Posted: March 5th, 2012 | Author: Sarit Pandya | Filed under: Business, International, Internet, Policy, Privacy | No Comments »
Anyone who uses one of Google’s multitudes of services recently has been confronted with Google’s new Privacy Policy, which was implemented on the 1st of March. Internet privacy is obviously a major concern for users and governments alike, and this new policy has been met with mixed reaction. Canadian reaction has suggested that it is a step in the right direction, whereas American lawmakers have asked for changes, and this week the European Union has suggested that the changes are in breach of European law. The multiplicity of reaction means it is important to understand what the changes are and why so many have come to their unique positions about it.
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Posted: January 14th, 2012 | Author: Sarit Pandya | Filed under: Digital Content, Intellectual Property, International, Internet, Policy, Technology | No Comments »
The explosion in major names denouncing SOPA and PIPA (including giants of the internet like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and the Wikimedia foundation, who are all considering an unprecedented ‘blackout’ on January 18th) now has a new supporter in the name of the White House and the Obama administration. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 5th, 2011 | Author: Sarit Pandya | Filed under: Competition, Fair Dealing, Intellectual Property | No Comments »
Apple has launched a new requirement, which will require sandboxing of all Mac App Store applications, starting next March. This move again will frustrate developers, although Apple claims its main motivation for such a move is to provide safety. Apple has had a unique relationship with many app developers in the past, providing a superb launch point and audience for their products, but also frustrating them with restrictive and sometimes anti-competitive strategies. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Sarit Pandya | Filed under: Copyright, Copyright Reform, Featured, Internet, Media, Technology | No Comments »
Last Wednesday (October 19th, 2011), the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgement on Crookes v. Newton (2011 SCC 47). The case focused on whether or not liability existed when one post hyperlinks to allegedly defamatory material on the internet. The court’s decision was succinctly summarized by Justice Abella, who stated, “I would conclude that a hyperlink, by itself, should never be seen as “publication” of the content to which it refers.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 18th, 2011 | Author: Sarit Pandya | Filed under: Events | No Comments »
The first panel at the Cloudlaw Conference as on the topic of Jurisdiction. The three speakers were Professor Anupam Chander from the UCDavis School of Law, Professor Andrew Clement from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, and Mr. Steve Mutkoski, who is the Worldwide Policy Director for Microsoft Corporation.
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