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Comedians don’t see the funny side as they claim copyright infringement for stealing their gags

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Keith Chegwin has been accused of stealing another comedian’s gags – a charge he strenuously denies. But are jokes copyrightable? In theory, yes. But copyright only protects the expression of an idea....

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Story in online archives should be amended or removed when ‘responsible journalism’ defence ceases to apply – Flood v Times Newspapers, Court of Appeal

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

This case involved a defamatory report containing allegations about Flood, a policeman. At the time of the story being published, The Times Newspapers argued that it had a defence called ‘Reynolds privilege’...

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E-tailers watch out: OFT on drive to increase consumer awareness and enforcement

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading is on a drive to increase the education of consumers shopping online, so that they are more aware of their rights and what to do if things go wrong. The OFT is also keen to ensure...

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SMEs find it easier to sell services than goods online, says OFT report

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have found that barriers to entry have decreased when setting up online to provide services. This is not the case with selling goods, however. This is according...

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Online shopping has biggest monthly growth in two years

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Shopping online in the UK has experienced its biggest monthly growth in two years. It rose 22% in June 2010 compared to June 2009. Clothing retail rose most, by 73%, while other similar items such as footwear...

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Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

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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Several High Street names not operating within Distance Selling Rules

16 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

A BBC investigation has discovered that some retailers are not operating within consumer laws imposed by the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000. Many are giving out false information...

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Social networking use doubles in two years

20 May 2010 | Mark Weston

The use of social networking web sites has doubled in the last two years. In 2007, just 22% of British adults had a social networking profile. Now, the figure is 44%. These are the findings of a survey...

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US web site scraping case proceeds to trial

10 May 2010 | Mark Weston

A US court has ruled that a database builder who had been authorised by a client to scrape the client’s web site on a database built for it by a previous supplier may have been infringing copyright,...

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Google gets thumbs up from German court to use small picture previews

5 May 2010 | Mark Weston

The German Federal Supreme Court has ruled that Google could use and display a thumbnail preview of a picture taken from an artist’s web site, because she had not sent a signal to say that she objected...

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Latest input tagged web sites

Comedians don’t see the funny side as they claim copyright infringement for stealing their gags

Story in online archives should be amended or removed when ‘responsible journalism’ defence ceases to apply – Flood v Times Newspapers, Court of Appeal

E-tailers watch out: OFT on drive to increase consumer awareness and enforcement

SMEs find it easier to sell services than goods online, says OFT report

Online shopping has biggest monthly growth in two years

Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

Several High Street names not operating within Distance Selling Rules

Social networking use doubles in two years

US web site scraping case proceeds to trial

Google gets thumbs up from German court to use small picture previews

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