ICANN approves .kiwi domain name
ICANN has officially approved Dot Kiwi’s bid to offer website addresses ending in .kiwi, which will be among the first of several hundred new gTLDs to open for business later this year. However, as AJ Park reports, trade mark owners wishing to apply for .kiwi domain names will need to have recorded their marks with ... Read the full post ...
Can classified websites protect content from scraping?
Australia is not alone in grappling with the legal status of website scraping, as ongoing litigation in the United States involving global classified’s heavyweight Craigslist shows. The Craigslist case provides useful insight into the types of claims that might be made against alleged scrapers if proceedings were issued in Australia, reports King & Wood Mallesons. ... Read the full post ...
Petition fights proposal for Digital Rights Management in Internet core
More than two dozen advocacy group are circulating a petition to prevent the World Wide Web Consortium from accepting a proposal to allow restrictive new copyright measures on the underlying Web used by hundreds of millions of people, reports IP Watch. ... Read the full post ...
ICANN publishes applicant responses to GAC advice on new gTLDs
The response of applicants to the GAC’s advice to ICANN on new gTLDs have now been published. ... Read the full post ...
Internet streaming of TV broadcasts: the position in AU, UK and US
For a summary of the copyright law on Internet streaming of TV broadcasts, in Australia, the UK and the US, read this KWM report. ... Read the full post ...
US clarifies application of US-EU Data Safe Harbour to cloud computing
The US Department of Commerce has issued an opinion statement aimed at clarifying how the US-EU Safe Harbor framework for data protection agreements applies to cloud computing services. According to a White & Black analysis of the statement, the US-EU framework applies to cloud computing but service providers remain obliged to enter into contracts with EU data ... Read the full post ...
Bitcoin and social gaming
Bitcoin is a good fit for the social gaming industry due to the high transaction costs experienced online, but industry and consumer acceptance of Bitcoin since its release in 2009 has been slow. In March 2013, the US Department of Treasury released interpretive guidance on their position of the use of certain virtual currencies, including ... Read the full post ...
World Telecom Policy Forum agrees on six opinions
Six prepared opinions supporting and promoting Internet infrastructure, among other things, were adopted at the 2013 World Telecom Policy Forum, reports IP Watch. ... Read the full post ...
The EU’s proposed ‘right to be forgotten’ – is it practical?
At the start of 2012 the EU proposed a right for individuals ‘to be forgotten’ – that is, to be able to request that those holding their personal data remove the digital copies of the information. But, given that the data an individual may wish to have ‘forgotten’ is likely to stored (mirrored, etc) in ... Read the full post ...
EC to develop Global Internet Policy Observatory
The European Commission has unveiled plans for an online platform to improve knowledge and participation on issues related to global internet policymaking. According to the Commission press release, the Global Internet Policy Observatory will “act as a clearinghouse for monitoring Internet policy, regulatory and technological developments across the world”. GIPO will not replace existing mechanisms and fora ... Read the full post ...
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