks Katherine West, Will Dugoni and Ben Shaw. Enjoy the ceremony, the party and the short break…and then get…
May 6
The Legal Ethics of Podcasting

The Legal Ethics of Podcasting

by Leslie O'Callaghan The following article discusses the various legal issues related to online advertising for lawyers.. I. Introduction Radio and television advertising has often been mocked as sensationalist and dramatic. Although these…
May 1
Podcast: Business Entitie

Podcast: Business Entitie

Podcast: Business Entities This month on the Business Entertainment Sports and Technology Law Podcast, we get down to business with a discussion on business entities. Corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), partnerships, sole…

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ByteLawyer Briefings

Covers current law and technology developments affecting business and society. By Nanyang Business School Professor Harry SK Tan.

http://bytelawyer.blogspot.com/

Aug 24
Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

In what appears to be a straightforward case of licensors of Animeware - ODEX - for illegal downloading of pirated copies by thousands, Odex filed suits against all the local commercial ISPs to obtain the identities of those who downloaded…
Aug 19
How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

Day 1 of State of Play Conference. Interestingly the latest case reported of the synthetic worlds is the case of EROS LLC suing Volkov Catteneo” who broke the sex program’s copy protection and sold unauthorized copies. So naturally…
Aug 19
State of Play Conference BEGINS

State of Play Conference BEGINS

Finally the long awaited conference has begun. Last night at the opening dinner for participants, meeting all the thought leaders, academics and businesses involved in the building and use of synthetic environments is exciting. There was a…

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Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/

May 20
Mayan Temple Destroyed "Savagely"

Mayan Temple Destroyed "Savagely"

The Mayan Nohmul complex was destroyed last week. Its stones were sold as road building material. On May 13th, archaeologists and government officials in Belize discovered that the Nohmul complex site was destroyed. It was one of the…
May 19
List price of "Cultural Heritage Law": $465.00 [No Joke]

List price of "Cultural Heritage Law": $465.00 [No Joke]

Such much! Some enhanced appreciation of one's own cultural heritage comes from learning about it in a new language, if not in a new book. Let me share a "Russian" joke with you: -- Excuse me, how much watch? -- Near six. -- Such…
May 19
Et tu, Poland?! Poland seeks return of 18 paintings taken by the Soviet Red Army in 1945

Et tu, Poland?! Poland seeks return of 18 paintings taken by the Soviet Red Army in 1945

'Madonna and Child' by Lucas Cranach the Elder, sought by Poland for recovery from the Pushkin Museum. The Russian Federation should beware all Ides. This Ides of May, on May 15, 2013, Poland's Minister of Culture and National Heritage,…

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Center for Citizen Media Blog

Covers issues related to grassroots media and citizen journalism. From the Center for Citizen Media, affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism & the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

http://citmedia.org/blog

Jun 5
Citizen Media Business Issues: Traffic Rankings, Search Engines, and Search Engine Optimization

Citizen Media Business Issues: Traffic Rankings, Search Engines, and Search Engine Optimization

(This is the seventeenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent…
Jun 3
Citizen Media Business Issues: Web Statistic

Citizen Media Business Issues: Web Statistic

(This is the sixteenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent…
Apr 23
Investigative Blogger Raising Fund

Investigative Blogger Raising Fund

Firedoglake is raising money to pay for investigative blogging.

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Center for Democracy and…

Center for Democracy and Technology

News and commentary from the Center for Democracy and Technology, which works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.

http://www.cdt.org

Nov 21
EU Parliament Endorses Internet Openness, Transparency Ahead of WCIT

EU Parliament Endorses Internet Openness, Transparency Ahead of WCIT

11/22/2012 Author: Ellery Roberts Biddle
Nov 21
Decentralized Approach Needed to Protect Personal Health Data

Decentralized Approach Needed to Protect Personal Health Data

11/21/2012 Author: Meredith Whipple
Nov 19
Civil Society Speaks Out on WCIT – Will Governments Listen?

Civil Society Speaks Out on WCIT – Will Governments Listen?

11/19/2012 Guest: Matthew Shear

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China Media & Entertainment Law…

China Media & Entertainment Law Report

Covers legal and policy developments affecting the media and entertainment business in China. By Reed Smith LLP.

http://www.chinamedialawupdate.com/

May 16
NEXT WEEK: The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

NEXT WEEK: The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy…
May 10
The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

The Joint Policy Committee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy…
May 10
The Joint Policy Commitee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

The Joint Policy Commitee Seminar, Hosted by Extreme Reach

Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy…

Rank this Week: 1055

Citizen Media Law Project Blog

Covers defamation, anonymity, copyright, trademark, SLAPP and other online journalism legal topics.

http://www.citmedialaw.org

May 15
Justice Dept.'s Media Investigation Policy Falls Flat Compared to Other Protections Against Press Intrusion

Justice Dept.'s Media Investigation Policy Falls Flat Compared to Other Protections Against Press Intrusion

As has been widely reported, the U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed that it has obtained two months' worth of telephone records from 20 separate phone lines assigned to the journalists and offices of the Associated Press. The Associated…
May 10
3D Printed Guns and the First Amendment

3D Printed Guns and the First Amendment

Several news organizations are reporting today that the U.S. Government, through the Department of State, through the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), sent a letter to the organization Defense Distributed, requesting the…
May 10
Peteski Productions, Inc. v. Gawker Media, Inc.

Peteski Productions, Inc. v. Gawker Media, Inc.

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CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/

May 15
FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

Rulemaking petition denied on grounds relating to auction, interference and frequency coordination. The Wireless and International Bureaus and the Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) have denied a 2008 petition by the Utilities…
May 15
Porn Troll Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back!

Porn Troll Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back!

[Blogmeister’s Note: We haven’t heard much about porn copyright trolls in a couple of years, but a recent decision by a federal judge in California caught our eye. The judge slammed a troll operation, and he did it with…
May 14
Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act"

Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act"

Proposed law looks to address multiple aspects of TV in the MVPD era, including bundling, broadcast abandonment and blackouts. True to his reputation as a maverick, Arizona Senator John McCain has authored a bill seemingly designed to…

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CommLawCenter

Provides breaking news and analysis of communications law and business. By Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

http://www.commlawcenter.com/

May 10
FCC Grants Extension of Indecency Comment Deadline

FCC Grants Extension of Indecency Comment Deadline

By Paul A. Cicelski A few minutes ago, the FCC issued a Public Notice granting a thirty-day extension of the deadlines for submitting comments and reply comments in response to the FCC's April 1, 2013 Public Notice seeking input on whether…
Apr 30
FCC Enforcement Monitor

FCC Enforcement Monitor

By Scott R. Flick and Paul A. Cicelski April 2013 Pillsbury's communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.…
Apr 29
FCC Modernizes Its Experimental Licensing Rule

FCC Modernizes Its Experimental Licensing Rule

By Tony Lin The FCC's revised rules for its Experimental Radio Services ("ERS") were published in today's Federal Register, and become effective on May 29, 2013 (except for several rules that contain new or modified information collection…

Rank this Week: 1873

Copylaw

Covers entertainment and publishing law. By Lloyd Jassin.

http://www.copylaw.org/

Mar 10
Kill a Reader, Save an Industry (via Content Branding)

Kill a Reader, Save an Industry (via Content Branding)

The Internet Can Be Dangerous to Your Health (& Book Publishing) "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" - caption to a 1993 New Yorker cartoon by Peter Steiner Google promises that the quality of information…
Dec 21
Starting in 2013, Copyright Owners (and Heirs) Can Break Contracts & Recapture Copyright

Starting in 2013, Copyright Owners (and Heirs) Can Break Contracts & Recapture Copyright

2013 is watershed year for authors & composersThey can now terminate virtually any post-1977 contract The copyright termination time bomb is ticking away. In 2013 alone, thousands of the publishing and entertainment industry's cash cows…
Nov 25
Are Literary Estates a 'Clot' on Creativity?

Are Literary Estates a 'Clot' on Creativity?

Book Review: Modernism & Copyright The Chicago Manual of Style exhorts writers, editors and publishers to employ fair use “boldly.” Easier said than done, suggests Paul K.Saint-Amour,... [[ This is a content summary only.…

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Copyright, Intellectual Property,…

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Computer, Internet, e-Commerce Law

Covers IP/IT law, with a strong focus on copyright and internet law. By Barry Sookman.

http://www.barrysookman.com

May 18
Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2013-05-18

Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2013-05-18

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-11 | Barry Sookman http://t.co/Cvy8vCt7SF -> Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-11: RT @AusCopyright: News Alert – High Court delivers reasons f… http://t.co/db5J2oxA2V…
May 18
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-18

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-18

The Industrial Internet economy: Canada 2025 http://t.co/vfY4CA0O8r -> UK court jails four LulzSec hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets including the CIA http://t.co/7NbclcDgT5 -> Twitter comment about British politician…
May 17
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-17

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-17

Twitter users in Bahrain jailed for allegedly insulting tweets http://t.co/pEk4oxu8dB -> Larry Page disses Microsoft for 'milking' Google for its own benefit http://t.co/Sh0ijT8hKb -> Google beats Apple to it with streaming music…

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Criminal Law Library Blog

This blog covers legal topics such as commentary and opinion, criminal law and justice, information technology, library organization and planning, news from organizations, publication announcement and reviews. By New York Law Librarian, David Badertscher

http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/

Aug 12
State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

Included below are my introductory remarks delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries on July 23, 2012 as part Program E-1 State Advocacy Strategies: Learning to Connect, Grow and Survive. The material below…
Mar 26
The Jury Expert Has a New Look

The Jury Expert Has a New Look

The people at The Jury Expert are excited about moving to a new platrorm, Wordpress, where they can incorporate a new look and possibly some new features as well. Below is their e-mail announcing the change and providing links so you can see…
Mar 26
Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure March 21-25, 2011

Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure March 21-25, 2011

To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw March 21-25, 2011.

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CYB3RCRIM3

Features observations on technology, law and lawlessness. By University of Dayton Susan Brenner.

http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/

May 20
Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

Harassment, Emails and the Passionate Fan

In 2011, Paul Michael Glaser obtained a six-month civil harassment restraining order under California Code of Civil Procedure § 527.6 against Pamela Meserve. Glaser v. Meserve, 2013 WL 1460339 (California Court of Appeals 2013). When…
May 17
Bestiality, Encryption and Probation

Bestiality, Encryption and Probation

According to this and other news stories, in mid-April of 2010 Douglas Spink was arrested “for running what authorities say appears to be a bestiality farm in Washington state in which visitors could engage in all sorts of twisted sex…
May 15
Emails as Property of Decedent’s Estate . . .

Emails as Property of Decedent’s Estate . . .

After their brother John died, the co-administrators of his estate – his sister Marianne Ajemian and his brother Robert Ajemian – brought a “declaratory judgment action in the Probate and Family Court, seeking a declaration…

Rank this Week: 439

CyberInquirer

Covers developments in cyber law and insurance. By Richard J. Bortnick and Pamela D. Pengelley of Cozen O'Connor.

http://cyberinquirer.com

May 12
The Posts have Come Back… To Cyberinquirer

The Posts have Come Back… To Cyberinquirer

Since last we visited, your humble Publisher has moved on to the Law Offices of Richard J. Bortnick, where I am Managing Director (very European, if I do say so myself). A number of dedicated readers and friends (you know who you are) have…
Mar 13
Cyber Liability Insurance: Ensuring Adequate Coverage in the Age of E-Commerce

Cyber Liability Insurance: Ensuring Adequate Coverage in the Age of E-Commerce

I. Introduction: Insurance Products for Cyber Risks Increasing reports of cyber intrusions, data theft and computer system malfunctions have led a rapidly-growing number of companies to purchase insurance coverage to…
Jan 27
Power to the People: Social Media Technologies Mediating Corporate Social Governance

Power to the People: Social Media Technologies Mediating Corporate Social Governance

The measure of effectiveness of a CEO and its executive board has always been the degree to which the business is achieving its purpose. Whether in Canada, the U.S., Europe or Asia, an executive board’s purpose should be to increase…

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CyberLaw Currents

Covers technology news headlines, statutes, and case law developments related to e-commerce, privacy, advertising, and intellectual property. Edited by Glen K. Westerback.

http://www.cyberlawcurrents.com

May 17
FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“Rules”), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) with information on how to…
May 16
FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“Rules”), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) with information on how to…
Apr 23
Court Rules Against Digital Music Resale Service

Court Rules Against Digital Music Resale Service

Can you legally re-sell digital goods like the music files you’ve downloaded from iTunes? That was the question in Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 2013 WL 1286134 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2013). The court held that the resale…

Rank this Week: 1160

Data Protection, Privacy and Tech…

Data Protection, Privacy and Tech Law in Asia

Covers privacy and data protection law in Asia, and from time to time, things in the technology, telecoms and mobile space. By Derek Ho.

http://privacyasia.blogspot.com/

Nov 26
Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part II)

Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part II)

This is part II of my post on the proposed changes to the Computer Misuse Act (which will be known as the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act after the changes). Active Defence
Nov 25
Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part I)

Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part I)

This is a bit overdue but better late than never.
Oct 3
Asia Privacy Newsbites, October 3

Asia Privacy Newsbites, October 3

A round-up of privacy news in Asia during the week. Malaysia: The Star reports that "enforcement details" of Personal Data Protection Act may come out in November

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Defero Law

Community of UK legal bloggers.

http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blog/list?promoted=1

May 20
Our Child Abuse Solicitors discuss today’s conviction of Canon Rideout

Our Child Abuse Solicitors discuss today’s conviction of Canon Rideout

Canon Rideout has been convicted today at Lewes Crown Court of 34 indecent assaults and two attempted rapes. The majority of the assaults took place at Ilfield Hall Children’s Home where Rideout was an assistant curate between 1962 and…
May 20
Riliance Sign Up 700th Law Firm

Riliance Sign Up 700th Law Firm

Riliance Software the UK's leading provider of Risk & Compliance systems for COLP's & COFA's have now signed up 700 law firms ranging from sole practitioners up to large national firms and leading ABS's.
May 20
Child Abuse Lawyer Liz Dux comments in the Daily Star on Chorister School

Child Abuse Lawyer Liz Dux comments in the Daily Star on Chorister School

The Daily Star featured an article on Sunday 19th May which told the story of one of our clients. Our client, who is now aged 60, was abused by a long-serving headmaster at The Chorister School in Durham. Like many other victims of abuse, our…

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Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/

May 20
Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Crawford on Telco Monopolie

Nice profile of Susan Crawford, highlighting her campaign against telco internet monopolies, by David Carr in today’s NYT. A taste of Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future: Susan Crawford, a professor at [Cardozo School of…
May 17
EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…
May 15
The Red Lionfish of Politic

The Red Lionfish of Politic

How can this be? Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce…

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Diversity at Albany Law School

A blawg from Albany Law School's Diversity Office to engage all students, faculty and staff to create a community of inclusion and to have an open forum to address issues facing all of us.

http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/

May 16
Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 17th: Congratulations to the Class of 2013

Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 17th: Congratulations to the Class of 2013

The 162th commencement of Albany Law School will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY. Watch a live webcast of the ceremony beginning at 10am. Visit our…
May 14
STARTING LAW SCHOOL THIS YEAR! Check out CLEO Attitude Is Essential pre-law Summer 2013 Seminar

STARTING LAW SCHOOL THIS YEAR! Check out CLEO Attitude Is Essential pre-law Summer 2013 Seminar

Learn more about Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Mini Summer 2013 Seminars and Law Preview Scholarships! Visit www.cleodiversitynetwork.org to learn more! How can you become part of the CDN? Simply log onto the…
Apr 30
Rochester Black Bar Clyde E. Bailey Scholarship, Application Due Sept. 1, 2013

Rochester Black Bar Clyde E. Bailey Scholarship, Application Due Sept. 1, 2013

Filed under: Law School, Misc., Race and Ethnicity, Scholarship

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eMedia Law

Covers internet marketing and online media. By Travis Crabtree.

http://lrmlawblog.com/emedialaw

May 15
Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

The general legal advice to website operators who allowed User Generated Content (UGC) in the form of comments, videos or pictures used to be relatively easy. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protected you from copyright and Section…
May 3
GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

Looper Reed has a number of good blogs. My colleagues Jamie Ribman and Cleve Clinton write Tilting the Scales which takes a light-hearted look at some of the more general legal issues of the day. For my lawyer readers, their…
Apr 30
Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill to Hit House Floor Tomorrow

Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill to Hit House Floor Tomorrow

As part of our continuing coverage of the Texas Legislature Watch (they only meet every other year in Texas), we look at the bill that would prohibit employers from demanding passwords or other access to the social media accounts of employees…

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eMedia Law insider

Covers internet marketing and online media. By Looper Reeed.

http://www.emedialaw.com/

May 15
Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

The general legal advice to website operators who allowed User Generated Content (UGC) in the form of comments, videos or pictures used to be relatively easy. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protected you from copyright and Section…
May 3
GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

Looper Reed has a number of good blogs. My colleagues Jamie Ribman and Cleve Clinton write Tilting the Scales which takes a light-hearted look at some of the more general legal issues of the day. For my lawyer readers, their…
Apr 30
Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill to Hit House Floor Tomorrow

Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill to Hit House Floor Tomorrow

As part of our continuing coverage of the Texas Legislature Watch (they only meet every other year in Texas), we look at the bill that would prohibit employers from demanding passwords or other access to the social media accounts of employees…

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Entertainment Litigation

Provides analysis and commentary on newly-filed cases, decisions and other developments in the arts and entertainment industry. By Hank Fastoff.

http://entertainmentlitigation.com

Nov 23
7th Circuit to Decide Kanye West “Stronger” Case

7th Circuit to Decide Kanye West “Stronger” Case

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Sep 28
Cutting Edge Music Business Conference

Cutting Edge Music Business Conference

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Sep 16
University of Texas and Cutting Edge Music Business Conference Speaking Engagement

University of Texas and Cutting Edge Music Business Conference Speaking Engagement

In the self-promotion category, I’m speaking at two conferences next week. On September 22, I’ll serve as a panelist at the 19th Annual Entertainment Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, to be held September 22-24 at the Pan American…

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Freedom To Differ

A blog that speaks freely about legal and policy issues facing the media and the internet. By Peter Black.

http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/

May 9
Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Ranking

Best Australian law schools according to the QS World University Ranking

The QS World University Rankings 2013 for Law have been released. The QS World University Rankings is one of the few international rankings that also provide subject rankings, including for law. While these rankings are always somewhat…
Apr 14
Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013

Daily Twitter Links for Thursday to Sunday 11-14 April 2013

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a great read about a gmail account that had been ignored for 9 years: "Eighteen and Abandoned" http://pjblack.me/YMgGvt These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about today: "Gillard to…
Apr 10
Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013

Daily Twitter Links for Wednesday 10 April 2013

The most-read link I tweeted today was: a good, balanced piece on the NBN from @stilgherrian: "Broadband battle: hard numbers, ideology and gut feel" http://pjblack.me/Yi8TpU #auspol These are some of the other things I've been tweeting about…

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Freedom to Tinker

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com

May 17
Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Earlier this week, online news sites started reporting the apparent blocking of Google’s Google+ Hangout video-chat application on Android over AT&T’s cellular network [SlashGear, Time, ArsTechnica]. Several of the articles…
May 16
CALEA II: Risks of wiretap modifications to endpoint

CALEA II: Risks of wiretap modifications to endpoint

Today I joined a group of twenty computer scientists in issuing a report criticizing an FBI plan to require makers of secure communication tools to redesign their systems to make wiretapping easy. We argue that the plan would endanger the…
May 14
Who Owns the Future? Not the Middle Cla

Who Owns the Future? Not the Middle Cla

Jaron Lanier, in the latest contribution to the public conversation about how we live with technology, blames the Internet for the fall of the middle class. Only the problem is he’s wrong. In his new book Who Owns the Future?…

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GrepLaw

Covers news, commentary, and discussion about Internet and computer law and policy. From Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

http://grep.law.harvard.edu/

Jul 10
Piracy in the Video Game Industry

Piracy in the Video Game Industry
Jun 7
GNU compiling on Mac OS X legal issues?

GNU compiling on Mac OS X legal issues?
Jun 7
Code theft, License Agreement

Code theft, License Agreement

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Harvard Law & Policy Review Blog

Explores law and policy from new angles, and aims to make unique contributions to discussions unfolding in the national media, local news, and the blawgosphere. Bloggers are progressive law students and lawyers from around the country. The Harvard Law & Policy Review is the official journal of the American Constitution Society.

http://hlpronline.com

Apr 30
Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Hawaii reporter’s shield bill would protect a narrow class of traditional outlets, journalist

Follow me @jonathanwpeters on Twitter. A panel of Hawaii lawmakers approved last week a reporter’s shield bill that would eliminate all protections for free newspapers and magazines and for newspapers that distribute content…
Apr 6
Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

Panel 3: The Future of Law and Policy

2:20 — Jacqui Bowman of Greater Boston Legal Services kicks off the final panel of the day with a picture of a day at GBLS. 2:24 — Bowman: GBLS makes difficult choices between serving people in dire circumstances, gives example of…
Apr 6
HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

HLPROnline Symposium, Keynote Address: Lessons from Gideon and The Struggle for Access to Justice, by Gene Nichol

1:50: Gene Nichol, setting a modest tone for his address: “If George Bush taught us anything, it’s the importance of diminished expectations.” 1:52: Nichol won’t be measuring things, “The bigger I get, the less…

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India Law & Tech Blog

Covers technology and communications laws in India.

http://iltb.apargupta.com

Jun 10
EU Cookie Law

EU Cookie Law

You have probably heard about the EU Cookie Law and wondered what all the fuss is about. Well, lets talk about it. To understand whats going on, we need to first understand what a ‘cookie’ is?For convenience here are some common resources…
May 28
Article in DNA on John Doe Orders. “Why this blocking di?”

Article in DNA on John Doe Orders. “Why this blocking di?”

R Krishna from DNA has written a great piece on what is causing the domain blocks on Piratebay, Vimeo and Pastebin amongst other websites. The article explains the inadequacies of the law and what steps are required for the necessary course…
May 25
Event : 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series | Sunday, the 27th of May, 2012 from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm | NLSIU, Bangalore

Event : 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series | Sunday, the 27th of May, 2012 from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm | NLSIU, Bangalore

Please find below an invite to the 3rd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series. Its open to public and it looks fantastic.The Indian Journal of Law and Technology in association with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is organising the 3rd…

Rank this Week: 983

Inforrm's Blog

Discusses issues of media law and responsibility with a special focus on libel and privacy law and the balance between the two.

http://inforrm.wordpress.com

May 19
Law and Media Round Up – 20 May 2013

Law and Media Round Up – 20 May 2013

Mary-Ellen Field, Elle Macpherson’s former adviser, has discontinued her phone-hacking claim against News International, as Media Guardian reports here and The Independent here. The CPS announced that a journalist at the Sun newspaper,…
May 19
The press Royal Charter and the concession that never was – Gordon Ramsay

The press Royal Charter and the concession that never was – Gordon Ramsay

Recent reports in a number of national newspapers that the supporters of the PressBoF Charter have offered a significant concession by removing an industry veto on appointments to the Board of a new self-regulator raise two…
May 18
Case Law, Ireland: McKeogh v John Doe 1 (No.2), Facebook, Google and mandatory take down injunction

Case Law, Ireland: McKeogh v John Doe 1 (No.2), Facebook, Google and mandatory take down injunction

In November 2011, Eoin McKeogh was falsely branded as a thief on YouTube, Google, Facebook and a number of websites. This was the result of a video and accompanying material which wrongly identified him as a man leaving a taxi without…

Rank this Week: 154

Internet Television Law Blog

Covers the interaction between the law and the rise of internet television.

http://internet-televisionlaw.blogspot.com/

Mar 31
News Roundup - March 2013

News Roundup - March 2013

Online retransmission of TV programmes protected by copyright, rules CJEU
Feb 28
News Roundup - February 2013

News Roundup - February 2013

New Zealand court hands out second peppercorn downloading penalty3 million Freesat receivers now out there, and boxes to get YouTubeHargreaves supportive of Government copyright reforms but questions limitations to private copying…
Jan 31
News Roundup - January 2013

News Roundup - January 2013

Antigua’s Legal “Pirate Site” Authorized by the World Trade OrganizationTop Gear isn't TV, not when it's on YouTubeThe re-sale of digital music and video files in the EU may not be found to infringe copyright, says…

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IP Law Chat

Covers IP, technology and media news. By Stacia Lay of Hendricks & Lewis PLLC.

http://iplaw.hllaw.com/

May 9
Ninth Circuit: Righthaven and the Mythical Calf With Five Leg

Ninth Circuit: Righthaven and the Mythical Calf With Five Leg

I have much to catch up on after my blogging hiatus due to a very busy few months but the Ninth Circuit opinion today confirming the demise of Righthaven is short and to the point and worthy of a quick mention. The gist of the case is that…
Feb 21
Seventh Circuit: "Phifty-50" Rap Duo Had Zero Chance of Success on Trademark Claim Over "50/50" Movie Title

Seventh Circuit: "Phifty-50" Rap Duo Had Zero Chance of Success on Trademark Claim Over "50/50" Movie Title

Eastland Music Group, the "proprietor" of the rap duo Phifty-50 (which according to the Seventh Circuit "has to its credit one album (2003) and a T-shirt"), successfully registered the trademark "PHIFTY-50" and also claimed a trademark in…
Feb 20
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Invasion of Privacy and Misappropriation Claims Against Joan River

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Invasion of Privacy and Misappropriation Claims Against Joan River

Ann Bogie attended a stand-up comedy show featuring Joan Rivers at a casino in Wisconsin. During the performance, Rivers told a joke about Helen Keller and was heckled by an offended audience member who had a deaf son. The…

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LawBeat

Covers legal journalism. By Mark Obbie of the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program @ Newhouse.

http://newhouse-web.syr.edu/legal/blog.cfm

May 10
LawBeat on hiatu

LawBeat on hiatu

Why has this blog been so quiet? Two reasons: Until today, I've been in a long, dark tunnel of work, more intense than even past end-of-semester crunches. But on top of that, I've been debating whether to continue producing LawBeat. The…
Apr 26
Painting oral arguments as mere politic

Painting oral arguments as mere politic

Dana Milbank's April 23 column "The Supremes Sing the Oldies" in the Washington Post is hardly what some would categorize as pure legal journalistic writing.
Apr 25
Fortune hypes an already-good feature

Fortune hypes an already-good feature

The new Bernie Madoff narrative in Fortune by James Bandler and Nicholas Varchaver is a hell of a page-turner. I haven't devoured every Madoff detail -- and who can, judging only from the CNNMoney.com Madoff archive -- so I'm not the best…

Rank this Week: 907

Legal As She Is Spoke

Covers the state of legal journalism. From New York Law School.

http://www.lasisblog.com/

May 16
Summer’s Here!

Summer’s Here!

By LASIS Staff The calendar may tell you differently, but for LASIS, summer has arrived. This Sunday our senior reporters will be graduating at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fischer Hall (we look forward to a fine commencement speech by…
May 16
“A Desperate Need for More Press Freedoms”

“A Desperate Need for More Press Freedoms”

By LASIS Staff We recently wrote about the plight of a Fox News reporter who is being threatened with jail time for not revealing her sources. We took the opportunity to lament the absence of a federal shield law for reporters. Though…
Apr 30
Occupying the Pledge of Allegiance

Occupying the Pledge of Allegiance

By José I. Ortiz Salvador Allende, Chile’s former president and reformer, once said, “To be young and not revolutionary is a contradiction, even biologically.” I’ve done my fair share of protesting. Back home in…

Rank this Week: 1006

Legal Bytes

Covers digital advertising, new media, e-commerce and the law. By Reed Smith.

http://www.legalbytes.com

May 6
WOMD. Now Available at Your Nearby Staples!

WOMD. Now Available at Your Nearby Staples!

I read with interest, recent reports of a 3-D printed hand gun, created by Defense Distributed, being test-fired at a gun range just south of Austin, Texas. Defense Distributed, whose website bills itself as "The Home of the Wiki Weapons…
Apr 30
Useless But Compelling Facts - April 2013

Useless But Compelling Facts - April 2013

EXTRA, EXTRA ! WORLD WIDE WEB CELEBRATES BOTH A BIRTHDAY AND AN ANNIVERSARY!! In a world of “firsts,” Legal Bytes is publishing a Useless But Compelling Fact – both the Question & the Answer at the same time. We…
Apr 15
"No taxation without representation"

"No taxation without representation"

In the mid-1700s, British colonists in the 13 Colonies, which eventually became the original United States of America, began to summarize their primary grievance against British rule with the slogan, "No taxation without representation."…

Rank this Week: 2063

Lex Ferenda

Cover cyberlaw, libraries, media and higher education. By Daithí Mac Síthigh.

http://www.lexferenda.com

Apr 17
The European Commission should ask for a refund

The European Commission should ask for a refund

I was surprised to see discussion of the Mediadem project in the Telegraph this week (picked up elsewhere although without additional information), which some of my Edinburgh colleagues have been involved in. I should say at the outset…
Mar 21
26 March: ‘The future of press regulation in Scotland’

26 March: ‘The future of press regulation in Scotland’

Note: I will be speaking at this event on the post-Leveson debate and the regulation of content on the Internet. So if you want to know my views on the whole ‘news-related material’ and ‘OMG regulating tweets!’…
Feb 22
Recommended reading, 14-20 February 2013

Recommended reading, 14-20 February 2013

News, blog posts, etc Lisa Campbell, ‘Is Netflix just a novelty?‘ (Broadcast 14 February 2013). Given my interest in VOD (primarily how it is regulated but to get there requires understanding the market), the last few weeks…

Rank this Week: 1475

LibraryLaw Blog

Covers issues concerning libraries and the law. By Peter Hirtle, Raizel Liebler, Mary Minow and Susan Nevelow Mart.

http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/

Apr 18
Digital First Sale - TIME TO SPEAK OUT - SIGN (CLICK) THIS

Digital First Sale - TIME TO SPEAK OUT - SIGN (CLICK) THIS

If you read about the Redigi decision, you know that a court has ruled against COPY AND DELETE. Yes, you can't buy an mp3, make a copy to sell (or give away under the same logic) and then delete your...
Apr 17
Pass this on - new copyright petition (short deadline to get 100K signatures)

Pass this on - new copyright petition (short deadline to get 100K signatures)

From techdirt comments: A HUGE thanks for pointing this out, Mike! If anyone needs a (public domain) letter about this to send to your friends, here you go: Are you tired of having fan sites taken down by cease and...
Apr 15
tinyurl/recastcopyright

tinyurl/recastcopyright

We made a tinyurl so it doesn't break at the line return. tinyurl/recastcopyright So sign it. They need an insane number of signatures - 100,000. But if we can get that, it will show that reasonable users are flexing their...

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