Dec 6, 2012

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EU mulls more flexible online copyright law
Reuters
"Fair use" is a concept already active in other areas of copyright law, giving book reviewers, for example, the right to include short passages or quotes from publications in their articles. Online "fair use" might let people use a snippet of someone ...
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Law enforcement agencies arrest six in online auto sales fraud
ITworld.com
December 05, 2012, 4:18 PM — Police in Romania, the Czech Republic, the U.K. and Canada have arrested six Romanian citizens accused of advertising and selling nonexistent automobiles on several U.S. websites in a multimillion-dollar scheme, the U.S. ...
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Seattle Celebrates Legal Pot
ABQ Journal
SEATTLE (AP) — The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early this morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law. Hundreds gathered at Seattle Center ...
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Copyright Trolls, Online Piracy and a Potential Legal Landmark: A Talk with ...
keystoneedge
Growing up with a Commodore 64 and a Macintosh LC, Leonard J. French discovered his aptitude for technology at a young age. He was the go-to guy for family and friends with tech problems and when he started undergrad, he gravitated to engineering and ...
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House OKs bill strengthening law vs money laundering
GMA News
House OKs bill strengthening law vs money laundering. December 6, 2012 12:36pm. The House of Representatives has approved a priority bill of the Aquino administration seeking to give more teeth to the country's existing law against money laundering.
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Gregoire sign Wash. gay marriage law
Online Athens
Chris Gregoire has signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, which now joins several other states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. Gregoire and Secretary of State Sam Reed certified the election on ...
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Online sales tax: Luxury of tax-free shopping soon to be Internet history
Examiner.com
The sales tax for online shopping as it stands today falls under a law that excludes sales tax for retailers that sell online unless they have an actual physical store in that state, according to The Hill on Wednesday, Dec. 5 2012. "Fox and Friends ...
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Examiner.com
Jail time could await North Carolina students who go after teachers online
Fox News
The law, called the School Violence Prevention Act, is aimed at students who torment their teachers by creating fake online profiles, posting personal information or images, signing them up to pornographic sites or make any statement, "whether true or ...
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Non-discrimination law passes in Boise
Boise State University The Arbiter Online
Tuesday, Dec. 4, was a huge victory for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Boise as the City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to prohibit discrimination of employees, tenants or customers based on sexual ...
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Insulting teachers online could result in jail time
The Imperfect Parent
The School Violence Prevention Act, which was passed in North Carolina on Dec. 1, would make the act of insulting or harassing a teacher online a class 2 misdemeanor. While truth is an absolute defense to an action of defamation or slander, the new law ...
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Who can read your emails now? Online privacy act explained
Mother Nature Network
If enacted, the new amendment would require law enforcement and government agencies to get a warrant before accessing people's online communications through Google, Yahoo, Twitter or any other company that provides email or other messaging ...
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Supporters vow to press ahead on online sales tax
The Hill (blog)
Under current law, online retailers are only required to collect sales taxes from customers in states where they have a physical presence. Retail groups say this gives online operators an edge over brick-and-mortar establishments, while states say it ...
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City rescinding registered sex offender law
Times-Standard
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—The cost of defending lawsuits is forcing a Southern California city to rescind a law banning registered sex offenders in parks. The Lake Forest City Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday night to repeal the law passed a year ago. A second ...
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Congress votes to eliminate the word 'lunatic' from federal law
Daily Mail
Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, who said in a statement that "not only should we not eliminate the word 'lunatic' from federal law when the most pressing issue of the day is saving our country from bankruptcy, we should use the word to describe the people who ...
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Are Russian Online Poker Players About To Disappear?
Online Poker.net
Are Russian Online Poker Players About To Disappear? Back in 2009, Russia passed laws targeting the country's numerous unauthorized casinos and has since shut down more than 4,000 illegal casinos, as well as 25,000 gambling parlors. The idea was to ...
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Stronger anti-trafficking law set
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The measure seeks to remove the right of privacy of the suspected trafficker under the current law. Republic Act No. 9208 provides that the name and personal circumstances and any other information tending to establish the identity of the accused and ...
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Blogs4 new results for Law Online
 
EU mulls more flexible online copyright law | Stuff.co.nz
Internet users in Europe may be allowed to copy parts of some copyrighted files legally under reforms to outdated rules governing the murky world of online piracy, EU officials have said.
Stuff.co.nz - Digital living
Seattle police address new Wash. marijuana law - Northwest - The ...
With marijuana possession now legal in Washington state, the Seattle Police Department has given its officers some guidance on what to do about public use of pot, which is still banned.
The Olympian Online -- Northwest
Tweeting - 5 Legal Offences to Avoid
By Irene Bodle
As tweeting becomes more and more the norm for many businesses it is important to consider the legal consequences of staff sending inappropriate tweets.
Web Analytics World: Online Marketing...
FTC Stops "History Sniffing" by Online Advertising Network ...
By Federal Trade Commission
The settlement stops Epic Marketplace from using history sniffing technology, which allows online operators to see what sites consumers have visited. ... Business · 12 Key Components to Building a Successful Website · Antitrust Law Basics ...
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

Web4 new results for Law Online
 
Online Privacy Laws Put Children at Greater Risk of Predators ...
The law created to protect children's online privacy actually increases risk, according to new research from Polytechnic Institute of New York University ...
www.poly.edu/.../online-privacy-laws-put-children-greater-ris...
EU mulls more flexible online copyright law | EurActiv
Internet users in Europe may be allowed to reproduce parts of some copyrighted files legally under reforms to outdated rules governing the murky world of online ...
www.euractiv.com/.../eu-mulls-flexible-online-copyrig-news-5...
A Hobbit's View on the End of Lawyers | Online Library of Law and ...
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the hobbit Frodo Baggins receives a disconcerting glimpse into the future from a prescient elfin queen.
libertylawsite.org/2012/.../a-hobbits-view-on-the-end-of-lawye...
New Calif. law forces sales tax from some online retailers - KCRA.com
There is confusion around a new law that subjects some online purchases to a sales tax.
www.kcra.com/New-Calif-law-forces.../-/index.html


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