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Internet Privacy

At this very moment (January - February 1999) events are highlighting the Internet’s sensitivity to privacy. US privacy protection organisations (like http://www.epic.org) have declared a boycott on the giant Intel (http://www.intel.com), having announced that its new processor, the Pentium III, will include an individual processor serial number (PSN). The number will make it possible to identify the ...

Yahoo! Inc. v. Yahoo-Israel

On 1st July 1998 the District Court of Tel Aviv awarded the force of a judgment to an understanding reached in the first Israeli dispute relating to domain names (CF 615/98, MA 6529/96). In the understanding, Yahoo Israel undertook to stop using the name "Yahoo" within 24 hours and to transfer to Yahoo! Inc. all the rights in the domain ...

The Internet and Copyright in Music

The music industry is busy formulating its policy with regard to the enforcement of copyright on the Internet. The problems essentially rest with two main branches of the industry - the recording branch and those involved in the protection of copyright - although it would appear that the main concern lies with the Performers' Rights Society and its overseas equivalents. ...

The New Code Order

Under Israeli law, means of encryption have to date been treated in all respects in the same way as weapons. This is prescribed in the Control of Commodities and Services (Weapons and Security Know-How) Declaration, 5747-1986. This Declaration combines with the Control of Exports (Weapons and Military Know-How) Order, 5737-1977, according to which "means of encryption" constitute weapons, the ...
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