TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In Greece right now there are hundreds of news articles (unrelated to the events of last week) reporting on a “landmark” and/or “historic” decision by a local court to send a pirate IPTV subscriber to prison for five months.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Continuing our series of posts on the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Review of the IPR Regime in India, in this post I will be covering the Report’s recommendations on IPR and Traditional Knowledge (TK). The other posts on the Report can be found here , here , here , here , and here. Highlights from the Report.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Find the Host’s Designated Agent: Hosts designate an agent to receive copyright notices on their behalf. With that in mind, South Africa’s approach changes one simple, but crucial, thing: All hosts have the same designated agent. In short, it’s a singular place to report unlawful internet content hosted in South Africa.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

of global trade; and in a recent EU IPO report, it was found that as many as 1 in 3 people have been misled into buying counterfeits. Exclusions from exhaustion rights, coupled with other IP rights such as copyright and design right, mean that even a well-intentioned ‘upcycler’ could find themselves infringing.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The Federal Commission (FTC) released its annual pre-Holiday report (the “Report”) explaining “how companies are increasingly using sophisticated design practices known as 'dark patterns' that can trick or manipulate consumers into buying products or services or giving up their privacy.”

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Michael Geist

MAY 16, 2024

For those new to the bill, the government has called it “fundamentally flawed” since it contemplates measures that raise privacy concerns through mandated age verification technologies, website blocking, and extends far beyond pornography sites to include search and social media.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 11, 2023

The bill, which reports suggest will even include age verification requirements that raise significant privacy and expression concerns, is expected to emerge as the most controversial of the government’s three-part Internet regulation plan that also includes Bill C-11 and Bill C-18.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Popular Internet infrastructure service Cloudflare serves millions of customers and provides a variety of connectivity and privacy features to the general public. One of Cloudflare’s main aims is to make the Internet more secure while respecting the privacy of its users. However, it can block access through its service.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 11, 2022

On June 16, 2022, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-27 “ An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.” A detailed comparison between the two bills can be found here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 19, 2021

A class of plaintiffs sued the credit bureau TransUnion, alleging that they were improperly placed on a “watch list” that TransUnion offered to supplement credit reports. If “Joe Smith” was on the OFAC list, TransUnion flagged the credit reports of all Joe Smiths. The class consisted of approximately 8,000 members.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For instance, Global Forest Watch uses satellite images to monitor deforestation and report illegal logging activities. These tools help policymakers design evidence-based conservation strategies and allocate resources effectively. Here are a few examples: 1. Key issues include: 1.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff is focused on one “trick” this spooky season: Designing user interfaces to trick or manipulate users into taking actions they would not otherwise approve of, or putting obstacles in place to discourage consumers from exercising certain rights. Design Elements That Induce False Beliefs.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

According to McKinsey’s latest Global Survey on AI , adoption of generative AI has nearly doubled in just ten months, with 65% of respondents reporting that their organizations are now regularly using the technology. However, despite its high ranking, only 25% of organizations report actively working to mitigate IP infringement risks.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2023

More than 15 years later, judges in dozens of countries have not only approved blocking injunctions that target static sites but are also happy to hand down flexible orders designed to rapidly counter new domains, proxies, and mirrors. A report on general compliance was the overriding theme.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Its AI is designed to detect and prevent crimes. Even under the best circumstances, allowing a program like Clearview to sort through social media imagery — even in public posts — could be considered a violation of privacy. The Problem With Clearview. Clearview is probably one of the best-known facial recognition programs in the world.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 3, 2022

The CCSPA will apply to certain classes of federally regulated entities (Designated Operators) that are involved in four priority sectors: finance, energy, telecommunications, and transport. keep compliance records. keep compliance records.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2023

When the report was published early December 2022, just one of the most popular apps was listed in the ‘Piracy Apps’ section. “Stakeholders from the audiovisual sector reported IPTV Smarters for inclusion in the Watch List as an IPTV turnkey solution from India,” the Commission wrote ( pdf ).

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

That online harms consultation envisioned measures such as takedowns without due process, automated reporting to law enforcement, and website blocking. The services must also make their data available to researchers, which can be valuable but also raises potential privacy and security risks. What harms are covered by the bill?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, at a time when personal privacy is cherished more than ever, privacy is a crucial consideration when starting a business entity. While establishing a business requires some public disclosure, several strategies can be used to preserve privacy and maintain anonymity.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In this latest edition of our Privacy and Security Roundup, we share the details of the final rule’s two key measures including export restrictions and a new License Exception, provide an update on cyber incident reporting legislation, discuss modifications to the GLBA Safeguards Rule and much more. However, on Oct.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

CTAM wanted to combat an escalating content piracy industry that was robbing legitimate content creators of their intellectual property and risking the privacy and safety of content users. The Blacklight Privacy Inspector had a look at StreamSafely.com and reported back with its findings. million in revenue vs. $4.56

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

While the US laws are broader when it comes to fair use, the Indian approach is much narrower and restricted and can be only used for particular purposes, like for instance, private use, research, criticism, or reporting. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides for the laws related to data privacy and some form of regulation.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. Late last week, the FTC issued its report following up on the workshop. In any event, the report does provide at least some additional insights that may help marketers to avoid unlawful dark patterns.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

” [SPB1] Likewise, the court held that the Act’s mandates, such as creating and providing the DPIA report, regulate the distribution of speech because it compels speech. The court explained that the State’s own expert, Dr. Radesky, testified that the product designs are what presents digital risks for children.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2024

“Irdeto.com and it’s related assets (such as text, website design, and images) is our copyrighted corporate website. The reported repositories have duplicated the Irdeto website code and assets. With no blanket of redactions, no wall-to-wall privacy service, Irdeto.fr Yet amazingly, not at all frustrating today.

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The IPKat

JULY 13, 2021

In early June, the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law ’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and Privacy Law organized and hosted its 12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law virtual seminar. The program for the Seminar can be found here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The defendants to be required to implement, maintain, regularly review and revise as necessary a threat management program designed to appropriately monitor the defendants’ information networks for threats. Such class actions can be considered part of the evolution of the regulatory landscape dedicated to Generative AI. 4th 1149 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

In the interim order, it was found that there is a prima facie case to uphold the petitioner’s RTBF, based on (1) the protection of his right to privacy and reputation both online and offline, and (2) providing an acquitted person the right to have their name redacted and stop being identified as an accused person. News from India.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In our latest Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the Senate-passed bill that includes nearly $2 billion in national cybersecurity funding, recent sanctions by the SEC on investment advisors and broker-dealers, a new initiative that aims to improve defense planning and information sharing between the public and private sectors, and more.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

Whether it’s a seasoned designer coming with plug-and-play experience or a fresh face just out of design school, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Recently, several of my designer clients have had to fire an employee due to the employee’s misconduct. text: ‘Report this ad’, }, privacySettings: {.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (CPDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, making Connecticut the most recent state to pass its own privacy law in the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

It hurts the kids by depriving them of valuable social outlets and educational resources; it hurts adults by requiring age (and likely identity) verification to sort the kids from adults; and the age/identity verification hurts both kids and adults by exposing them to greater privacy and security risks. What the Bill Says. Child = under 18.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

” These messages were designed to instill fear and uncertainty but didn’t lead to any notable action against those who viewed them. A copy letter obtained by Iilsole24ore identifies the send as the Nucleo Speciale Tutela Privacy e Frodi Tecnologiche , a Guardia di Finanza unit specializing in IT-related crime.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

In a hard hitting guest post , Sandeep K Rathod, critiques key aspects of the report. Aside from issues around methodology and scope, he points out that the comparative assessment by the report was undertaken by comparing the practices of India with that of developed countries, highlighting that such a comparison is not a ‘like-to-like’ one.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Many arrests have been reported too, not to mention anti-piracy action in the ‘ metaverse ‘, which may (or may not) yet exist. A reported 1.5 In addition, irregular devices can pose a risk to children and adolescents, with access to inappropriate content, and also a danger to the privacy of user data,” Anatel reports.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2021

It seeks to protect and expand the right to freedom of speech, right to dignity and equality, right to assembly and association, and the right to privacy in the digital age, through rigorous academic research, policy intervention, and capacity building. Responsibilities. Analyst and Project Officer. with Senior Staff members.

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