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EU’s top court backs copyright holder in landmark ruling
August 8, 2018 By Faith Matters

EU’s top court backs copyright holder in landmark ruling

Users who publish content freely available on the Internet should get consent from the person behind it, Europe’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a boost to the bloc’s creative industries. Regulators say they lose out because illegal uploads of works on big online platforms such as Google’s YouTube and Vivendi’s video-sharing site Dailymotion deny […]

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India asks telcos to find ways to block apps in case of misuse
August 7, 2018 By Faith Matters

India asks telcos to find ways to block apps in case of misuse

India has asked its telecom operators to find ways of blocking applications such as Facebook and messaging app WhatsApp in the case of misuse, according to a document seen by Reuters. India has in recent months intensified efforts to crack down on mass message forwards after it found that people were using social media and […]

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