Viewing copyright content on the Internet isn’t infringing, says UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Internet users who merely read or view copyright-protected webpages enjoy a temporary copying exception under European Union and United Kingdom law, and so do not need permission from rights holders. However, as IP Watch reports, the court decided to ask the CJEU for a preliminary ruling so that ... Read the full post ...
Amazon’s internal search engine use of trademarks not an infringement
A US federal court has ruled that an ‘AdWords’-like use of trademarks in an online retailer’s search engine does not constitute infringement. As Schiff Hardin reports, Amazon is one of many online retailers that uses an internal search engine that sorts through branded and trademarked goods. Amazon was sued for trademark infringement by Multi Time Machine, Inc. (MTM) ... Read the full post ...
Three ‘pirates’ elected to Iceland’s parliament
Three members of Iceland’s Pirate Party have won seats in the national legislature. The News of Iceland reports that the Pirate Party won 5.1% of the vote, just above the 5.0% threshold required for representation. The three elected members are: Birgitta Jónsdóttir, WikiLeaks volunteer and former MP from 2009 – 2013 Jón Þór Ólafsson, business ... Read the full post ...
Use of competitor’s trademark as keyword is OK in France
The French Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a company is allowed to use its competitor’s trademark as a keyword in Google’s paid referencing service AdWords, reports Hogan Lovells. ... Read the full post ...
A cybersecurity update on managing advanced persistent threats and attacks
This interview by Latham & Watkins explores why advanced persistent threats (APTs) require an integrated, cross-functional response, and why as a matter of corporate governance, the legal function should be front and center in preparing for and responding to APTs ... Read the full post ...
Cybersecurity bill passes the House
The US House of Representatives has approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA, H.R. 624), which would amend the National Security Act of 1947 by adding a new section titled “Cyber Threat Intelligence and Information Sharing”. As Duane Morris reports, that section provides that the Director of National Intelligence is to establish procedures to ... Read the full post ...
GAC issues advice to ICANN regarding new gTLD applications
The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) has made various recommendations to the ICANN Board of Directors about the new gTLD applications. The GAC Communiqué recommendations include: not proceeding beyond Initial Evaluation with the certain geographic strings, including: .shenzhen (IDN in Chinese), .persiangulf, .guangzhou (IDN in Chinese), .amazon (and IDNs in Japanese and Chinese), .patagonia, .thai that singular and ... Read the full post ...
ICANN appoints ADNDRC as additional URS provider
The Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) and ICANN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing ADNDRC as a Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) provider. ADNDRC joins The National Arbitration Forum as a URS Provider. ICANN has stated that it expects to appoint one or more additional providers in the near future. The URS is ... Read the full post ...
Abusive domain name registration of personal name not actionable
A recent Nominet DRS decision has confirmed that an individual does not have ‘rights’ in their own name – even a very rare one – sufficient to found a case for transfer of an abusively-registered domain name. The case arose out a bitter family feud. The domain name hvidbro-mitchell.co.uk was used by Wendy Croxford to vent ... Read the full post ...
Brand owners seek their own ICANN constituency group
Brand owners that have applied with ICANN for their brand’s TLD are seeking to create their own constituency group, reports IP Watch. The brand owners would like to get their own registry model, based on their special business model. As all second-level domains would be under the control of the brand owner, they hope for ... Read the full post ...
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