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Federal Trade Commission takes first action under US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2009

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken its first enforcement action pursuant to the US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework (Safe Harbor

High Court finds Google not liable for misleading or engaging in deceptive conduct for displaying sponsored links

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Australia
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  • April 3 2013

On 6 February 2013, Australia's High Court reversed the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia which found that Google engaged

Penal Code amendments passed for high-tech crimes

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Vietnam
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  • September 30 2009

In recent months, Vietnam has been hit with a new type of SMS scam and has also experienced an increase in the spread of computer viruses, affecting individuals and the operations of corporations and government agencies alike

Telecommunications firms litigate internet speed advertising claims

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Canada
  • -
  • September 30 2009

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied a request for an injunction by Bell Canada, the largest Canadian internet service provider, but has made important comments on the merits of an underlying action relating to comparative advertising of internet speed claims

Industry dialogue process for development of next-generation interactive multimedia, applications and services

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Singapore
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  • October 5 2009

The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and the Media Development Authority (MDA) are conducting an industry dialogue process to solicit comments from industry players regarding the development strategy for next-generation interactive multimedia, applications and services (Project NIMS

Hadopi 2 gets nod from Constitutional Council

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • December 9 2009

On 22 October 2009, the French Constitutional Council gave a favourable decision on "Hadopi 2"

Regulation on internet downloads delayed

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Spain
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  • October 14 2009

The Spanish Government continues to affirm its commitment to regulate the download of content over the internet and, to that end, both the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Industry have conducted various meetings with the different stakeholders and sectors involved

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and its application to the provision of online services

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 15 2009

On 12 October 2009, new legislation came into force in England and Wales which affects those who run interactive websites which are used by children or vulnerable adults

Court decision against owners of P2P website "elitedivx.com"

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Spain
  • -
  • December 15 2009

The Provincial Court of Cartagena has overruled a lower court's decision to acquit the owners of the website "elitedivx.com" (which allows users to download copyrighted works from file-sharing programs such as eMule and BitTorrent) of all criminal charges

Publication of students' photographs on schools' websites constitutes disclosure of personal data

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Spain
  • -
  • December 15 2009

The Spanish Data Protection Agency has determined that publication on a school's website of students' photographs constitutes a disclosure of personal data and is subject to data protection regulations