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The Hurt Locker – break it open at your peril!

2 June 2010 | Mark Weston

The producers of The Hurt Locker, the recent Oscar-winning film, have filed claims against illegal file-sharers of the film in the United States. Voltage Pictures (the producers) are currently seeking...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement Digital Economy Act file-sharing illegal Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet IP peer-to-peer unlawful

Ireland starts process that could see file-sharers cut off from Internet

28 May 2010 | Mark Weston

Ireland has started a process that could see illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers cut off from using the Internet. Eircom, the Irish Internet service provider with 40% of the Irish market, has started writing...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement download Eircom file-sharing illegal Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet protocol address Internet service provider IP IRMA ISP P2P peer-to-peer unlawful

Chips are down for DRAM cartel as they are fined €331m

20 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Nine suppliers of Dynamic Random Access Memory chips to PC and server original equipment manufacturers have been fined a total of €331m for breaching European Union competition law. Those fines were...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-trust Article 101 Article 81 cartel collusion competition law DRAM EC Treaty EU European Commission European Union fine illegal TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful

US Court issues summary judgment ruling against LimeWire for encouraging illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing

20 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has decided that it could rule without having a full trial in a copyright infringement case brought against a web service that facilitated illegal...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement file-sharing illegal infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP P2P peer-to-peer unlawful

BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

17 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Four British Airways executives have been cleared of dishonestly agreeing to make or implement arrangements whereby different entities would engage in prohibited cartel activity. A person convicted of...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 81 competition law EC Treaty fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Music, movies, moolah – free online?

28 April 2010 | Mark Weston

The new Digital Economy Act includes provisions about online copyright infringement (including 'file-sharing' and 'peer-to-peer' transfer). Under the Act, over the next few months OFCOM is to supervise...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement data protection Digital Economy Act Digital Economy Bill file-sharing illegal Intellectual property intellectual property rights peer-to-peer privacy unlawful

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

28 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement of objections to Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific over an alleged breach of the Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Following a tip-off...

Tags on this discussion: Article 101 cartel Chapter I Prohibition competition law confidential information fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT statement of objections unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

OFT sends out clear messages to avoid pricing agreements between different supply levels with £225m fine on tobacco companies and retailers

20 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has imposed its largest ever fine for a single case on tobacco suppliers and retailers for unlawfully having an agreement or arrangement that had an anti-competitive object or...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive competition Competition Act competition law fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT price price fixing resale price supply contract unlawful

Digital Economy Act to cost millions of pounds for ‘innocent’ ISPs

20 April 2010 | Mark Weston

The newly passed Digital Economy Act will cost at least £15m a year to Internet service providers. Those figures have been revealed from a Government consultation document. They just cover the estimated...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement Digital Economy Act Digital Economy Bill file-sharing illegal Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet Internet connection Internet service provider ISP peer-to-peer unlawful

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...

Tags on this discussion: defamation E-Commerce Directive E-Commerce Regulations Electronic Commerce Directive hosting libel moderating unlawful

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Latest news and views tagged unlawful

The Hurt Locker – break it open at your peril!

Ireland starts process that could see file-sharers cut off from Internet

Chips are down for DRAM cartel as they are fined €331m

US Court issues summary judgment ruling against LimeWire for encouraging illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing

BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

Music, movies, moolah – free online?

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

OFT sends out clear messages to avoid pricing agreements between different supply levels with £225m fine on tobacco companies and retailers

Digital Economy Act to cost millions of pounds for ‘innocent’ ISPs

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

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