A snapshot of legal developments and industry issues relevant to information technology, media and telecommunications law in key jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific – Co-ordinated by Lovells and contributed to by other leading law firms in the region

doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2008.01.010

Computer Law & Security Review

Volume 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-128

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Abstract

This column provides a country by country snapshot of the latest legal developments, cases and issues relevant to the IT, media and telecommunications' industries in key jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region. The articles appearing in this column are intended to serve as ‘alerts’ and are not submitted as detailed analyses of cases or legal developments.

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The CEDB consultation paper

On 21 December 2007 the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau published a consultation paper entitled “Consultation Paper on the Creation of A Unified Carrier Licence under the Telecommunications Ordinance” on 21 December 2007 (the “consultation paper”), setting out detailed proposals regarding the licensing framework for the introduction of the unified carrier licence (“UCL”). Members of the public have been invited to make comments on the consultation paper, which covers, among others, the

Beijing court held search-engine liable under the Network Information Law

On 20 December 2007, in two separate judgments regarding music copyright infringement, respectively, against Alibaba Group (“Alibaba”)¹ and Baidu.com (“Baidu”),² the Beijing Higher People's Court (“the Court”) of the PRC held against Alibaba but held in Baidu's favour. Only in the Alibaba judgment did the Court apply the Information Network Dissemination

Internet service provider liability addressed under proposed amendments to the Copyright Act

Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) released draft amendments to the Copyright Act at the end of January proposing the addition of Chapter 6-1 titled “Internet Service Provider Liability Limitation” to the Act. The amendments aim to clarify the liability of Internet service providers for copyright infringement by their users as well as provide for rights-holder friendly mechanisms modeled on those found in the U.S. DCMA. The proposed amendments address perceived short-comings with the

Telecommunications dispute resolution scheme

On 30 November 2007, a new dispute resolution scheme for New Zealand customers of telecommunications companies came into effect.

This scheme, called the Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Scheme (TDRS) has been established by the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF) and is based on the consumer complaints code which was recently approved by TCF members. Telecommunications companies representing 98% of the New Zealand market have become members of the TDRS, binding them to decisions made