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RESTRICTION OF TRADE ACCESS TO 14 CHINESE ENTITIES BY THE US DUE TO ACTIONS IN XINJIANG
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist: The US Department of Commerce added 34 entities to its Entity List over global human rights concerns, and 14 of those were specifically designated as being involved in potential human rights violations in Xinjiang, China. Unlike the Department of Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, added to the Department of Commerce’s Entity List does not constitute a full sanction and prohibition on doing business with US persons.
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UK COURT ALLOWS LAWSUIT OF IRANIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN AGAINST INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OVER EMAIL BREAK-IN
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist: An Iranian-American businessman sued Dechert LLP for hacking into his email account and leaking his personal information on BitTorrent sites, with the permission of The Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. The aviation tycoon Farhad Azima alleges that the international law firm recruited illegal hackers to steal privileged information related to his business, leading to a London judge
MOSCOW COURT CONDEMNED FACEBOOK AND TWITTER TO PAY FINES
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist: Moscow’s Tagansky District Court imposed fines against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Pavel Durov’s Telegram stating that Facebook and Twitter have failed to delete illegal content. The court at the beginning decided the case against the tech giants back in April and held that the companies breached the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses. These violations of the social media protocol
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THE PRESIDENT OF SPAIN HAS PUBLISHED THE DIGITAL RIGHTS CHARTER
THE CHARTER SETS OUT THE SPECIFIC FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS ONLINE Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist: Mr. Pedro Sánchez the president of Spain has declared the publication of the Digital Rights Charter. According to Sánchez statement, the Charter is meant to be a framework of reference for all Spanish authorities and to inform future action and is not a regulation or new legislation, Thus, the announcement does not
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AN AUSTRALIAN COURT FINDS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS CAN BE NAMED AS INVENTORS UNDER PATENT LAW
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Guardian: An artificial intelligence system is capable of being an “inventor” under Australian patent law, the federal court has stated, in a decision that could have wider intellectual property implications. In a federal court judgment on Friday, justice Jonathan Beach overturned a decision made by an Australian deputy commissioner of patents regarding that AI systems can not be considered as inventors, the matter has
THE SUPREME COURT OF CHINA ESTABLISHED NEW RULES TO PREVENT THE MISUSE OF FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Supreme People’s Court of China: According to the 16-article judicial document issued by China’s supreme court, shops installing face-scanning systems will have to get consumers’ permission before gathering their facial data and software operators shall no longer force users to give their facial information, otherwise, their actions will be considered as a violation of people’s personality rights. Yang Wanming, vice-president of the top court
UBER HAS FAILED TO PROTECT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF AUSTRALIANS
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to ComputerWeekly: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has found that Uber Technologies, Inc. violated the privacy of an estimated 1.2 million Australians, and failed to investigate and disclose a data breach from 2016 promptly. Information and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk stated that Uber violated the Privacy Act by not taking reasonable measures to protect the personal information of customers and drivers from a cyber-attack that happened in
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SCARLETT JOHANSSON FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST DISNEY OVER ‘BLACK WIDOW’ RELEASE ON DISNEY PLUS
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to New York Times: Cinema superstar, Ms. Scarlett Johansson, alleges that Disney’s decision to release the Black Widow movie on Disney plus at the same time it was released in theaters was a breach of her contract. According to Ms. Johansson’s suit, Disney had promised that “Black Widow” would receive an exclusive release in theaters for approximately 90 to 120 days and now, simultaneous release
APPLE HAS TO FACE A PATENT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM
Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Reuters: On Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that tech giant, Apple must face a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Omni MedSci Inc, a company owned by Mohammed Islam who is a professor at the University of Michigan school of engineering. Omni MedSci is alleging that Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor technology infringed on their patent rights. The original
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