On July 15th, 2013, Judge Walton of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (“FISC”) granted a motion put forward by Yahoo on June 14th, which called for the release of more details about the government’s push in a 2008 case to obtain user data under the Protect America Act.
Robert Dewald is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Online advertising is a growing and lucrative business. In 2009, $22.7 billion USD was spent on online advertising within the U.S. which is projected to grow to $25.1 billion USD by 2010. A significant amount of this revenue is generated by Google, Yahoo and […]
The recent announcement of Yahoo and Microsoft's partnership may mean more choice and transparency for consumers, advertisers and publishers. It certainly means more competition in the world of online search and advertisements. Carol Bartz of Yahoo and Steven A. Ballmer of Microsoft finally put pen to paper on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, to announce this […]
Tiffany Wong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Overlooking the Harbourfront in downtown Toronto, I had the chance to work closely in May 2009 with in-house legal counsel at Yahoo! Canada - one of the largest internet companies with a global reach in distributing websites and online services. Yahoo! Canada keeps the […]
Section 230 of the United States Communications Decency Act (47 USC 230) gives "providers of interactive computer services" (like ISPs, internet forums and social networking sites) immunity from certain types of claims when the providers publish or republish the works of other people. It was enacted to overrule a 1995 decision that held an ISP […]