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Google not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted on its hosted service when brought to its attention as they were still disputed by the author – Davison v Habeeb and Google, High Court

20 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Google was not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted about Davison on Google’s hosted service at blogger.com, despite the online service giant having kept the comments up even after being told...

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Hounslow Council fined £70,000 simply for failing to have written contract in place with data processor

3 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - has fined two more councils a combined £150,000 following the theft of two laptops containing sensitive personal data...

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Internet publishers and ISPs plead for libel law reform

29 November 2010 | Mark Weston

Internet service providers and major web sites such as Facebook, Yahoo! and AOL have clubbed together to write to the Government asking for online libel law to be changed. Under the European Union’s...

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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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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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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...

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Latest news and views tagged hosting

Google not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted on its hosted service when brought to its attention as they were still disputed by the author – Davison v Habeeb and Google, High Court

Hounslow Council fined £70,000 simply for failing to have written contract in place with data processor

Internet publishers and ISPs plead for libel law reform

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

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

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

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