23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint that ASDA’s advert was misleading because it was highlighting the benefits to consumers of its 100 day guarantee. It was misleading because...
Tags on this discussion: advertising Advertising Standards Authority ASA B2C business-to-consumer code of practice consumer consumer law consumer laws defect defective faulty misleading advertising misleading selling sale of goods act satisfactory quality SOGA
23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
Keith Chegwin has been accused of stealing another comedian’s gags – a charge he strenuously denies. But are jokes copyrightable? In theory, yes. But copyright only protects the expression of an idea....
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19 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The new Coalition Government has announced that it is going to overhaul the UK’s defamation laws with a Bill in 2011. The existing UK laws are largely seen as some of the most pro-claimant in the world...
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13 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The Intellectual Property Office has allowed in part an application from the owners of the POP IDOL registered trade mark to oppose the application for MODEL IDOL. The description of some of the advertising...
Tags on this discussion: brand branding brands goodwill Intellectual property Intellectual Property Office intellectual property rights IP IPO reputation trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks unfair
8 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
Ofcom – the broadcasting regulator – has announced proposals for the roll out of new product placement laws. Until now, product placement has not been permitted in the UK. This all changed with...
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1 July 2010 | Mark Weston
Google has fended off a US$1 billion lawsuit brought against it by entertainment giant Viacom and other content providers, who claimed that the online services giant should be liable for the unauthorised...
Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement Digital Millennium Copyright Act infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP safe harbour UGC unauthorised user-generated content
15 April 2010 | Mark Weston
The Digital Economy Bill has been passed by the House of Commons without much chance for Parliamentary debate with the aim of getting it on the statute books before the General Election - a process known...
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26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers are going to start to charge people to access their content online from June. Newspapers are coming under increasing commercial pressure with falling circulations...
