Law firm ACS: Law stops ‘chasing illegal file-sharers’ – BBC News
“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: internet
Law firms’ poor use of Twitter risks ‘damaging their brand’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two-thirds of top-50 law firms have a Twitter account, but some may be ‘damaging their brand’ by failing to tweet anything at all, a report has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Twitter endorsements face OFT clampdown – The Guardian
“Watchdog says online companies who did not disclose paid-for promotions by celebrities and bloggers were deceptive.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Interim practice guidance: The use of live text-based forms of communication (including Twitter) from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Interim practice guidance: The use of live text-based forms of communication (including Twitter) from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting – Guidance from the Lord Chief Justice.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th December 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Lord chief justice approves use of Twitter for court reporting – The Guardian
“Guidance follows district judge’s decision to allow tweeting of bail hearing for Julian Assange earlier this month.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tweeting in court: why reporters must be given guidelines – The Guardian
“A district judge’s decision to allow journalists to use Twitter in the Julian Assange hearing raises interesting legal questions.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge dismisses ACS:Law file-sharing cases – The Lawyer
“A judge has halted an attempt by copyright firm ACS:Law to secure default judgment against eight individuals accused of illegally file sharing pornographic films.”
The Lawyer, 14th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Disputed web pages must be hidden, warns High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“A disgruntled ex-agent must redirect domain names he owns to blank pages rather than to near-copies of the website of a company for which he acted, the High Court has said. The sites broke laws on passing off, the Court said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Allen & Overy faces lawsuit over employee sacked for erotic blog – Law Society’s Gazette
“A former Allen & Overy solicitor sacked for writing an erotic blog that allegedly used the names of her co-workers and a client is claiming £3.5m compensation from the firm for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Blog network promises to label promotional content after OFT investigation – OUT-LAW.com
“Consumer protection watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has forced a network of bloggers to make it clear when companies are paying it for coverage. The OFT investigated Handpicked Media under consumer protection laws.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th December 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Twitter allowed during bail hearing – The Guardian
“The judge hearing Julian Assange’s application broke new ground today by letting reporters use Twitter and other electronic means to update the outside world on developments in court.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fair comment is dead. Long live honest comment – The Guardian
“Today’s supreme court judgment has significant ramifications for the law on defamation.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Full judgment from UK supreme court: Spiller v Joseph [2010] UKSC 53
ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TV Catch Up Ltd – WLR Daily
ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TV Catch Up Ltd [2010] EWHC 3063 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 301
“For the purposes of s 20 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, there was no requirement that the mode of communication to the public of a broadcast had to itself have the characteristics of a broadcast.”
WLR Daily, 26th November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
TV streaming service fails to have copyright suit thrown out – OUT-LAW.com
The activities of a television streaming website are covered by copyright law despite the fact that it is not itself a broadcaster, the High Court has ruled.
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
High Court ruling means newspapers can charge businesses for their web content – Daily Telegraph
“News monitoring agencies will have to pay publishing companies to use their web content, the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ofcom launches second TalkTalk investigation – The Guardian
“Inquiry follows claims company mis-sold phone service and switched some internet users to its service without their consent”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Online publishers and hosts launch libel reform campaign – OUT-LAW.com
“Internet publishers and ISPs have joined forces to ask the Government to reform libel laws to protect the free speech rights of bloggers and commenters and to strip host companies of liability for libellous statements.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers to take appeal to high court – The Guardian
“The case of a man convicted of ‘menace’ for threatening to blow up an airport in a Twitter joke is to go to appeal at the high court. A senior human rights lawyer will lead a three-strong legal team for Paul Chambers, a former accounts manager in the motor trade, whose conviction in the so-called ‘Twitter joke trial’ has become an international cause celebre.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Google agrees to delete private data gathered by Street View cars – The Independent
“Google has agreed to delete all the personal data its Street View cars collected from unsecured wireless networks and will introduce new training and guidance for its staff, the Information Commissioner said yesterday.”
The Independent, 20th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for posting racist video clips on YouTube – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 15 months for uploading racist video clips on to YouTube.”
BBC News, 15th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
