An Australian domain name company has sold Hobart.com.au for $65,000 to a website hosting business after purchasing the website for just $875 back in 2005, highlighting the potential riches in buying and selling geographic domains.
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Google Sued in New Zealand, and wins
Google NZ was sued for defamation. The lawsuit was dismissed on summary judgment, because it was decided that the Google NZ entity was not carrying on business in New Zealand and had no control over the search engine. The court left open the question of whether Google is responsible for defamatory material that it produces from its search engine.
See NZ Court Decision (A v. Google New Zealand Ltd) and comment.
See NZ Court Decision (A v. Google New Zealand Ltd) and comment.
Facebook Photo Removed
A business was found to have breached advertising standards in relation to a photo on Facebook. See Smart Company
Donuts Applies for Most gTLDs
The single most aggressive bidder for lucrative new web domains is a little-known investment group: Donuts Inc. Its $57 million play for 307 new domains - more than Google, Amazon and Allstate combined - has prompted alarm among industry groups and internet watchdogs.
See SMH
See SMH
Employees Violating Computer Misuse Policy
In July, the Fourth Circuit weighed in on the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in
WEC Carolina Energy Solutions, LLC v. Miller and found that the CFAA is not broad enough to impose liability on an employee who has
lawful access to his employer's electronic information but later
misuses that information - such as by stealing the employer's electronic
trade secrets. In taking this narrow approach to the CFAA and siding
with the Second and Ninth Circuits, the Fourth
Circuit has widened the circuit split over whether the CFAA applies to
disloyal employees who violate the computer use policies of their
employer. In this Legal Alert, Audra Dial and John Moye discuss the
Fourth Circuit's recent ruling and its impact for employers
drafting computer use policies as well as companies pursuing trade
secret claims through the CFAA.
See kilpatrickstockton.com
See kilpatrickstockton.com
United States of America v Dotcom
United States of America v Dotcom [2012] NZHC 2076 (16 August 2012)
http://www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZHC/2012/2076.html
New Cyber Data Laws
See Cyber Data Law story.
"NEW laws will allow authorities to collect and monitor Australians' internet records, including their web-browsing history, social media activity and emails. But the laws, which will specifically target suspected cyber criminals, do not go as far as separate proposed laws designed to retain every Australian internet user's internet history for two years in the name of national security. Under the laws passed yesterday, Australian state and federal police will have the power to compel telcos and internet service providers to retain the internet records of people suspected of cyber-based crimes, including fraud and child pornography. Only those records made after the request will be retained, but law enforcement agencies will be prevented from seeing the information until they have secured a warrant."
"NEW laws will allow authorities to collect and monitor Australians' internet records, including their web-browsing history, social media activity and emails. But the laws, which will specifically target suspected cyber criminals, do not go as far as separate proposed laws designed to retain every Australian internet user's internet history for two years in the name of national security. Under the laws passed yesterday, Australian state and federal police will have the power to compel telcos and internet service providers to retain the internet records of people suspected of cyber-based crimes, including fraud and child pornography. Only those records made after the request will be retained, but law enforcement agencies will be prevented from seeing the information until they have secured a warrant."
Publicity Monster
An interesting story about a company that promised to improve your Google rankings.
See Publicity Monster Investigated.
See Publicity Monster Investigated.
Apple beats Samsung in Court - First Reactions
Apple won one of the largest patent damages awards against Samsung. First reactions. News Report. Will this impact the Australian court cases?
Copyright and the Digital Economy Issues Paper
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) released the Issues Paper for its current inquiry into Copyright and the Digital Economy.
Headed by Professor Jill McKeough (Dean of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney), the review is focusing on the suitability of current exceptions and statutory licences in the evolving digital marketplace.
See Note here.
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