Here is an interesting article on the Federal Election Commission in the United States considering whether to regulate political blogging.
What do you think?
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Yahoo Japan sued in class action
YAHOO Japan has been sued by customers for scams on its site in the nation's first class-action suit seeking compensation from an online auction broker.
A total of 572 people across Japan paid via Yahoo for auctioned items such as liquid-crystal televisions and digital cameras but did not receive the goods, said Noboru Mizuno, who leads the group.
To read more, click here.
A total of 572 people across Japan paid via Yahoo for auctioned items such as liquid-crystal televisions and digital cameras but did not receive the goods, said Noboru Mizuno, who leads the group.
To read more, click here.
Google in the news
Here are some recent articles involving Google:
- "Google takes hit in US trademark case";
- "Waiting for a search engine to grow wings";
- "Google Speeds Up Firefox Searches";
- "Google boosts gmail storage".
And check out Google Gulp.
Links for session on Content Regulation
In this evening's class on Content Regulation, reference will be made to the following sites:
Is Amazon becoming Big Brother?
From the Associated Press:
"Amazon.com Inc. has one potentially big advantage over its rival online retailers: It knows things about you that you may not know yourself.
"Though plenty of companies have detailed systems for tracking customer habits, critics and boosters alike say Amazon is the trailblazer, having collected information longer and used it more proactively. It even received a patent recently on technology aimed at tracking information about the people for whom its customers buy gifts."
Read more here.
Should we be concerned about our privacy? Or is it making online shopping more convenient? What does Amazon's Privacy Policy say?
"Amazon.com Inc. has one potentially big advantage over its rival online retailers: It knows things about you that you may not know yourself.
"Though plenty of companies have detailed systems for tracking customer habits, critics and boosters alike say Amazon is the trailblazer, having collected information longer and used it more proactively. It even received a patent recently on technology aimed at tracking information about the people for whom its customers buy gifts."
Read more here.
Should we be concerned about our privacy? Or is it making online shopping more convenient? What does Amazon's Privacy Policy say?
Consumer Watchdogs Join Forces to Hunt Down Cyberscams
Consumer protection agencies from around the world have joined forces in an international assault on scams in cyberspace. Australian consumers can report scams by calling the ACCC Infocentre on 1300 302 502, filling out a complaints form at the ACCC's slam-a-cyberscam webpage or registering an overseas scam at www.econsumer.gov.
To read more, click here.
Do you think it this sort of attempt will work? What issues/problems could arise?
To read more, click here.
Do you think it this sort of attempt will work? What issues/problems could arise?
US Supreme Court hears MGM Studios v. Grokster
On Tuesday the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in MGM Studios v Grokster, a case that has previously been mentioned on this blog.
Read about the case at CNN Money or at Findlaw. Fore more background information about the case including a list of some of the strange alliances that have developed between organizations wanting to either save or kill Groskster, click here.
If you are interested, the briefs (detailed written submissions) filed before the Supreme Court are available here.
What do you think of the argument that these sorts of lawsuits might have discouraged past inventions like copy machines, videocassette recorders and iPod portable music players - all of which can be used to make illegal duplications of copyrighted documents, movies and songs?
Read about the case at CNN Money or at Findlaw. Fore more background information about the case including a list of some of the strange alliances that have developed between organizations wanting to either save or kill Groskster, click here.
If you are interested, the briefs (detailed written submissions) filed before the Supreme Court are available here.
What do you think of the argument that these sorts of lawsuits might have discouraged past inventions like copy machines, videocassette recorders and iPod portable music players - all of which can be used to make illegal duplications of copyrighted documents, movies and songs?
Web censorship case
Lawyers for Yahoo Inc. have asked a federal appeals court for legal protection for U.S.-based Internet portals whose content is protected by the First Amendment in the United States, but is illegal in foreign countries.
Read more here.
Should Yahoo be protected by the First Amendment?
Read more here.
Should Yahoo be protected by the First Amendment?
Want to know more about legal blogs?
If you are interested in reading more legal blogs, visit The Blog Book: A Guide to Legal Blogging. As well as providing links to many legal blogs, the Blog Book also blogs on issues involving legal blogs.
The Australian IT Today
There are a few interesting articles in the IT section of today's Australian:
Comment on any of the articles that interest you ...
- "Phishing thieves try a spot of pharming" (on phishing, which was the focus of the last seminar);
- "Spam, virus threats on the rise" (based on Symantec's biannual Internet Security Threat Report);
- "Online trading boom" (e-commerce);
- "Forum poster sued for libel" (an article on a UK case which dispels the myth that forum posters can remain anonymous).
Comment on any of the articles that interest you ...
Privacy and online shopping
"A company that provides payment services to online merchants has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations it sold information about more than 1 million Internet shoppers without authorization."
Read more here.
Read more here.
The Australian IT Today
There are a few interesting articles in the IT section of today's Australian:
- "Searcher twists name rules" (on domain names);
- "Sour notes for online music players" (on downloading music);
- "Feds' ID rules cut costs of e-trading" (on e-trading);
- "Libel threat to web news sites" (on internet jurisdiction).
Comment on any of the articles that interest you ...
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