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France: DailyMotion Pays Damages for Late Removal of Infringing Materials

By Giancarlo Frosio • December 8, 2014 at 12:55 am

Recently, the Paris Court of Appeals handed down a decision awarding €1.3M in damages to the French commercial TV broadcaster TF1 against DailyMotion, which failed its duty of promptly removing infringing materials from its platform. However, the Court stated that DailyMotion enjoys limitation of liability as a hosting provider and is not required to proactively monitor users' infringing activities.

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21st century Facebook case results in 19th century Supreme Court arguments

Date published:
December 1, 2014
AL.com
""There's a common misconception that all speech is equally protected by the First Amendment," Hartzog said. "That's simply not true. As a matter of fact, there is a long list of exceptions to that. Much speech can be regulated and much speech should be regulated based on the effect it has."" Read more » about 21st century Facebook case results in 19th century Supreme Court arguments
We need to be pragmatic about the principle of net neutrality

Date published:
November 29, 2014
The Guardian
"Net neutrality created what the Stanford scholar Barbara van Schewick calls “an architecture for permissionless innovation”." Read more » about We need to be pragmatic about the principle of net neutrality
EU Data Protection Authority Adopts Guidelines on the Implementation of the Right to be Forgotten

By Giancarlo Frosio • November 28, 2014 at 5:30 am

On November 26, 2014, the European data protection authorities (DPAs) assembled in the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted guidelines on the implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the right to be forgotten. These guidelines contain the common interpretation of the ECJ’s ruling. They also include the common criteria to be used by the national DPAs when addressing complaints. Read more » about EU Data Protection Authority Adopts Guidelines on the Implementation of the Right to be Forgotten
Now, Anyone Can Buy a Drone. Heaven Help Us.

Date published:
November 26, 2014
New York Times
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who studies drones, said the troublemaking should come as no surprise.

“It would be the rare technology,” Professor Calo said, “that some people didn’t abuse.”" Read more » about Now, Anyone Can Buy a Drone. Heaven Help Us.
USA FREEDOM Act stalls

By Richard Forno • November 19, 2014 at 7:38 am

Last evening the Senate voted 58-42 to delay implementation of the USA FREEDOM Act with the goal of reforming, albeit modestly, America's controversial domestic surveillance programs. Read more » about USA FREEDOM Act stalls
FCC denies break with Obama

Date published:
November 12, 2014
The Hill
""It wasn't clear to me that Tom Wheeler was indicating in one way or another if he would support the president," attorney Marvin Ammori said on the same show. "He was mainly talking about time and asking some hard questions. And we were trying to give him some answers."" Read more » about FCC denies break with Obama
What the Law Can (and Can't) Do About Online Harassment

Date published:
November 12, 2014
The Atlantic
"At its most basic legal definition, “cyber-stalking is a repeated course of conduct that’s aimed at a person designed to cause emotional distress and fear of physical harm,” said Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland’s Francis King Carey School of Law." Read more » about What the Law Can (and Can't) Do About Online Harassment
PCLOB: Defining Privacy Interests, 2/2

By Richard Forno • November 12, 2014 at 12:15 pm

Panel 2 of today's PCLOB public hearing explored privacy interests within a counterterrorism context with an emphasis on what impact technology has upon it. The panel was fairly fluid and free-flowing with discussion, but a few salient points emerged that are worth commenting on. Read more » about PCLOB: Defining Privacy Interests, 2/2
PCLOB: Defining Privacy Interests, 1/2

By Richard Forno • November 12, 2014 at 12:01 pm

Today I am attending the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board hearing on "Defining Privacy" here in Washington, DC. Four sessions are planned for the day, as outlined on the PCLOB agenda, however due to a schedule conflict, I only anticipate being able to attend 2 or 3 of them, but will provide brief summaries of their salient points. Read more » about PCLOB: Defining Privacy Interests, 1/2

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