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ITU Annual Report reveals latest global technology development figures

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Global
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  • October 31 2012

The ITU has released it's Annual Report entitled, 'Measuring the Information Society 2012', which contains the latest global technology development figures

European commission hosting consultation

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • July 27 2012

The European Commission has commenced a public consultation on the procedures for notifying and acting on illegal content hosted by online intermediaries

New wholesale rates for ISPs implemented

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Canada
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  • April 17 2012

On 27 January 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) confirmed that the new wholesale rates for independent ISPs would be implemented starting 1 February 2012

ISP is not strictly liable for fake social networking profiles

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Brazil
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  • April 12 2012

On 26 January 2012, a Court held that an internet service provider (ISP) is not liable for payment of damages to a mother and daughter who discovered fake profiles using their names on social networking services

New Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry: implications for technology, media and telecommunication sector

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • China
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  • February 17 2012

The PRC State Council’s new Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry (Revised 2011) (“New Catalogue”) replaces the previous version in effect since December 2007 (“2007 Catalogue”

Copyright protection for online content providers: consultation paper released

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Australia
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  • October 18 2011

The Federal Attorney-General's Department has released a consultation paper proposing a change to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) that will permit online content service providers to take advantage of the "safe harbour" scheme currently only applicable to carriage service providers (CSPs

Implementation of IPv6 approved

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Spain
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  • September 21 2011

The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce has issued Ministerial Order PRE17162011 approving the implementation of the IPv6 protocol

Draft implementing regulations for Canadian anti-spam legislation issued for public comment

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Canada
  • -
  • September 14 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Industry Canada (IC) have respectively issued draft regulations (the CRTC Regulations and the IC Regulations) that would allow the implementation of Canada's new anti-spam legislation (the Act

Fines imposed for unwanted marketing calls and messages

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 4 2011

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced that the Information Commissioner's Office (the ICO) will have new powers to serve monetary penalties of up to £50,000 for serious incidents where businesses and organisations make unwanted marketing phone calls or send unwanted marketing e-mails to consumers

Canada passes anti-spam legislation

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Canada
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  • March 9 2011

The Government of Canada has passed landmark anti-spam legislation, known as Bill C-28 (unofficially called the Canada Online Protection Legislation or COPL), which will come into force when a proclamation date is published later this year