Federal Cyber Privacy Bill Calls for Fines, Prison for Executives’ Violations November 2, 2018 By David Shepardson A senior Democratic U.S. senator on Thursday unveiled draft legislation that would allow hefty fines and as much as 20-year...
EU Parliament Panel Backs Stricter Copyright Rules Opposed by Tech Leaders June 21, 2018 By Foo Yun Chee Google, Facebook , Microsoft and other tech giants could face more curbs on their market power after a European Parliament...
Trump Wants NAFTA to Limit Liability of Internet Firms Including Google, Facebook November 27, 2017 By Josh Wingrove and Ben Brody The Trump administration is pushing to add legal protections in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would limit...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Record Labels’ Copyright Violation Claims Against Vimeo March 27, 2017 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major record labels to revive copyright infringement claims...
Video-Sharing Site Vimeo Wins Appeal of Copyright Infringement Claim June 17, 2016 By Nate Raymond Video-sharing website Vimeo LLC cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for unknowingly hosting older music uploaded by its users,...
Music Stars Join Industry Fight to End Copyright Shield for Technology Firms April 5, 2016 By Lucas Shaw Katy Perry, Billy Joel and Rod Stewart are asking the U.S. government to reform provisions of copyright law that they...
Google Liable for Damages for Celebrities’ Private Photos? October 7, 2014 By Brendan Pierson A lawyer who represents about a dozen female celebrities whose private photos were posted online by hackers has threatened to...