Viacom and Google broke their silence Thursday in their legal battle, as Viacom claimed that Google's YouTube unit had sought to exploit copyrighted works for profit, while Google argued that Viacom itself had secretly uploaded copyrighted clips it later demanded YouTube remove. The claims are among the many divulged as a federal judge and the parties to the case released a slew of documents.
A blog relating to Internet legal issues by Professor John Swinson, University of Queensland
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Week 5 will cover the three related issues of SPAM, CRIME and PHISHING
You should review the following for some background understanding (as well as the material referred to in the study guide):
Spam
Spam Act
ACMA
IIA Code
Crime
Australian Federal Police
Costs - UK
On the rise - US
Recent case
Phishing
Anti-Phishing
Westpac
SARS
Is legislation or technology/awareness the solution? Which countries have attempted to combat phishing by legislation?
You should review the following for some background understanding (as well as the material referred to in the study guide):
Spam
Spam Act
ACMA
IIA Code
Crime
Australian Federal Police
Costs - UK
On the rise - US
Recent case
Phishing
Anti-Phishing
Westpac
SARS
Is legislation or technology/awareness the solution? Which countries have attempted to combat phishing by legislation?
Internet Jurisdiction
The next class is Internet jurisdiction. In addition to the notes in the Study Guide, please read the following:
Sliding Scale Test:
Zippo case
Effects Test:
Calder v. Jones (US Supreme Court)
Application of Effects Test:
Weather Underground case (and complete court file for this case if interested)
Australian approach:
Dow Jones v. Gutnick (High Court of Australia)
[Defamation - including Internet cases - background information if interested]
Comment: Determining Internet Jurisdiction
Queensland Police information
Could two courts come to an inconsistent result in the same case:
See The Secret litigation
- Background: The Australian
- Australian Trial Judge Decision
- Full Court of Federal Court Decision
- Note regarding US decision on jurisdiction
See also prior posts if interested, for example.
One of the article links (Google - Bullying) is redirecting to the wrong article. This is the correct article.
Privacy
We have swapped weeks 3 and 4 of class, so Monday will be all about PRIVACY and will be taught by Carly.
During class we will be talking about a wide range of issues concerning privacy and the internet. To prepare, you can review the following:
Australian law
Office of the Privacy Commissioner - (Includes links to Privacy Act and Privacy Principles)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meat Pty Ltd (2002) 208 CLR 199
Regulation
Internet Industry Association - (see Code of Conduct)
International Rights
Article 17 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Privacy Policies
See for example:
Disney Privacy Policy
Amazon Privacy Policy
Are they sufficient?
Cookies
Cookie Central
Workplace email / internet privacy
Workplace policies
Google
Articles regarding Buzz (already posted on blog)
Google Earth
Bullying
Online privacy
Use in litigation
Shopping
Solutions?
TrustE
We have swapped weeks 3 and 4 of class, so Monday will be all about PRIVACY and will be taught by Carly.
During class we will be talking about a wide range of issues concerning privacy and the internet. To prepare, you can review the following:
Australian law
Office of the Privacy Commissioner - (Includes links to Privacy Act and Privacy Principles)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meat Pty Ltd (2002) 208 CLR 199
Regulation
Internet Industry Association - (see Code of Conduct)
International Rights
Article 17 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Privacy Policies
See for example:
Disney Privacy Policy
Amazon Privacy Policy
Are they sufficient?
Cookies
Cookie Central
Workplace email / internet privacy
Workplace policies
Articles regarding Buzz (already posted on blog)
Google Earth
Bullying
Online privacy
Use in litigation
Shopping
Solutions?
TrustE
Apple Sues Maker of Google's Android Phone
See NY Times article
"In the lawsuit, filed with the office of the United States International Trade Commission and the United States District Court in Delaware, Apple said that HTC phones running Android violated 20 of its patents, including those relating to the iPhone’s ability to recognize the touch of multiple fingers on its screen at once."
Throwing the Book at Facebook
See this article in the Business Spectator.
"Companies and individuals are increasingly beginning to query why they should simply wear slanderous online comments that they wouldn't hesitate to take legal action against if it appeared on the printed page. From the heady early days when the internet was seen as a beast too wild to be tamed by the law, there is growing debate as to whether and how the web should be regulated.
In the past few weeks, we have seen a series of legal issues arise in relation to comments on the internet – particularly on Facebook.
In one case, $30,000 in damages was rewarded in response to defamatory comments by a man using various pseudonyms on a stock market forum. We have also seen an Indonesian man currently face jail time for insulting his music mentor on Facebook. ..."
See also - Facebook Ads article
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