Internet freedom; the conomist NO SOONER was the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) signed than Kader Arif, the European Union’s chief negotiator, called it a “masquerade” and resigned. Read More

EU signed controversial ACTA treaty The European Union has signed today in Tokyo the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Now the treaty can be formally ratified and adopted into law once it has been cleared by the European Parliament.The European Union has signed today in Tokyo the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Now the treaty can be Read more about EU signed controversial ACTA treaty[…]

Court order block piratebay Two Dutch cable companies were ordered by a court on Wednesday to block access to the website The Pirate Bay to prevent the illegal downloading of free music, films and games in case brought on behalf of the entertainment industry. Two Dutch cable companies were ordered by a court on Wednesday Read more about Court order block piratebay[…]

moncler jas merk Het nieuws verspreidde zich snel op het internet voor enige tijd, maar de moeite waard een korte samenvatting. Het GIP van het Hof van Padua, op verzoek van de lokale aanklagers, beval de inbeslagname van bijna 500 sites waarvan de respectieve domeinen herinnerd, een of andere manier, de moncler jas merk (wiens Read more about moncler jas merk[…]

Apple fined in Italy:misleading warranty claims Apple was fined a total of €900,000 ($1.2m) by the Italian Antitrust Authority in december for failing to properly inform customers of their legal right to two years of warranty service under Italy’s Consumer Code.

Legal of Internet of objects and Cloud Computing. The Italian’s Publisher Giappichelli has published a book on ”New trends in computer crimes law” by the University Professors Francesca Ruggieri and Lorenzo Picotti. Within the text there is an essay entitled “Considerations on the Internet of objects and Cloud Computing” edited by Past President of Italian Read more about Legal of Internet of objects and Cloud Computing.[…]

Manning pretrial in wikileaks case PFC Bradley Manning will have a pretrial hearing on December 16, 2011. He has been in confinement now for 17 months. This pretrial is expected to last five days his attorney states. He was arrested in May of 2010 for reportedly passing restricted material to Wikileaks. He was held in Read more about Manning pretrial in wikileaks case[…]

Fashion Clothes vs Internet Service Providers Fashion Clothes vs Internet Service Providers. It’s illegal to block, through the internet service provider, the websites suspected of violate intellectual property, an Italian Court said. Read More

EU parliament and child abuse In Strasbourg on October 27, 2011, the European Parliament voted through a new EU directive to remove child porn websites. The new provisions include better protection measures such as the removal of child porn websites; more effective prosecution of criminals; and special support for victims. The key elements in the Read more about EU parliament and child abuse[…]

New USA patent law The Smith-Leahy America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), signed into law on September 19, 2011, represents the first major revision to U.S. patent law since the Patent Act of 1952. At the highest level, the Act changes the patent landscape in three significant ways: * It converts U.S. patent law from a Read more about New USA patent law[…]