Oct. 9, 2014 — The PRC Supreme People’s Court has issued a new judicial interpretation of regulations to provide standardized rules for the handling of trials involving online torts, including defamation and privacy. Xinhua story here Commentary here English and Chinese text of Supreme People’s Court Regulations Concerning Some Questions of Applicable Law in Handling Civil Dispute Cases involving the Use of...
Read MoreA Hong Kong court has ruled that local tycoon Albert Yeung can sue Google for defamation over the “autocomplete” function of its search engine that suggested links to organized crime. Decision could have far-reaching consequences for global tech giant. (This updates reference on page 45 of book.) Court of First Instance decision, Yeung v Google, can be found here. “Hong Kong court rules tycoon can sue Google over...
Read More17 June 2014 — The Hong Kong government has introduced the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014, its long-awaited legislative proposal for reform, which includes protection for parodies. (This development updates references on pages 228-229, 237-238, 242-245 of the book.) Full text of the bill and other background information from the Hong Kong government can be found here. “Revised Copyright Bill Still a Deep Disappointment to...
Read MoreActivist Tan Zuoren, who investigated whether shoddy construction caused the deaths of thousands of children in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and posted his findings online, was released from a Chinese jail from finishing a five-year sentence. (This development updates a reference on page 213 of the book.) “Sichuan earthquake activist freed after serving term,” The Standard, 27 March 2014.
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