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Petition to the Supreme Court: recognize web users as journalists

The Israeli High Court of Justice recently granted a petition to review a claim by an Israeli user-generated news website named "Scoop.co.il" to recognize its writers as Journalists. The petition was filed against the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO).

The petitioner is looking for two remedies: it asks to recognize itself as 'media' and its writers as 'Journalists'. These definitions ...

e-voting in Israel

Is the era of casting "blank votes" nearly over? nrg's internet website reports [Hebrew] that the Ministry of Interior has authorized to conduct a trial "e-voting" in Israel. According to the report, the Minister of Interior authorized for a team in his office to conduct an e-voting pilot for. The pilot will take place in November, during the local council's ...

Exposing secret appendices of franchises of ISPs

Secret appendices were attached to franchises of the cellular companies and the ISPs received from the state. According to these appendices, the suppliers are obligated to transfer to the security forces - I.D.F, General Security Services, Hamosad, the Israel Police and the prison service - any information on surfing figures of the internet surfers in Israel, upon their request. This ...

A motion for class action against leading auction websites

A motion for class action was filed with the Tel-Aviv District Court against the leading auction websites in Israel: NanaShops, Olsale, P-1000, WallasShops and Get-it. The estimated sum of the motion (if granted) is tens of millions NIS. The plaintiff's claim that these websites deceived auction participants, by employing fictitious participants in order to raise prices. If it wasn't for ...

Bill of indictment for extortion women he met at JDate.com

A bill of indictment was filed lately with the Tel-Aviv District Court against Eduard Nasimov, a suspect in serious offences he committed to four women he met via the leading acquaintanceship jewish website http://www.jdate.com. The defendant is accused in threat, extortion, stealing, receiving something deceitfully, assaulting, sexual harassment, etc. According to the bill of indictment, Nasimov, a 25 years ...

Employer's right to monitor employees' email appealed

TheMarker.com recently reported  [Hebrew] a request for an appeal to the Tel Aviv Regional Labor Tribunal's decision that allows employers to read and monitor employees' email messages. The appeal was filed with the National Labor Court in Jerusalem. Last July, Judge Sigal Davidov-Motola established that in order to read employee's email messages, the employer must fulfill the provisions of the ...

Broadband VOD Bill approved by Israeli parliament

The Knesset (Israeli parliament) approved yesterday Amendment 37 to The 1982 Communications Law which will allow broadcasters and private companies to provide Video On Demand (VOD) services through broadband infrastructure. The amendment will allow YES digital satellite television to compete with HOT, the Israeli cable television provider which at present enjoys exclusivity in the VOD services market in Israel. According ...
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