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Issue 20: July 5, 2012
- New Copyright Bill Received Royal Assent
- Canada's entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Copyright Infringement Claims Dismissed by the Federal Court of Canada
- Facebook Settles Privacy Claim
- Apple Blocks Samsung from Selling Galaxy Tablet
- Patent Troll Suits Slowing U.S. IP Industry: New Study Says
- Global Carding Ring Busted by US Government
- New Zealand Judge Rules that DotCom Warrants Invalid
- New Law Requires Registered Sex Offenders to List Convictions on their Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Profiles.
Issue 19: June 21, 2012
- Federal Court: RIM did not infringe on the BBM trademark
- Legal Challenge to Quebec's Bill 78
- Julian Assange Facing Immediate Detention Once Extradited to Sweden
- U.S. Ordered to Copy Kim Dotcom's Data Before Possible Extradition
- Statutory Damages and the Constitutionality of the Copyright Act
- HTC's Patents Complaints against Apple Dismissed
- Apple Granted Hearing for Injunction Against Motorola
- Patent War by Proxy?
- Google Books Resolves Lawsuit Through Deal With French Authors Group
- Lawsuit Against Facebook for IPO Disclosures
Issue 18: May 31, 2012
- Canada to Pass Bill C-11
- Expanding the Jailbreaking Exemption
- Apple and Samsung Fail to Settle Patent Dispute
- Department of Justice upholds the Constitutionality of Public Oversight
- Court Sentences Bot Herder to 4 years
- UK Supreme Court Upholds Julian Assange's Extradition Order
- Study Indicates that Americans Fear Cyberarmeggedon
- Google Removes Links Amid California's Copyright Legislations
- London Eye Focuses on Electronic Communications
- Motorola Mobility Found to Have Infringed on Microsoft's SMS Messaging Patent in Germany
- New York to End Anonymous Internet Posting
Issue 17: May 17, 2012
- Aggressive Changes Planned amid Cyber Attacks on UK
- RCMP Shuts Down Illegal Carding Ring in a Series of Raids and Arrests
- Twitter Defends Occupier
- FTC to Monitor Myspace After Privacy Violations
- California Moves to Protect Employee's Facebook Passwords
- New York Court Creates Loophole for Access to Child Pornography
- Academic Critiques Software Patents
- Oracle - Google Verdict Stirs Mixed Reaction amongst Lawyers
- US Homeland Security Investigates Flaws with Airport Body Scanners
- Facebook "Likejackers" Settle with Washington State
Issue 16: May 3, 2012
- Apple Faces Multiple ebook Price-Fixing Lawsuits in Canada
- Canada Post Alleged Copyright Infringement over Postal Code Data
- Canadian Anti-Spam Law To Take Effect Next Year
- U.S. House Passes Cybersecurity Act
- Increasing Opposition to Proposed "Big Brother" Legislation
- Motorola wins Latest Patent Ruling in Ongoing Dispute with Microsoft
- Iowa Court Relies on "Good Faith" Ruling to Permit Unconstitutional Search
- British High Court Order Unlikely to Block The Pirate Bay
Issue 15: April 19, 2012
- Appellate Court Holds That Computer Code is Not Property
- Tax Grab for Online Retailers Falls Short
- Fate of Megaupload Data Hangs In the Balance
- US Government Hacking Game Consoles
Issue 14: April 5, 2012
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) allows sound trademarks to be registered
- Megaupload Fights for Due Process
- FTC Reports Admit That Self-Regulation Has Not Gone Far Enough
- Google Patents Advertising Based on Environmental Conditions Technology
- Google Faces Lawsuits Regarding Privacy Policy Changes
- Facebook Asserts Trademark on "Book"
- Facebook Responds to Job Interview Password Requests
Issue 13: March 22, 2012
- US Supreme Court: Einstein could not patent E = mc2
- U.S. Department of Justice Investigating Apple's E-Book Pricing Deal with Publishers
- Class-Action Suit Claims Apple's Siri Advertisements are Misleading
- Privacy Commissioner Report Finds that Nexopia Violated Canadian Privacy Laws
- Yahoo Takes On Facebook Over Patent Dispute
- Copyright Troll to Forfeit its IP
Issue 12: March 8, 2012
- Proview Charges Apple with Fraud and Unfair Competition
- White House Announces Blueprint for Online Privacy Protection
- Constitutional Showdown - Legality of Compelling a Defendant to Decrypt a Laptop
- EU Social Networks not Copyright Police
- Microsoft Seeks Anti-Trust Relief against Google in EU
- Wikileaks and Anonymous Release Global Intelligence Emails From Stratfor
- 25 Alleged Participants of Anonymous Collective Arrested
Issue 11: February 23, 2011
- FTC's Dropped Security Requirements and Web Hosting Changes lead to Anonymous Hacks
- Does Jeremy Lin own the trademark on Linsanity?
- US Government Invests in IP Enforcement
- New Bill to Break Privacy Barriers for Internet and Phone Users
- Download a file, go to jail for 10 years and pay an "unlimited" fine
Issue 10: February 9, 2012
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion - Ontario's Newest Tort Recognizes Invasion of Privacy
- Even After Shutting Down, LimeWire Can't Catch a Break [Piracy]
- U.S. Supreme Court Surveillance Decision Limited to Physical Surveillance Methods
- U.S. Businessman Jailed for Trade Secret Theft
- NDP Requests Privacy Act Investigation into TV Citizenship Ceremony
- Prisons Sentences Upheld for The Pirate Bay Founders
Issue 9: January 26, 2012
- Google Launches Major Privacy Awareness Effort
- US Supreme Court Extends Copyright Protection to Foreign Works
- Shareholders Bring Class Action Against Netflix for Securities Law Violations
- New Australian Standard For Offensive Trademarks Is Just "Nuckin Futs"
- SOPA and PIPA bills: Old Answers to 21st-Century Problems, Critics Say
- Motorola Mobility Takes a Bite out of Apple in Patent Ruling
- Mac OS X Secrets to be Revealed
Issue 8: January 12, 2012
- US DoJ Opens Door to Internet Gambling?
- Social Media Account Ownership
- Apple Loses Motion to Block Mac OS X Copy Protection Secrets in Clone Case
- Huong Hoang: Actress Suing IMDB, Amazon Over Age, Reveals Herself
- Drug-Sniffing Dogs Challenge US Privacy Rights
- Research-in-Motion (RIM) Faces Trademark Lawsuit over the BBM Brand
Issue 7: December 8, 2011
- The FCA Holds Business Methods May be Patentable in Amazon.com Ruling
- B.C. Supreme Court Grants Injunction against Domain Operation and Transfer
- Carrier IQ Smart Phone Diagnostic Tool May Pose Serious Privacy Risk
- CIRA Domain Name Decision Broadens Scope of Bad Faith
- Assange Appeals to Supreme Court to Avoid Extradition
Issue 6: November 24, 2011
- CRTC Issues New Policy for Pricing of Wholesale Internet Access
- FBI Use of the Stingray to Locate Identity Thief Fuels Constitutional Drama
- Airport Security Agency Breaches Privacy Act
- Copyright Maximalization Takes Hold in New Zealand
Issue 5: November 10, 2011
- Google Responds to Jobs' Comments
- Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to controversial employee laptop privacy case
- Cost Award in Blog Defamation Case
- Ox & Palm & Device:Prove Standing Before Expungement Proceedings
- SCC Grants Leave on Text Message Disclosure
Issue 4: October 27, 2011
- Libel Exemption for Hyperlinks and References in Canada
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act turns 25 and a Group of Protesters Crashed the Party
- More Trouble for RIM as it Announces New Operating System
- Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Name Dispute Resolution Brar Natural Flour Milling Inc. Decision
- FCC and Cellular Carriers Reach Notification Agreement
Issue 3: October 13, 2011
- Blogs as a Cooling Environment for Defamatory Statements?
- Facebook Sued Over Tracking Cookies
- Jockey International Finds Winner
- Cross-Licensing of Patent Portfolios
Issue 2: September 29, 2011
- iPhone Data Privacy Class Action Dismissed ... with Leave to Appeal
- CRTC Releases Guidelines for Internet Throttling Complaints
- Suspect Charged for Obtaining Confidential Information on Sony Pictures
- Samsung Sues Apple for Infringement of "Standards-Essential" Patents
- HTC Sues Apple Using Patents Acquired from Google