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European Data Protection Supervisor critical of Data Retention Directive

21 June 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has criticised the Data Retention Directive in an opinion published in relation to the European Commission’s evaluation report on the Directive. The opinion...

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European Commission publishes strategy for IP rights

9 June 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has published its strategy for intellectual property rights. There are some common themes with the Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report - in particular, ensuring that the economy...

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Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

6 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his report on intellectual property rights that had been commissioned by David Cameron in November last year. His report makes ten recommendations, which include...

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European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

6 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation regarding the customs enforcement of intellectual property rights. If implemented, the Regulation would update the Counterfeit Goods Regulation...

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Facebook proposes to allow under-13s to create accounts

4 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Facebook is proposing to allow children under 13 to create user accounts on its social networking site. The reason it makes 13 the boundary is due to requirements of US law. There is no similar law in...

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European Commission sets out plans to give orphan works an online home

3 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has set out plans for a new European Union Directive in which orphan works can be digitised and made available online. Orphan works are copyright works that do not have an identified...

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European Commission looks to introduce online arbitration process for cross-border business-to-consumer disputes

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission is looking to introduce a new online arbitration system for low value cross-border business-to-consumer disputes to save consumers having to go through the court process. This should...

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Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Article 29 Working Party has concluded an opinion on geo-location services on smart mobile devices (such as smart phones and tablet computers) by saying that they are linked to natural persons and...

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European Justice Commissioner say users should be notified of privacy breaches

2 June 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Justice Commissioner has stated that the Electronic Communications Framework Directive (Framework) - the European law requiring telecoms companies to immediately notify users of breaches of...

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BT and TalkTalk to appeal Digital Economy Act High Court ruling

31 May 2011 | Mark Weston

BT and TalkTalk, the telecoms firms, recently failed in their bid to have the Digital Economy Act judicially reviewed, which was brought on the grounds that the Act failed to comply with European law....

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Latest news and views tagged Europe

European Data Protection Supervisor critical of Data Retention Directive

European Commission publishes strategy for IP rights

Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

Facebook proposes to allow under-13s to create accounts

European Commission sets out plans to give orphan works an online home

European Commission looks to introduce online arbitration process for cross-border business-to-consumer disputes

Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

European Justice Commissioner say users should be notified of privacy breaches

BT and TalkTalk to appeal Digital Economy Act High Court ruling

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