Computer Ethics, Fall 2021

Class 4

Sept 23, 2021

Read Chapter 2 on privacy

How Indian lawyers, scientists gave Sci-Hub its first legal defence team

https://news.careers360.com/sci-hub-scihub-libgen-alexandra-elbakyan-lawsuit-india-delhi-high-court-du-sol-delhi-university-iiser-jnu-mit-iit-science-research-elsevier

It's not clear the case is going well, but it's being actively defended. India has relatively strong Fair Use tradition.

Google and Apple assist Putin's election by removing opposition apps from their app stores.

https://netblocks.org/reports/russia-restricts-opposition-election-voting-app-from-apple-app-store-and-google-play-store-JBZrPaB6

Trouble in the VPN industry due to consolidation

https://blog.windscribe.com/consolidation-of-the-vpn-industry-spells-trouble-for-the-consumer-57e638634cf0

But note Windscribe is itself a VPN operator.

Viacom v YouTube: who won?

Server-based filesharing and SOPA/PIPA (laws that seemed inevitable but which ultimately did not pass)

RIAA Lawsuits against Users

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