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Sports gear company discovered legal victory was in the pocket – Hudson Bay v Umbro, Court of Appeal

20 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

This case surrounded two licences to make and sell Umbro’s football clothes in the US. One licence (to Dick’s) was for the exclusive sale of on-field sports clothing and the other (to Hudson Bay) was...

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Judge forced to put finger in the air to work out losses arising out of unauthorised publication of Jimi Hendrix concert – Experience Hendrix v Times Newspapers, High Court

13 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Jimi Hendrix – the famous musician – and the other members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience band just wanted to entertain. Little did they know that their last ever UK concert in 1969 would become such...

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Intellectual Property Office reports on millions of pounds worth of counterfeit and pirated products seized

10 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office’s annual Intellectual Property Crime Report has shown the millions of pounds of pirated or counterfeit products that have been seized in the last year. The Report also...

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ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

21 July 2010 | Mark Weston

BT and Talk Talk – the Internet service providers – have asked the High Court to provide a ruling as to whether the Digital Economy Act is unlawful. They complain that the Act was scrambled through...

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Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

20 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The Ministry of Sound has sent 2,000 letters out to people who it alleges have unlawfully infringed its copyright by downloading or uploading its tracks without permission. The letters ask for compensation...

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Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator – has issued a code of practice dealing with online behavioural advertising issues. Online behavioural advertising refers...

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ECJ gives guidance to objecting to use of trade marks in keywords – Portakabin v Primakabin, European Court of Justice

20 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The European Court of Justice has given guidance as to when registered trade mark owners can complain about the use of their marks by people who bid for them to appear high up search engine results. In...

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Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

16 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner, has called for prison sentences to deter the illegal sale and purchase of people’s data. Graham, who is in charge of regulating data in the UK, said...

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British record industry tells Google to stop having links to unauthorised music

2 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The BPI – the body representing the UK record industry – has written a letter to Google requiring them to remove links to web sites that contain unauthorised music. Although Google initially has a...

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Google not liable for copyright infringement by YouTube users

1 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Google has fended off a US$1 billion lawsuit brought against it by entertainment giant Viacom and other content providers, who claimed that the online services giant should be liable for the unauthorised...

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Latest news and views tagged unauthorised

Sports gear company discovered legal victory was in the pocket – Hudson Bay v Umbro, Court of Appeal

Judge forced to put finger in the air to work out losses arising out of unauthorised publication of Jimi Hendrix concert – Experience Hendrix v Times Newspapers, High Court

Intellectual Property Office reports on millions of pounds worth of counterfeit and pirated products seized

ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

Information Commissioner issues code of practice for online behavioural advertising

ECJ gives guidance to objecting to use of trade marks in keywords – Portakabin v Primakabin, European Court of Justice

Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences for data breaches, as data complaints to the regulator rise

British record industry tells Google to stop having links to unauthorised music

Google not liable for copyright infringement by YouTube users

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