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EU Right to Be Forgotten Ruling Moves Ahead with How Google and Others Will Comply

Thursday European data protection authorities met with executives from Google, Yahoo YHOO.O and Microsoft (Bing) to discuss the implementation of the landmark right to be forgotten ruling. Guidelines on how search engines must comply will be released early October. Continue reading

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British Officials Deny New Copyright Regulations will Decriminalize Online Piracy

Sharing copyrighted files is still illegal in Britain. A single inaccurate media report on the U.K.’s recently announced Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP) has created an online furor and numerous repetitions of the erroneous suggestion that adopting the program amounts to decriminalization of file sharing. Continue reading

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The Internet Association Submits Comments with FCC as Public Weighs in on Net Neutrality

The Internet Association, a non-profit organization made up of US Internet companies including Netflix, Rackspace and Google, has filed comment with the FCC on Monday, urging regulators to step in when Internet service providers abuse interconnection deals. Continue reading

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Public Criticism Forces Google to Restore Right to be Forgotten Links

Google received a lot of criticism after it began removing links last week to comply with the May European Court of Justice decision granting the right to be forgotten on the Internet. A flurry of articles debating whether Google is censoring the Internet were posted as it began link removal. As of the end of June, Google had received over 70,000 requests. Continue reading

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Google Begins to Erase History, First Right to be Forgotten Links Removed

This week Google began deleting links to comply with the EU right to be forgotten decision. So far it appears that links being removed may not necessarily be in the spirit of the court decision. Continue reading

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