Library of Congress

• European Union: European Court of Justice Rules on German Public Broadcasting Contribution

  7-1-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 236

  (Jan. 7, 2019) On December 13, 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that a “contribution” required to be paid by all German...

• Japan: Supreme Court Decides Registered Owner of Car Responsible for Damages Caused by Actual Owner

  3-1-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 242

  (Jan. 3, 2019) On December 17, 2018, the Supreme Court of Japan held the registered owner of a car liable for the personal injury caused by the...

• United States: Federal Appellate Court Rejects Suit to Hold Bank Liable for Soldier’s Death by Iranian Explosive in Iraq

  2-1-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 290

  (Jan. 2, 2019) The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss plaintiff Rhonda...

• China: Rules on Tax Deduction for Elderly Support Released

  31-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 186

  (Dec. 31, 2018) On December 22, 2018, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) released the Interim Measures on...

• Israel Establishes Interagency Team for Coordinating Regulation of Virtual Assets

  28-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 276

  (Dec. 28, 2018) Israel’s central bank, the Bank of Israel, announced on December 18, 2018, the establishment of an interagency team for...

• Malawi: Parliament Passes Law Allowing Dual Citizenship

  27-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 252

  (Dec. 27, 2018) On December 12, 2018, Malawi’s 193-member unicameral National Assembly reportedly passed the Malawi Citizenship Amendment...

• Japan: Basic Act on Cybersecurity Amended

  26-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 241

  (Dec. 26, 2018) The Diet (Japan’s Parliament) recently passed a bill to amend the 2014 Basic Act on Cybersecurity. ( Act No. 91 of 2018 ,...

• South Africa: National Assembly Passes Copyright Amendment Bill, Adopts Expansive Fair Use Exception

  21-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 274

  (Dec. 21, 2018) On December 5, 2018, South Africa’s National Assembly, one of the houses of the country’s bicameral legislature,...

• China: Rail Passengers Refusing to Vacate Others’ Seats Punished by Administrative Detention

  20-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 198

  (Dec. 20, 2018) On December 3, 2018, two rail passengers in China were reportedly punished by administrative detention after refusing to vacate...

• European Union: New Rules Prohibit Unjustified Geo-Blocking

  19-12-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 231

  (Dec. 19, 2018) On December 3, 2018, new rules to prevent unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on nationality, place...