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Time for TalkTalk and Tiscali to phone a friend…

12 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Ofcom has ruled that TalkTalk and Tiscali have breached the General Conditions of Entitlement (which apply to all communications networks and service providers), which prohibit communications providers...

Tags on this discussion: broadband General Conditions of Entitlement illegal infringement Internet Internet service provider ISP Ofcom Online service provider telecommunications telecoms unauthorised unlawful

Facebook hopes to transform mobile advertising

12 November 2010 | Mark Weston

Facebook has announced plans for businesses to offer deals to users via mobile phones, as well as plans to allow users to log-in to other applications on their mobile phone with their Facebook log-in details....

Tags on this discussion: advertising brand branding brands commercial agreement contract contracts data data protection ICO Information Commissioner's Office Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet IP mobile broadband mobile network mobile phone mobile phone network Online personal data privacy trade mark trade marks web site web sites Website

Block virus-ridden computers from the Internet, says Microsoft researcher

11 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

A senior researcher at Microsoft has suggested that computers holding viruses that are a risk to other network users should be blocked from the Internet. Scott Charney has compared the computer virus...

Tags on this discussion: botnet cyber crime cyber criminal infringement Interne use Internet Internet access Internet service provider Internet user ISP network network access network virus Online unauthorised unlawful user virus web site web sites Website

You know, I have really good signal wherever I go…

10 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Members of the public could become part of the mobile phone network, if new research is acted upon. A study at Queen’s University in Belfast has proposed that members of the public could carry sensors...

Tags on this discussion: Internet Internet access Internet connection mobile network mobile phone mobile phone network Online wi-fi wifi

£50,000 damages for libelous web postings – Metropolitan International Schools Limited v Designtechnica Corporation, High Court

10 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The High Court was asked to decide the measure of damages for the publication of libelous Internet forum postings, which had given the impression that the claimant’s distance learning courses were a...

Tags on this discussion: damages defamation discussion forum discussions forums High Court infringement Internet IT and Internet use policy libel libelous Online postings unauthorised unlawful web postings web site web sites Website

Wi-Fi going underground

10 November 2010 | Mark Weston

BT is trialing Wi-Fi availability at Charing Cross Tube Station for London Underground users to access the Internet from their smart phones or laptops. The six-month trial, if successful, will lead onto...

Tags on this discussion: broadband Internet Internet access Internet connection Internet service provider networks Online web site web sites Website wi-fi wifi wireless broadband wireless network

UK Internet economy worth £100 billion

8 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The Internet economy contributes £100 billion to the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. This accounts for 7.2% of the total GDP in the UK. The report...

Tags on this discussion: e-commerce economy GDP gross domestic product Internet Internet economy Online web site web sites Website

Ireland still the place to share – EMI Records (Ireland) Limited v UPC Communications Ireland Limited, Irish High Court

5 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

The High Court of Ireland has rejected an application for an injunction against an Internet service provider (ISP) which would have required the ISP to block access to file-sharing sites by its customers. The...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement file-sharing High Court illegal infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet Internet access Internet connection Internet service provider IP Ireland Irish High Court ISP Online P2P peer-to-peer unauthorised unlawful web site web sites Website

Broadening the band…

4 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The best broadband in Europe by 2015? That’s the commitment made by the Government in its plans for the future of infrastructure in the UK, with the hope that the UK will be the home of the best superfast...

Tags on this discussion: broadband Government infrastructure Internet Internet access Internet connection Internet service provider national network Online

ISPs angry at Government decision to require ISPs to pay 25% of costs of notifications for users’ infringements

15 October 2010 | Mark Weston

The ISP Association has reacted angrily to a Government decision that Internet service providers should have to foot 25% of the costs involved with notifying their subscribers and rights holders of continued...

Tags on this discussion: consultation copyright copyright infringement DEA Digital Economy Act Digital Economy Bill Government illegal infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet Internet access Internet connection Internet protocol address Internet service provider IP ISP Ofcom Online peer-to-peer unauthorised unlawful web site web sites Website website content

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Latest news and views tagged Internet

Time for TalkTalk and Tiscali to phone a friend…

Facebook hopes to transform mobile advertising

Block virus-ridden computers from the Internet, says Microsoft researcher

You know, I have really good signal wherever I go…

£50,000 damages for libelous web postings – Metropolitan International Schools Limited v Designtechnica Corporation, High Court

Wi-Fi going underground

UK Internet economy worth £100 billion

Ireland still the place to share – EMI Records (Ireland) Limited v UPC Communications Ireland Limited, Irish High Court

Broadening the band…

ISPs angry at Government decision to require ISPs to pay 25% of costs of notifications for users’ infringements

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