EU Court of Justice Rules Right to Be Forgotten Doesn’t Apply Globally Drew Wilson | October 1, 2019 The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that right to be forgotten orders do not apply to global searches, only in a member’s state jurisdiction.
US Appeals Court: Section 230 Protects Platforms From Terror Lawsuits Drew Wilson | August 21, 2019 The famed Section 230 received a boost in its protection powers. A US appeals court ruled that platforms can be protected from terrorism lawsuits.
Hollow Victory: Supreme Court Won’t Hear Net Neutrality Appeal Drew Wilson | November 12, 2018 The US Supreme Court has ruled that laws protecting net neutrality are legal. Unfortunately, those are the laws that were already scrapped.
Supreme Court of Canada: IP Address Does Not Mean Guilt Drew Wilson | September 19, 2018 A recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling could have major implications for any potential file-sharing cases in the future.
German Judges Rule Against Key TTIP Provision Drew Wilson | February 9, 2016 There’s been a big development in the battle against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). German judges have ruled against its key Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions, saying that there was no need for such a court and that regular courts were sufficient.
Could the Recent German Court Ruling Affect CETA and TPP? Drew Wilson | January 28, 2013 By Drew Wilson Last week, a German court ruled that Internet access is “essential” for every day life. If someone’s access is disrupted, they are entitled to compensation. While it may sound mildly interesting on the surface, there’s the fact that current trade agreements being negotiated could allow rightsholders to disconnect users after repeated infringement. …
Canadian Supreme Court Hands Down a Number of Copyright Decisions Drew Wilson | July 14, 2012 The Supreme court of Canada has been quite busy recently. A number of decisions have been handed down that affects royalties and when creators can collect on such royalties and when the law simply doesn’t apply. There’s quite a lot in these decisions that did benefit consumers.
Does a Supreme Court Ruling Kill the PSN Class Action Lawsuit? Drew Wilson | April 28, 2011 The major PSN outage that saw 70-77 million users data compromised certainly was looking to be one of Sony’s more expensive messes. With governments expressing concern over users identities and a lawsuit already filed against the company, it looked like certain disaster until a recent supreme court ruling was made in a separate case.
Judge Declares Tenenbaum Fine Unconstitutional, Slashes it To Tenth Drew Wilson | July 9, 2010 It’s been a while since we were able to report on anything in the Tenenbaum case, but news has broke today that the Joel Tenenbaum case took an interesting turn. A judge called the $675,000 fine “unconstitutionally excessive” and slashed it by a factor of ten to $67,500.
