The proposed sale of customer data for 117 million RadioShack customers as part of RadioShack’s bankruptcy sale had many privacy advocates and state attorneys general calling foul, citing the wording of RadioShack’s privacy policy that said: “We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone at any time.” RadioShack responded to those concerns by tabling plans to offer for sale the "personal identifiable information" (PII) of its customers, the Texas Office of the Attorney General said in a statement Tuesday. There's a chance RadioShack will “live up to the assurances it provided 117 million customers,” by ruling out “any such sale in the future,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said, but the issue of how private a customer's information is hasn't gone away.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied a bonding exemption request from the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents, the agency said March 31 (here). The trade group asked the FMCSA to exclude "all property brokers and freight forwarders" from new $75,000 bonding requirements in 2013 (see 13122421). The new bonding requirements were part of the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The trade group in 2013 also filed a lawsuit against the provision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which stayed the case until the FMCSA ruled on the request, the agency said. The AIPBA also filed a separate suit earlier this year with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, said the FMCSA.
The Copyright Office’s proposed exemptions for the circumvention of particular software under Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201 received the most attention in the second round of comments from businesses, trade groups and nonprofits. The second round of comments were due Friday but were posted Tuesday (see 1503310058), and were limited to parties opposed to some of the office's proposed exemptions (see 1503300053). Comments in favor of the exemptions were due Feb. 6 (see 1502110062). Comments by those who support or oppose specific proposals and neutral parties wishing to reply to other comments are due May 1.
The Copyright Office’s proposed exemptions for the circumvention of particular software under Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201 received the most attention in the second round of comments from businesses, trade groups and nonprofits. The second round of comments were due Friday but were posted Tuesday (see 1503310058), and were limited to parties opposed to some of the office's proposed exemptions (see 1503300053). Comments in favor of the exemptions were due Feb. 6 (see 1502110062). Comments by those who support or oppose specific proposals and neutral parties wishing to reply to other comments are due May 1.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 23 - 29:
Three trade associations filing as the Joint Creators and Copyright Owners (JCCO) asked the Copyright Office to oppose some of the office's proposed exemptions for Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201, which prohibits the circumvention of technological protection measures. Parties filed comments Friday on proposed exemptions for 27 classes of goods under Section 1201, including the “jailbreaking” of video game consoles and specific cases for the circumvention of literary works. The comments by JCCO, which is made up of the Entertainment Software Association, the MPAA and the RIAA, were given to us in advance.
Three trade associations filing as the Joint Creators and Copyright Owners (JCCO) asked the Copyright Office to oppose some of the office's proposed exemptions for Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201, which prohibits the circumvention of technological protection measures. Parties filed comments Friday on proposed exemptions for 27 classes of goods under Section 1201, including the “jailbreaking” of video game consoles and specific cases for the circumvention of literary works. The comments by JCCO, which is made up of the Entertainment Software Association, the MPAA and the RIAA, were given to us in advance.
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USTelecom last week became the first of the major trade associations to challenge the FCC’s net neutrality rules (see 1503230066), but challenges by CTIA and NCTA also are expected, industry officials said. USTelecom is expected to file an additional appeal after the order is published in the Federal Register, which is when the other major trade groups also are expected to file. Net neutrality opponents say there are good reasons the 2015 order, which reclassifies broadband as a common carrier service, will be more broadly challenged than the 2010 order.
USTelecom last week became the first of the major trade associations to challenge the FCC’s net neutrality rules (see 1503230066), but challenges by CTIA and NCTA also are expected, industry officials said. USTelecom is expected to file an additional appeal after the order is published in the Federal Register, which is when the other major trade groups also are expected to file. Net neutrality opponents say there are good reasons the 2015 order, which reclassifies broadband as a common carrier service, will be more broadly challenged than the 2010 order.