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ISP Must Unmask Alleged Pirates But Rightsholders Can’t ‘Harass’ Them

TorrentFreak

Frontier was reluctant to do so, citing federal and state privacy laws, but a court order could change that. While the plaintiffs get access to the personal information, the court has set up some restrictions to guarantee the privacy of subscribers, as far as that’s possible.

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U.S. Court Denies Access to Defendant’s Hard Drive in Online Piracy Case

TorrentFreak

The defendant objected to this request, as handing over a hard drive copy would also reveal privacy-sensitive information such as family photos and content protected by attorney-client privilege. Judge Agrees With Privacy Concerns. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. — A copy of U.S.

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Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Patently-O

” Safeguarding privacy including through evaluating commercial data use and advancing privacy-enhancing technologies. “[T]he Federal Government will ensure that the collection, use, and retention of data is lawful, is secure, and mitigates privacy and confidentiality risks.”

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The Copyright Quandary regarding the Delhi High Court Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings

SpicyIP

One of the ways whereby the court aims to curtail misuse of the recordings of court proceedings is by claiming copyright on these recordings. In this post, SpicyIP intern Niyati Prabhu discusses the issues surrounding access to law and the dilemma surrounding copyright. Niyati Prabhu is a second year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.

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VPN Provider Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic and The Pirate Bay on U.S. Servers

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past few years we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Confidential Settlement.

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Precedential No. 25: TTAB Rejects Proposed Modification of Standard Protective Order, Refuses to Apply EU Privacy Regulation

The TTABlog

Modification of the SPO: Under the SPO, which is automatically entered in all inter partes proceedings, only outside counsel have access to confidential material and information that is designated as AEO. In short, the Board has an interest in "protecting confidential information and protecting against its inappropriate release."

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Copyright Protection For Databases In India

IP and Legal Filings

Sui generis protection does not exist in India because the government believes that the Copyright Act’s current level of protection is adequate and that a need for further protection has not yet arisen. The Indian Contract Act may be invoked by including a separate clause in the contract for database confidentiality.