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European Commission to consult over website take-down procedures

19 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission is going to consult this year over take-down procedures for websites. Under the Electronic Commerce Directive, websites have no liability for illegal content that they host as long...

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UK Government asked Google to remove over 300 web search results, images and videos in first six months of 2011

18 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The UK Government has asked Google to remove 333 web search results, images and videos in the first six months of this year. The Internet giant fully or partially complied with four in five of the requests....

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EU Justice Minister signals massive overhaul towards far stricter data protection laws for business

17 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Businesses will need to obtain explicit prior consent from individuals before processing data about them and give them the right to have their data deleted at any time especially if they post data on the...

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MPs Committee proposes that websites can keep up allegedly defamatory postings if written by identified authors and accompanied by complaints

27 October 2011 | Mark Weston

An MPs’ report on the draft Defamation Bill going through Parliament has proposed that a distinction be drawn for online libel purposes between identified authors and anonymous posters. The situation...

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TripAdvisor strongly denies claims of dishonesty on its site as ASA investigates complaint from KwikChex

19 September 2011 | Mark Weston

TripAdvisor – the website where travel lovers post reviews of their holiday experiences – is coming under the scrutiny of the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint has been that its site...

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Lawyer-shaming website finds out what Solicitors from Hell really means

25 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick | 3 comments

One thing that’s probably not a good idea is trying to take on the whole legal profession in an explosive issue that they all feel strongly about – their professional reputations. Well, Solicitors...

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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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OFT sends message to online world that paid-for content appearing to be independent is misleading and won’t be tolerated

15 December 2010 | Mark Weston

The Office of Fair Trading has sent down a clear message to the online community that web sites which purport to give independent reviews or material but are not really independent because they charge...

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Spanish court confirms YouTube not liable for copyright infringement in uploaded material

6 October 2010 | Mark Weston

A Spanish court has confirmed that YouTube is not liable for the infringement of copyright in videos uploaded by users. The user generated content site service provider only becomes liable if it fails...

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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 user-generated content

European Commission to consult over website take-down procedures

UK Government asked Google to remove over 300 web search results, images and videos in first six months of 2011

EU Justice Minister signals massive overhaul towards far stricter data protection laws for business

MPs Committee proposes that websites can keep up allegedly defamatory postings if written by identified authors and accompanied by complaints

TripAdvisor strongly denies claims of dishonesty on its site as ASA investigates complaint from KwikChex

Lawyer-shaming website finds out what Solicitors from Hell really means

European Commission publishes strategy for IP rights

OFT sends message to online world that paid-for content appearing to be independent is misleading and won’t be tolerated

Spanish court confirms YouTube not liable for copyright infringement in uploaded material

Google not liable for copyright infringement by YouTube users

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