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18/01/2005 | Germany & Austria | Privacy | Austrian and German courts protect identity file-sharers
In Germany and in Austria, courts tend to protect privacy as opposed to copyright. In two different cases launched by music industry, it was decided that internet providers don`t have to handover file sharer`s identity.
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25/10/2004 | England | Internet Jurisdiction | Lennox Lewis & Ors v. Don King
This is an appeal, brought with permission granted by Lord Justice Laws on 26 March 2004, against the decision of Eady J made on 12 February 2004 by which he declined to set aside an order made by Master Whittaker on 2 October 2003. The learned Master had acceded to an application by the claimant (t...
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08/10/2004 | Canada | Defamation in Link | Big Pond Communications 2000 Inc. v. Kennedy
The privilege against suit for allegations, even if done by a link, in pleadings is not qualified in any way. It is not necessary that there be any foundation in fact for such statements before they enjoy protection.
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26/09/2004 | France | Copyrights | 76.000 Euros damages for diffusion of news on Internet without authorization o
In France, a Website diffusing news has to pay 76,000 euros damages to different newspapers for using their articles without their authorization. The websites owners decided to appeal.
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13/09/2004 | USA | Freedom of Speech | Center for Democracy v. A.G. of Pennsylvania
A federal judge threw out on Friday a Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block Web sites containing child pornography, saying the tools to do so also cause ``massive suppression`` of constitutionally protected speech.
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10/09/2004 | USA | Domain Name | Coca-Cola Company v. William S. Purdy
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act .
First Amendment does not protect use of mark in domain name to attract unwitting and unwilling audience to message of domain name holder, and domain name holder lacked reasonable grounds to believe his conduct was lawful and entitled to safe harbor ...
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08/09/2004 | Canada | John Doe | BMG Canada Inc. v. Doe.
The Federal Court of Canada denied Canada’s recording industry motion seeking disclosure from Canadian internet ISPs of the P2P music swappers identity.
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07/09/2004 | USA | Defamation | Jhon Doe v. AOL
Florida Supreme Court ruled that America Online, an ISP, is shilded by the Communications Decency Act 1996, from liability for third party defamatory information published via AOL services.
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07/09/2004 | USA | Defamation | Ben Ezra, Weinstein v. America Online, Inc.
Ben Ezra sued America Online for defamation and negligence due to information regarding Ben Ezra stock published via AOL`s services. The first instance held that AOL was immune under Sec. 230 of the Communication Decency Act 1996. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed the decisio...
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07/09/2004 | USA | Defamation | Roger M. Grace v. EBAY Inc.
An appeals court has ruled that EBay Inc.`s user agreement protects it from liability for defamatory postings on its Web site.
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03/09/2004 | USA | Makers of P2P software not liable | METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER V GROKSTER, LTD
Federal appeal court ruled that the makers of peer-to-peer software are not responsible for what users do with their network.
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03/09/2004 | USA | Antitrust | VeriSign v. ICANN
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03/09/2004 | USA | Internet Jurisdiction | 2004 Appeal on YAHOO INC V LA LIGUE CONTRE LE
US District Court judge lacked the authority to hear a case that could affect two French groups trying to block the sale of Nazi-related items on Yahoo`s auction site.
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02/07/2004 | USA V. BRADFORD C. COUNCILMAN
United States Court of Appeals ruled that an e-mail service provider did not violate the law by copying and reading his clients private messages.
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02/07/2004 | JOHN D. ASHCROFT, AG v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
1998 Child Online Protection Act is probably an unconstitutional and contrary to the right of free speech.
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