Man detained for unlawful use of broadband connection – The Guardian
“A man has been arrested for using a broadband internet connection in the street without the owner’s permission.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: internet
Baby battle woman can’t claim data protection exemption for YouTube video, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The woman at the centre of a battle with social services over the future of her unborn baby will not be able to claim an exemption from the UK’s Data Protection Act, a legal expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Doctor faces High Court battle with GMC over weblink – The Register
“A mental health doctor is headed for a showdown with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the High Court because she is accused of breaking confidentiality by posting a link on her blog.”
The Register, 21st August 2007
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
YouTube row over social services baby threat – Daily Telegraph
“A heavily pregnant woman is at the centre of an extraordinary legal battle with social workers after she secretly recorded them threatening to take away her newborn baby.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Landmark ruling on phone footage – BBC News
“A newspaper has been criticised in a landmark Press Complaints Commission (PCC) ruling on the use of video material on its website.”
BBC News, 15th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK government agency to monitor blogs – Financial Times
“The COI, the UK government’s communications agency, is working on a way to monitor what people say about policy on blogs and internet forums for the media briefings it sends to ministers.”
Financial Times, 15th August 2007
Source: www.ft.com
ISPs tell BBC to pay for iPlayer bandwidth – OUT-LAW.com
“Internet service providers (ISPs) have warned the BBC that it could have to pay to distribute its content over the internet. They say that large numbers of people watching television content online will strain their networks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Peers want crackdown on web’s ‘wild west’ – The Guardian
“The government and police must act to improve online security and stop the internet becoming a ‘playground of criminals’, a parliamentary committee warns today. A report from the House of Lords science and technology select committee accuses both business and government of creating an image of the net as a ‘wild west’, with millions of internet users unnecessarily exposed to crime.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MoD to impose gagging order on blogs written by army personnel – The Independent
“The Ministry of Defence has imposed a ban on members of the armed forces using modern technology to communicate about their experiences.”
The Independent, 10th August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gambling ad ban hits overseas operators – OUT-LAW.com
“Online gambling companies based outside of the European Economic Area are to be banned from advertising in the UK. The Gambling Act will be used to bar the advertising of over 1,000 websites.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th august 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Government alarm over web ads – The Guardian
“The government’s central advertising body, the Central Office of Information, has reportedly tightened up its web advertising guidelines following last week’s row over major brands advertising alongside contentious content on Facebook.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Food manufacturers target children on internet after regulator’s TV advertising clampdown – The Guardian
“Some of the world’s leading food manufacturers have begun marketing to children on social networking websites and internet chat programs.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Data retention law passed in UK – OUT-LAW.com
“UK telecoms companies will have to keep phone call logs for a year under a new law to come into force in October. The law does not apply to records of internet activity, such as web surfing, email and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone calls.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Victory for witches in £350m shops fight – Daily Telegraph
“A coven of elderly witches has claimed victory in a bizarre battle to have the name of a £350 million shopping centre changed.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Identities of online music swappers protected, EU court says – The Times
“Copyright groups may not be able to demand that telecom companies hand over the details of people they suspect of swapping illegal music downloads, a senior legal adviser to the EU’s highest court said today. ”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Google plans pan-European legal team – The Lawyer
“Google is planning to recruit an in-house team across Europe after growing by more than 50 per cent in the last year.”
The Lawyer, 16th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Man avoids jail for website ‘sick jokes’ – Daily Telegraph
“An economics graduate was sentenced to 160 hours of community service yesterday for making ‘sick jokes’ about ethnic groups and people with disabilities on a website.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Your boss may own your Facebook details – Daily Telegraph
“Employees who use social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace and Bebo could find their bosses own part of the content, lawyers have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Google in court for “misleading its users” on paid links to advertisers – The Times
“Google, the world’s most popular internet search engine, is being taken to court for allegedly deceiving millions of users over links that are paid for by its advertisers. In the first legal action of its kind, Australia’s competition watchdog is seeking an injunction to stop Google from displaying search results that did not ‘expressly distinguish’ advertisements.”
The Times, 13th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
ISP told to block file-sharing in landmark case – OUT-LAW.com
“An internet service provider in Belgium must screen traffic for music piracy, a court has ruled in a decision which overturns conventional thinking on how two major European directives relate to one another.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
