Tag Archives: Google and censorship

Google And the Law, The Book

Did Google go too far … or is Google victim of legal lag? Yours truly had the honour to write a chapter for a very promising book called Google and the Law edited by Dr. Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella, of which I have so … Continue reading

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Digital Economy Act: Google Points Finger To China, But Patent Application Points to Google

Photo: Danny FriedmannGoogle shedding crocodile tears about freedom of speech Will the real freedom of expression lover please stand up?  Just as “Digital Opportunity“, Professor Ian Hargreaves’ independent review of UK’s intellectual property law came out, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of … Continue reading

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Best of Google’s White Paper: Censorship is Hurting China’s Economy

Intellectual property and market access are interdependent subjects. If there is a barrier to the free flow of information (the market access is challenged, regulated or censored when it refers to copyrighted goods), no intellectual property can be exploited and … Continue reading

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Google Government Requests Tool Copyrighted Content Included and What About China?

Google has launched a Google Maps tool, called Google Government Requests to show statistics of all government requests it is getting to supply data or to remove content and the percentage it is fully or partially complying with these requests. … Continue reading

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