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RIAA - Thomas verdict reduced from damages of $1.92M to $54k

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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Capital Records v. Thomas-Rasset has been a very closely followed lawsuit to say the least.  It demonstrated one of the largest verdicts in a copyright infrignement case, and was the most high profile with respect to Peer to Peer file sharing against an individual.


EFF DMCA Tadedown Hall of Shame......Hilton, Yahoo, and others

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (or EFF for short) is a very serious group, with a serious intent, and yet their humor is sometimes just so inviting.  They have added four more groups to their takedown hall of shame (That would be DMCA Takedown)...highlighting gross abuses of DMCA takedown's that were issued clearly without any sense or comprehension of "Free Speech".


A Race to Privacy Compliance

Posted by: Jennifer Yoon

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In 2008, a European Union panel of privacy regulators asked Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to eliminate all online query data after six months. This data, which is valuable for the companies running search-engines, includes a computer's unique identification number, location, and the search queries. The Article 29 Working Group held a hearing with representatives from the search engine companies in February 2009, and had established a deadline of the end of January 2010 for each company to respond.


Microsoft limits Bing IP address retention to Six Months.

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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In relation to the EU Article 29 Working Groups recommendations as to IP address retention from search engines, Microsoft announced that they would limit the time that they associate IP addresses with search terms to six months.


6 Things Every CEO Should Know About Privacy Policies

Posted by: Aaron Titus

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Note: This post originally appeared on The Security Catalyst Blog


The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is planning on investigating the privacy and security implications of cloud computing, behavioural advertsing, and several other privacy matters related distinctly with internet activity according to a recent filing (statement starts roughly on Page 8 of the PDF) with the Federal Communications Commission.


Israeli Privacy Laws Deemed Adequate by EU

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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On January 5, 2010, the European Union's Article 29 Working Party published an opinion dated December 1, 2009 about Israli data protection laws.


Startup Visas EB-5 makeover...a 2010 reality?

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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As a "hired brain" for a lot of technology companies, and also one that works with a fair number of startups, we regularly run into issues dealing with visas and bringing foreign workers to the U.S.   I am not going to go on a tirade of whether it is good to have a visa process for foreign workers or not, but, especially in startups, I think there are several compelling reasons to do startup visas (especially with forming companies in the U.S./job creation etc.).  One thing that is for sure, of any startup I have worked with, the most important thing is the synergy between the founding team.

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Outsourcing in 2010

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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Outsourcing isn't an issue of if anymore, but when.  Specialization in development, production, and skill set make certain issues cheaper and easier to outsource and get an expert on task.  However, outsourcing presents a lot of risks.  Some of those risks include the following:


Microsoft banned from selling Word

Posted by: Jeffrey Neu

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I4i, a small Toronto based software company sued Microsoft for patent infringement, won an injunction and $290 million USD, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington upheld the ruling on December 22, 2009.


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