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Labour Pledges IP Law Reform, Conservatives Pledge Public Procurement Overhaul
The Labour Party has said that it will further reform intellectual property law if it is returned to Government in next month's general election. The...
Real-Time Targeting Of Ads Violates Privacy, Say US Pressure Groups
US consumer regulator the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been asked by consumer groups to investigate some of the internet's biggest companies in a review...
WIPO To Mediate On TV Format Disputes
Trade body the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will mediate in what it says are frequent disputes over the rights to television formats. It...
Talk Talk Restates Pledge To Go To Court Over Digital Economy Act Measures
Telco Talk Talk has restated its pledge to take music and film companies to court if they try to use parts of the just-passed Digital Economy Act. It said it...
Digital Economy Bill Passed by House of Commons
The Digital Economy Bill has been passed by the House of Commons and will become law before the general election. The Bill was passed amidst criticisms from...
Digital Economy Bill Progresses Through Controversial Legislative 'Wash Up'
The Digital Economy Bill is likely to be passed into law in an accelerated legislative process ahead of the just-announced general election. The Opposition...
European Commission's Child Abuse Web-Blocking Plans Criticised
The European Commission wants countries to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to websites that contain material related to the sexual...
Privacy Watchdog Can Issue £500,000 Fines From 6 April
Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will have the power to fine organisations for serious data protection breaches from Tuesday, 6th...
Net Giants Call For US Privacy Law Reform
Google, Microsoft, eBay, telecoms companies and civil liberties groups in the US have called on the US government to update electronic privacy laws to take...
Indexing Company Liable For Users' Infringement, Says High Court
A company which indexes and sorts postings to Usenet groups is liable for the copyright infringement of its users when they download films, software and...
Telecoms Misuse Fines Jump To £2m
Telecoms regulator Ofcom will have the power to issue fines of £2 million for misuse of phone networks, an increase on current fines of...
GMTV Rebuked Over Promotion Of Expert's Web Business
Weekday morning magazine programme GMTV With Lorraine broke Ofcom's Broadcasting Code by allowing its consumer affairs expert Martin Lewis to continually...
News International Will Put Titles Behind Paywall From June
Readers will have to pay to access the websites of The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers from June, parent company News International has announced. The...
Ofcom Says BT Must Give Rivals Access To Its Pole And Duct Networks
BT will have to open up the telegraph poles and under-street ducts that make up much of its network structure to competitors under plans published by telecoms...
Government Plans Libel Shield For Online News Archives
The Government has outlined its plans for a reform of libel law, but said that it will not be possible to pass the proposed new law before this year's general...
