safe harbour
The fragrant but (un)safe harbour: what happened to Hong Kong’s Copyright amendment?
23 March 2016
Hong Kong may be famed for its deep and sheltered harbour, but prolonged debate over amendments to the Copyright Ordinance have seen ‘safe harbours’ for internet providers sink.
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And the copyright changes keep coming – safe harbour, fair dealing and more
29 January 2016
If copyright lawyers hadn’t already had a busy enough year in 2015 with the introduction of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015, they were in for a special holiday treat when the Department of Communications and the Arts released some more interesting draft amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (“the Act”) for public comment on Christmas Eve.
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EU-US privacy safe harbor no longer safe
9 October 2015
Our European colleagues have summarised the recent decision of the European Court of Justice dealing with the EU-US privacy safe harbor. This is a big deal - the US Secretary of Commerce has been quoted as saying that the decision "puts at risk the thriving trans-Atlantic digital economy".
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