…When a packet was transferred from the seller’s computer, it was deleted from her computer. The same process was repeated when the file was transferred from ReDigi’s server to the…

Jonathan Band · December 17, 2018

…legislative process of the European Parliament has started and several committees have published their respective drafts amending the Commission’s proposal. This is for example the case for the Internal Market…

Maud Sacquet · March 29, 2017

…steep and escalating fines to push tech companies to open up encrypted online communications channels to wiretap requests: “Under the draft proposal, a court could levy a series of escalating…

Rob Pegoraro · May 1, 2013

…into the 140-character tweet service, thus effectively putting some third-party companies out of business? Are Microsoft, or Google, or Apple required to open their APIs to competitors or, once opened,…

Glenn Manishin · October 16, 2014

…for it. Mashable’s Christina Warren, for example, expressed her unease about the otherwise appealing Feedly: “Our only real concern with Feedly is its underlying business model. Maintaining these servers isn’t…

Rob Pegoraro · July 3, 2013

…On Friday, March 15, the U.S. Copyright Office announced the release of an updated public draft to its administrative manual, the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition, and…

Jacqueline Yin · March 18, 2019

…while offloading many of the complexities that come with running an online retail business. However, the FTC’s complaint against Amazon ignores these benefits, and misrepresents how Amazon’s SFP program works….

Project Disco · November 2, 2023

…intellectual property rights and reduce the spread of pirated content online, particularly in the case of live streams, in practice the Piracy Shield constitutes the perfect example of what to…

Mathilde Adjutor and Claudia Canelles Quaroni · September 18, 2024

…neighbouring rights for publishers. This proposal negatively impacts online freedoms such as freedom of expression and freedom to access information. It also poses risks related to online surveillance and undermines…

Jodie Ginsberg and Christian Borggreen · November 8, 2016

…industry by facilitating the distribution of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are released (almost always online) under an open license that permits their free use and repurposing. OERs include open…

Jonathan Band · March 3, 2015