Google is a “serial offender” that is violating copyright law, other companies’ patents and the privacy of the public, Precursor CEO Scott Cleland, a longtime critic of the company, said Thursday in a hearing by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. But much of the focus of the hearing was on the broader issue of whether recent developments like Apple’s launch of its own mobile advertising network, iAd, after it bought mobile ad network Quattro Wireless, are moving too fast for antitrust law to keep up.
Google is a “serial offender” that is violating copyright law, other companies’ patents and the privacy of the public, Precursor CEO Scott Cleland, a longtime critic of the company, said Thursday in a hearing by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. But much of the focus of the hearing was on the broader issue of whether recent developments like Apple’s launch of its own mobile advertising network, iAd, after it bought mobile ad network Quattro Wireless, are moving too fast for antitrust law to keep up.
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The growing arsenal for cyberwarfare in the hands of countries and their citizens and statements by some military officials, including those of the U.S., that attacks on the critical network infrastructure would justify armed responses has raised concerns among diplomats. When the Council of Europe presented a draft on “Duties of States” on protecting Internet resources at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), international law experts warned about possible consequences.
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The growing arsenal for cyberwarfare in the hands of countries and their citizens and statements by some military officials, including those of the U.S., that attacks on the critical network infrastructure would justify armed responses has raised concerns among diplomats. When the Council of Europe presented a draft on “Duties of States” on protecting Internet resources at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), international law experts warned about possible consequences.
This is a reminder that Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) third-party testing and certification will be required for the following children’s products that are manufactured after November 16, 2010, to ensure their compliance with the applicable flammability regulations under the Flammable Fabrics Act:
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective September 7, 2010, to revise the Export Administration Regulations to implement most of the changes1 made to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement’s December 2009 Plenary Meeting.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective September 7, 2010, to revise the Export Administration Regulations to implement most of the changes1 made to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement’s December 2009 Plenary Meeting.
The International Trade Commission announces that a section 337 patent-based complaint has been filed regarding certain ground fault circuit interrupters and products containing same.
The U.S. may have dropped its demand that ISPs bear some liability for online infringement, but key provisions in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) remain controversial after last month’s negotiations in Washington, said a professor monitoring the talks. The latest ACTA draft was supposed to be kept confidential but leaked over the weekend. Fears persist of a “back-door” requirement of a graduated response to Internet piracy, overly restrictive anti-circumvention provisions, and criminal sanctions, said Michael Geist, University of Ottawa research chair of Internet and e-commerce law, and others watching the talks.
The U.S. may have dropped its demand that ISPs bear some liability for online infringement, but key provisions in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) remain controversial after last month’s negotiations in Washington, said a professor monitoring the talks. The latest ACTA draft was supposed to be kept confidential but leaked over the weekend. Fears persist of a “back-door” requirement of a graduated response to Internet piracy, overly restrictive anti-circumvention provisions, and criminal sanctions, said Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Canada research chair of Internet and e-commerce law, and others watching the talks.