The Interpreter |
Weekend catch-up: China's internet laws, cyber espionage, PNG, Democratic …
The Interpreter The Interpreter published a few pieces this week on the intersection of digital connectivity and international relations. First, a piece from Cheng Lim and Jack Maher, who specialise in China's digital security laws. They wrote on what China's new … |
Since cybercrime laws lag behind technology, lawyers are constantly seeking creative ways to stretch old laws to fit new crimes, such as the latest – comparing the movie-sharing app Popcorn Time to a burglar’s tool in order to press criminal charges.
Lawyers for an Adam Sandler movie are arguing that Popcorn Time performs the same function as burglars’ tools in order “to commit or facilitate … a theft by physical taking,” language used in an old Oregon law about traditional burglary.
The lawyers say Popcorn Time lets users violate the movie’s copyrights by enabling downloads of pirated copies, and so they are suing for the civil crime of copyright infringement.
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Phys.Org |
We need new laws to govern cyberwarfare
Phys.Org This is the promise of cyber–warfare, where the hostile use of software against a state's critical infrastructure such as energy and transport networks, financial markets, hospitals, can have immediate and devastating effects. The tools of cyber … |
American Live Wire |
The Snowden Snowball Effect: The New International Internet Security Laws
American Live Wire The Edward Snowden leaks have created a snowball effect not just here in the US but around the world, in both the private and public sectors, creating outrage and demanding the creation and enforcement of new International Internet Security Laws. This … US tech companies ask governments to reform surveillance practices Big tech firms will protect your privacy…if it helps the bottom line Tech giants take on NSA over online snooping |