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Only initial confusion needed for trade mark infringement – Och-Ziff Management Europe Limited v OCH Capital LLP (High Court)

3 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The High Court has ruled that only initial confusion at the commencement of the purchasing process, that one company is another, is needed for a trade mark infringement claim. In this case, Och-Ziff...

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US Court not in a Sharing Mood

29 October 2010 | Mark Weston

LimeWire, one of the Internet’s largest peer-to-peer file-sharing services, has been effectively shut down following an injunction issued by a district court in New York. LimeWire is obliged to disable...

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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...

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Ryanair Achieve a Take-Off

15 October 2010 | Mark Weston

Ryanair have succeeded in shutting down a website dedicated to hating the budget airline. The domain name ‘ihateryanair.co.uk’ was acquired by Ryanair through Nominet’s domain name dispute resolution...

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Twitter – for Celebs, Advertising and the Police…

15 October 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Greater Manchester Police gave a unique insight into 999 calls by ‘tweeting’ every incident reported to them over a 24-hour period, starting at 5am on 14 October 2010. The aim of the experiment was...

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European Commission proposes Directive on attacks against information systems

12 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposal for a new Directive on attacks against information systems. It supersedes and supplements a Decision by the European Union Council from 2005. That Decision...

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European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

11 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has announced that it is taking the UK to the European Court of Justice for failure to properly implement European Union rules protecting protection of data and privacy. The issue...

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European Parliament calls for European Commission to look into creating EU-wide harmonised copyright laws

8 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Parliament has passed a resolution that calls for the European Commission to consider creating a single unified copyright law across the European Union. It says that the current law is not...

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Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…

7 October 2010 | Mark Weston

ACS:Law may be the first business to incur the recently introduced expanded fines of up to £500,000. The controversial law firm has made its name by sending out thousands of letters to alleged peer-to-peer...

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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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Latest news and views tagged web sites

Only initial confusion needed for trade mark infringement – Och-Ziff Management Europe Limited v OCH Capital LLP (High Court)

US Court not in a Sharing Mood

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

Ryanair Achieve a Take-Off

Twitter – for Celebs, Advertising and the Police…

European Commission proposes Directive on attacks against information systems

European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

European Parliament calls for European Commission to look into creating EU-wide harmonised copyright laws

Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…

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

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