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Technology Community Backs Microsoft in Dublin Email Warrant Case

Over 80 technology and media companies including fierce competitor Apple, rallied to support Microsoft by signing supporting “friend of the court” briefs on Monday. Microsoft is fighting in a federal appeals court to prevent the US government from seizing customer emails hosted outside of the United States. “Collectively these briefs… Continue reading

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Google Begins to Erase History, First Right to be Forgotten Links Removed

This week Google began deleting links to comply with the EU right to be forgotten decision. So far it appears that links being removed may not necessarily be in the spirit of the court decision. Continue reading

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Supreme Court Ruling Opposes Aereo’s Streaming Service, But Leaves Many Issues Around Cloud Services Unsettled

The Supreme Court has ruled that streaming-TV startup Aereo, which records over-the-air TV shows and streams them to users, is illegal because it performs copyrighted works without paying the rights holders. But the court’s ruling hasn’t made any specific recommendations regarding the operation of cloud hosted services like iCloud and Dropbox. Continue reading

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Google Already Fielding Removal Requests Under EU "Right to be Forgotten"

Google is already receiving requests to remove links from its search results. Earlier this week the European Court of Justice ruled that search engines will have to honor requests to remove old information from search results. However, the court did not make it clear under which instances removing the link… Continue reading

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