"Although Defendants have made a strong closing argument for a jury, they have not shown that there are no genuine issues of triable fact," the judge wrote.Ī spokeswoman for Swift had no comment on Friday.
Fitzgerald rejected Swift's bid to throw out a suit that said she took wording from 2014 song "Playas Gon' Play" by R&B girl group 3LW.įitzgerald said there were "some noticeable differences" between the songs but also "enough objective similarities" that the case should go to a jury trial.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift must face a lawsuit from songwriters who claim the Grammy-winning singer copied their lyrics in her 2014 hit single "Shake It Off," a California judge has ruled. In European Union member states, the General Data Protection Regulation, one of the strongest legislative attempts globally to govern the collection and use of personal data, took effect in May 2018.Reuters | Los Angeles | Updated: 11-12-2021 01:12 IST | Created: 11-12-2021 01:12 IST The order sets criteria for the US government to evaluate the risk of apps linked to such adversaries, including the threat to national security. Like China, other countries are also beefing up their push to protect data security, experts said.ĬNBC reported that US President Joe Biden signed an executive order in June to protect personal data from foreign adversaries. Zuo Xiaodong, vice-president of the China Information Security Research Institute, said such tough efforts are necessary, as data processors have to shoulder their responsibilities in data protection. The rules are designed to address a largely held view that internet giants should be better regulated, given that they possess a huge amount of personal information that could be not only misused for monetary and other kinds of gains but may become vulnerable to leaks, experts said. Similar checks will also be mandatory for those wanting to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange if they are data processors involving national security, the draft regulation said. The Cyberspace Administration of China, China's top internet regulator, published a draft regulation in November on protecting internet data security.Īccording to the draft regulation, companies dealing with personal information of more than 1 million users need to apply for a security review if they want to go public abroad. Song Haixin, a senior lawyer at law firm Jincheng Tongda & Neal (Shanghai), said as countries worldwide work on legal frameworks for the digital economy, companies need to assess their data assets, which are "now as valuable and essential as oil and electricity". The Didi probe in China signaled the country's efforts to align itself with international practices in tightening tech industry regulations in the wake of the trend of tech giants increasingly resorting to data monetization for revenue growth, and thus posing bigger risks to data management. Hence, analysts steered cleared of the move's potential impact on Didi's finances and implications for the company's future plans. On Friday, Didi did not indicate any time frame or offer size for its planned Hong Kong IPO. In its NYSE IPO prospectus, the company said it has 493 million active riders annually and processes 41 million daily transactions on average. On Thursday, before its delisting announcement, Didi's shares-American depositary receipts-closed lower at $7.80.ĭuring the investigation period, Didi's app had stopped new user registration. On the opening day of trading on June 30, Didi's share price was $14. Ever since, Didi has been under mounting pressure. Shortly after its US IPO, which raised $4.4 billion, China's Cyberspace Security Review Office said it had launched a cybersecurity probe into Didi to protect national security and public interest in accordance with the nation's laws. ĭidi plans HK listing instead amid tougher cybersecurity regulationsīeijing-based Didi Global Inc, the country's largest ride-hailing company, on Friday announced it will "immediately start delisting" from the New York Stock Exchange, where it debuted in late June, and instead "start preparations for listing in Hong Kong". A boarding site for Didi passengers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.