Volume V

Issue : 11: May 31, 2007

• Lawyers for Intel Face Subpoenas Over Lost E Documents
• Surveillance Compliance Deadline Lapses for US Internet Service Providers
• New Jersey Authority Asserts Copyright Infringement Claim Against YouTube
• Ontario to Broadcast Court Proceedings Online
• CIRA Allows Complaint Over godaddy ca
• Ninth Circuit Issues Ruling in Perfect 10 Case
• First Piggybacking Charge Laid in Michigan
• EU Officials Question Googles Data Retention Practices
• US Federal Authorities Arrest the Notorious "Spam King"
• US Appellate Court (Ninth Circuit) Narrows the Scope of Immunity for Internet Intermediaries

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New Jersey Authority Asserts Copyright Infringement Claim Against YouTube

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is claiming copyright infringement against YouTube.com in respect of footage of a fatal car crash captured by an NJTA surveillance camera. The video, which shows a car crashing into toll booths at high speed and bursting into flames, was posted on YouTube, as well as on LiveLeak.com and Break.com, after the video was leaked by an NJTA employee. Although the NJTA can claim copyright protection in the video, the websites may be able to claim fair use of the video for news reporting purposes. LiveLeak.com and Break.com have since removed the video from their websites.

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