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Government clause in Digital Economy Bill to amend copyright laws without going through Parliament is defeated in House of Lords

8 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Government’s controversial clause in the Digital Economy Bill, in which it could have changed copyright laws without having to go through Parliament, has been struck out by the House of Lords. A...

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Nearly three-quarters confused by what they can copy

1 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

73% of people surveyed by Consumer Focus admitted to being confused by what they were legally permitted to copy or record. These were the results of Consumer Focus’s survey of about 2,000 people in the...

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Change of stance from Government on cutting off peer-to-peer file-sharers under Digital Economy Bill?…

25 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

There is some uncertainty whether the Government has shifted its position in the Digital Economy Bill and adopted a more lenient line in respect of illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers. If passed, the Digital...

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European data protection supervisor concerned over data protection issues with international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement

25 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Peter Hustinx – the European data protection supervisor – has expressed concern that the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement currently being negotiated may not be protecting people’s data protection...

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Tax TV

18 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw

In what seems to me to be a slightly odd use of taxpayer's money, HMRC have decided to sponsor a new channel 5 TV show - the Business Inspector. The justification of this is that the programme will...

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Australian case says ISP not liable for peer-to-peer copying of users

16 February 2010 | Mark Weston

An Australian court has ruled that an Internet service provider was not liable for the unauthorised peer-to-peer file-sharing habits of users to whom the ISP merely provided access. Roadshow Films claimed...

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Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court

2 comments 3 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

From 1998, Burrows developed and revised an idea for a game called ‘Traktrix’, which involved moving a ball to another side of the screen by laying down a track. When he became employed by Circle as...

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Rights holders to fund 75% and ISPs 25% for cost of dealing with Internet pirates

26 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has announced that rights holders will have to pay 75% of the cost of dealing with Internet pirates under the Digital Economy Bill. Internet service providers would only be required to foot...

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Virgin controversially trials new software to get info on peer-to-peer file-sharers

26 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Virgin Media is planning to trial new software called CView which would analyse file-sharing by its customers. Privacy International – a privacy rights watchdog – has taken issue with the Internet...

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Government softens controversial clause 17 of Digital Economy Bill which would give Ministers general power to make any change to copyright laws without Parliament scrutiny

22 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has softened its line on the highly controversial clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill. That clause would give the Government a very general power to amend, repeal or revoke any provision...

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