Google has been fined $US8500 ($9100) in Brazil after an anonymous internet user posted defamatory messages on one of its sites against a priest, calling him a “paedophile”, media reported on Sunday. A court in the state of Minas Gerais ruled in favor of the 54-year-old priest, identified by his initials J.R., after rejecting Google’s…
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McCotter’s Plan to Expand DMCA-Style Take-Downs
Jim Harper comments: The “Cyber Privacy Act”? No it ain’t! Michigan Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R) has introduced a bill to create a take-down regime for personal information akin to the widely abused DMCA process. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act established a system where copyright holders could as a practical matter force content off the Internet…
Media lawyers not warm on climate scientist’s lawsuit
Tracey Tyler reports: Media law experts say a libel lawsuit filed by a leading Canadian climate scientist could have enormous implications for newspapers and other online publishers, forcing them to police the Internet for stories picked up by everyone from bloggers to Twitterers. The concerns arise out of a statement of claim filed by Andrew…
Ariz. governor signs “papers, please” bill
Paul Davenport and Jonathan J. Cooper of the AP report: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law the nation’s toughest legislation against illegal immigration Friday, a sweeping measure that supporters said would take handcuffs off police but which President Barack Obama said could violate people’s civil rights. The bill, sent to the Republican governor by…