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Appeals court rules in favor of NPPC, Farm Bureau against EPA

2016-09-12 17:59:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: National Pork Producers Council A federal appeals court overruled a lower court decision to throw out a lawsuit brought by the NPPC and the American Farm Bureau Federation against the U.S. EPA over the release of farmers personal information. read more

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EU court says links to illegal content can violate copyright

2016-09-08 14:36:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The EU Court of Justice has ruled that posting of hyperlinks to illegally published content can be considered a copyright violation under certain circumstances. The case in question concerns the posting of links on the Dutch website GeenStijl to photos from the magazine Playboy, published by Sanoma, on a third-party website without authorisation from Sanoma. The EU Court notably disagreed with its advocate general's earlier opinion, saying that in certain circumstances hyperlinks could be considered 'communication to the public', a key criteria in determining whether a publication is copyright protected. In this case, the court said the fact that GS published the photos as part of its commercial business and that it was aware the content on the third-party sites was illegal means the Dutch site also violated copyright with its hyperlinks.

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Oi presents debt restructuring plan to court

2016-09-06 08:46:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The board of directors of Brazilian operator Oi approved the terms and conditions of the company's Judicial Reorganization Plan and presented it to the court in Rio de Janeiro managing the company's restructuring process. The plan establishes the terms and conditions for overcoming the company's debt crisis and ensuring the ongoing continuity of the business, including measures for the restructuring of liabilities, obtaining new financial resources and the possible sale of fixed assets.

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Judge Hauls Dakota Access Into Court After Sacred Sites Bulldozed, Dogs Unleashed on Tribe Members

2016-09-06 06:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

DCMediaGroup: U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg on Monday ordered parties involved in a standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline to appear in court on September 6 to hear a motion for an emergency injunction. Tuesday`s hearing is expected to address the desecration of the burial sites which led to a dog attack incident. A decision in another injunction filed last week by the Standing Sioux Tribe for a permanent work stoppage near the Reservation is expected to be decided by the same Judge no later than...

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