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CAP Code to apply to material on own websites

8 September 2010 | Mark Weston

The CAP Code is being extended to apply to material on organisations’ own websites. The CAP Code is a code of practice governing the content of adverts and marketing communications. It is administered...

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Argentina overturns previous ruling that had made search engines liable for links to content relating to superstars

26 August 2010 | Mark Weston

An Argentinian appeal court has overturned a controversial 2008 ruling in which search engines had been made liable for the content of sites to which those search engines provided links in the results...

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European Commission launches another consultation – this time on the reasons for not having more e-commerce trade

20 August 2010 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has launched its latest consultation. This time, it is asking all interested parties – including retailers, governments and consumers – for the reasons why e-commerce trade...

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High Court reinforces dangers of moderating comments on web site but web site MAY be ok if it does not moderate the actual post complained about – Kaschke v Gray and Hilton, High Court

13 April 2010 | Mark Weston | 2 comments

Kaschke was a local politician. Gray posted some comments on Hilton’s web site that Kaschke argued was defamatory. Kaschke sued both of them for defamation. Hilton argued that he had a defence under...

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No one liable if search engine’s summary of article in search result distorts meaning and makes it defamatory – Budu v BBC, High Court

8 April 2010 | Mark Weston

Neither a publisher of an article nor the search engine service provider should be liable if selected words taken from the publisher’s article by the search engine result changed the meaning and made...

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European Court of Justice gives eagerly-awaited ruling in Google keyword search terms trade mark cases – Google v Louis Vuitton, European Court of Justice

26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

In an eagerly-awaited judgment, the European Court of Justice has ruled on whether use of a trade mark term for the purpose of creating a sponsored advert and getting higher up the search results could...

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Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet

1 March 2010 | Mark Weston

A decision of an Italian criminal court has sent shockwaves around the Internet. Four Google executives, including its global privacy legal counsel, have been given suspended prison sentences for user-generated...

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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...

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Latest news and views tagged E-Commerce Regulations

CAP Code to apply to material on own websites

Argentina overturns previous ruling that had made search engines liable for links to content relating to superstars

European Commission launches another consultation – this time on the reasons for not having more e-commerce trade

High Court reinforces dangers of moderating comments on web site but web site MAY be ok if it does not moderate the actual post complained about – Kaschke v Gray and Hilton, High Court

No one liable if search engine’s summary of article in search result distorts meaning and makes it defamatory – Budu v BBC, High Court

European Court of Justice gives eagerly-awaited ruling in Google keyword search terms trade mark cases – Google v Louis Vuitton, European Court of Justice

Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet

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

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