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EU to license Indonesian timber in effort to reduce illegal cutting

2016-09-18 03:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The EU said last week that Indonesia is the first country to qualify for the licenses. It will mean that traders of goods such as wooden furniture, plywood and paper that earn the certification will find it easier to do business with Europe. But some environmental and civil society groups are already concerned the licensing system could become a conduit for illegal timber from a country where tropical forests are being cut down at an epic rate. The EU has been trying to implement its timber...

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EU: Linking to Copyrighted Content Is Illegal

2016-09-10 02:02:19| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

The ruling is a win for Playboy magazine, but could have far-reaching consequences for the Internet.

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US bank Wells Fargo fined $185m for opening illegal accounts

2016-09-08 20:19:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The biggest bank in the US - Wells Fargo - has been fined $185m for illegally opening accounts to boost sales targets.

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EU court says links to illegal content can violate copyright

2016-09-08 14:36:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The EU Court of Justice has ruled that posting of hyperlinks to illegally published content can be considered a copyright violation under certain circumstances. The case in question concerns the posting of links on the Dutch website GeenStijl to photos from the magazine Playboy, published by Sanoma, on a third-party website without authorisation from Sanoma. The EU Court notably disagreed with its advocate general's earlier opinion, saying that in certain circumstances hyperlinks could be considered 'communication to the public', a key criteria in determining whether a publication is copyright protected. In this case, the court said the fact that GS published the photos as part of its commercial business and that it was aware the content on the third-party sites was illegal means the Dutch site also violated copyright with its hyperlinks.

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