AFP reports: A Norwegian court has rejected a record industry appeal against telecoms operator Telenor for refusing to block access to popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay, a plaintiff said Wednesday. The Oslo court of appeal said that it is not currently possible, under Norwegian law, for a judge to order an Internet service…
Category: Court
Appeals Court Backs EFF Push for Telecom Lobbying Documents Disclosure
The Electronic Frontier Foundation provides this press release following yesterday’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit: Today a federal appeals court rejected a government claim of “lobbyist privacy” to hide the identities of individuals who pressured Congress to grant immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the government’s warrantless electronic surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans….
Judge dismisses Windows anti-piracy software lawsuit
Gregg Keizer reports: A federal judge last week dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit that accused Microsoft of duping customers when it fed them company anti-piracy software as a critical security update, court documents show. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones dismissed the case last Friday, a day after the plaintiffs and Microsoft agreed to drop the…
EPIC to Defend Readers’ Privacy at Google Books Hearing
From EPIC.org: On February 18, 2010, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg will appear in federal court in New York to represent readers’ privacy and right to read anonymously. EPIC will urge Judge Chin to reject Google’s deal with publishers, which requires readers to provide sensitive personal information to view digital books offered by Google, but fails to protect…