Archive for December, 2009

More than 1,000 web sites supposedly selling cut-price designer goods closed by Metropolitan Police…

31 December 2009 | Mark Weston

Over 1,200 web sites that claimed to sell cut-price designer goods have been closed by the Metropolitan Police. The sites advertised branded goods such as from Ugg, Tiffany and Links of London. However,...

Tags on this discussion: breach of contract counterfeit cybercrime

Newspapers start charging for online news service

31 December 2009 | Mark Weston

Johnston Press – one of the UK’s biggest newspaper businesses – has started to charge people to access the online content at six of its publications. It is asking users to pay £5 for a three-month...

Web site not liable for comments posted by users when it acted expeditiously in taking them down – Imran Karim v Newsquest Media, High Court

31 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Newsquest Media was not liable for defamatory comments posted on its web site following its article. Newsquest reported that a solicitor was barred from practising because of misuse of client funds. Some...

Tags on this discussion: defamation E-Commerce Regulations

Press Complaints Commission extends to Internet-only publications

31 December 2009 | Mark Weston

The Press Complaints Commission - the newspaper industry’s self-regulatory body – is extending its remit to Internet-only publications for the first time. Until now, online versions of printed magazines...

Tags on this discussion: PCC

Intel’s Single-chip Cloud Computer has 48 separate processing cores on single chip

31 December 2009 | Mark Weston

Intel has developed a prototype that has 48 separate processing cores on a single processing chip, called the Single-chip Cloud Computer. Each core could run a separate operating system such as Windows...

Tags on this discussion: Computer IT

Google loses out to Groovle in domain name battle

31 December 2009 | Mark Weston

Google has lost in its battle to persuade the National Arbitration Forum that the domain name Groovle.com should be transferred to the search engine giant. It had been registered by 207 Media, which claimed...

Tags on this discussion: bad faith confusingly similar Disputes domain name ICANN National Arbitration Forum UDRP uniform dispute resolution procedure

Top 10 tips when negotiating an agreement for a web site or other business-critical IT

31 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

I was recently asked to give my top 10 tips on negotiating an expensive web site based on my experience in drafting and negotiating IT agreements. Here they are. I must stress that they apply to the...

Tags on this discussion: acceptance delivery draft exclusivity fees hosting Intellectual property IP IT agreement licence liquidated damages maintenance negotiate payment terms price remedies source code specification testing web sites

Mortgages – Power of sale and residential property consultation

29 December 2009 | Steven Mills

The Ministry of Justice has today published a consultation paper on mortgages - power of sale and residential properties. It ends on 28 March 2010. The consultation was launched in response to the case...

Tags on this discussion: eviction lenders mortgages residential property

What should employers expect in 2010?

29 December 2009 | Adam Fuge

The Equality Bill The Equality Bill, which will harmonise and strengthen discrimination law, is expected to receive Royal Assent in April 2010, with the majority of its provisions coming into force...

Tags on this discussion: discrimination Employees Employers fit notes paternity leave retirement

Facebook criticised over new privacy settings

22 December 2009 | Mark Weston

Facebook – the social networking phenomenon – has come under fierce criticism for changing the way the privacy settings operate for users. It recently invited users to change their settings, even where...

Tags on this discussion: data protection digital rights Electronic Frontier Foundation personal data privacy sensitive personal data

Archive for December, 2009

More than 1,000 web sites supposedly selling cut-price designer goods closed by Metropolitan Police…

Newspapers start charging for online news service

Web site not liable for comments posted by users when it acted expeditiously in taking them down – Imran Karim v Newsquest Media, High Court

Press Complaints Commission extends to Internet-only publications

Intel’s Single-chip Cloud Computer has 48 separate processing cores on single chip

Google loses out to Groovle in domain name battle

Top 10 tips when negotiating an agreement for a web site or other business-critical IT

Mortgages – Power of sale and residential property consultation

What should employers expect in 2010?

Facebook criticised over new privacy settings

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