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Monday, February 12, 2007

Google accused of supporting film pirates

A group of media companies is accusing Google of favoring sites that offer illegal movie downloads. >>

Monday, February 12, 2007

European Union to put a ban on fake blogs and reviews

The European Union is working toward the eradication of “astroturfing”, with a ban due at the end of the year. >>

Monday, February 05, 2007

YouTube to remove 100,000 Viacom clips

Viacom is apparently tired of waiting for YouTube to remove copyrighted clips from the online video source. They have demanded that 100,000 clips be removed from their site and YouTube is complying. >>

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Should companies tell consumers when their net usage is being tracked?

In November, 2006, the Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group filed a hefty complaint with the FTC, claiming that some techniques used by behavioral ad networks were unfair and deceptive marketing activities. >>

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Cingular, Priceline, Travelocity settle adware suit

Three big brands have settled a suit over the use of adware. Cingular.com, Priceline.com and Travelocity.com have agreed to pay fines imposed by New York State's attorney general. >>

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Richter Scales MySpace Security

MySpace is drawing itself up against one of the world’s top three spammers. >>

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Bud.tv Stops Minors In Their Tracks

Not long after the Superbowl, Anheuser-Busch is set to launch a social networking site all of its own. >>

Friday, January 19, 2007

Parents Peek Inside Children's MySpace Profiles

After four families sue News Corp’s MySpace, the social networking site unveils their latest technology in the fight against online child abuse. >>

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Pay Up or Pop-Up Says MovieLand.com

Various Digital Enterprises Inc. websites have been told to revise their pop-up activity in line with Washington’s Computer Spyware Act. >>

Friday, January 05, 2007

Europe Cracks Down on Scammers

The European Union is to bring in new measures to combat email scams. >>

Thursday, December 07, 2006

AAAA Releases Bulletin On Click Fraud

The American Association of Advertising Agencies has released a member bulletin focusing on the basic tenants of click fraud. One issue talked about in the bulletin was the definition of click fraud. >>

Friday, December 01, 2006

Email Covered by 4th Amendment

A court has decided that the government’s ability to search and seize email content from service providers is in violation of the Fourth Amendment. >>

Friday, November 24, 2006

Google Sued for Copyright Infringement

More copyright grief for Google, but this time it’s not via YouTube. >>

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

U.S Websites and Bloggers Protected from Third Party Libel

The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that websites, ISP’s and bloggers could not be held responsible for defamatory material posted on their sites by a third party. >>

Monday, November 13, 2006

Google Faces Copyright Infringement

As online video content becomes more and more popular, issues surrounding copyright are thrust into the limelight. >>

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