Data is not Property –
It is a strange world indeed were the crime of hacking i.e. accessing a computer system in order to get information (see definition below) does not actually cover that specific activity and where the prosecution authorities will need to rely on the broad wash-up wording of obtaining a “benefit” to get a prosecution under S249 […]
Forget me Not!
Comment on discussion at “Right to be Forgotten” seminar – Jock Anderson’s Caseload: Wayward briefs an ‘insult’ to stickler judge – Business – NZ Herald News http://www.nzherald.co.nz/Jock-Anderson/news/article.cfm?a_id=927&objectid=11349332
Privacy and the Public Domain
Looking forward to the IT and Online Law Conference – 7 May, The Langham, Auckland. Speaking on “The right to keep facts private and control them once made public” with Judge David Harvey See full details at: http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=43e38a2e37b13205714af6e52&id=f43d70618f&e=aa49de5ce3
New website blocking bill in Australia
Government Introduces Website Blocking Bill | Australian Digital Alliance It is proposed that offshore sites can be blocked if their primary purpose is to infringe or facilitate the infringement of copyright. The extension to facilitation ie secondary infringement is significant but in my view necessary to give it teeth.
Global Mode Litigation?
The threatened legal challenge in NZ to “Global Mode” services offering access to overseas content seems to be gathering strength. http://nzh.tw/11429116
Paintings of Canal du Midi for Ponsonby YC Exhibition – 6 May 2014
Copyright in Jeans
Been arguing about copyright in jeans (the type you wear) this week in the Court of Appeal. Check out the story from the NZ Herald at http://nzh.tw/11314527
Engaging with the New Media – how to protect reputations and respond to abuse
2.4 billion people worldwide now have access to the internet. For practitioners and clients alike, this provides both opportunities and risks. While we often talk about the growth of the so called “social media” this is only one part of a much wider trend . The “new media” encompasses on-demand and interactive access to content […]
Big Data in Sport
Big Data Wins Big!! Have just read a very interesting item on Red Bull racing – How an upstart came to dominate Formula 1 with superfast internet and tons of data http://qz.com/131429 It seems, it takes 100 gigabytes of data to win a race – each car is fitted with around 100 sensors throughout the […]
Whale Oil Blog not a News Medium
The role of the informal media remans controversial. The recent District Court decision to compel well known commentator and blogger Whale Oil to reveal confidential sources in the Auckland Mayor’s sex scandal on the basis that his site was not a “news medium” illustrates why. http://nzh.tw/11165217