Category: internet

Injunction and damages in libel case awarded against anonymous website – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 18th, 2015 in damages, defamation, injunctions, internet, news by sally

‘Brett Wilson LLP v Person(s) Unknown, Responsible for the Operation of the Website solicitorsfromhell.co.uk, 7 September (Warby J) [2015] EWHC 2628 (QB). This was a claim in libel by a firm of solicitors who acted for another firm which also claimed against the operators of SFHUK, causing the original site to be shut down (Law Society v Rick Kordowski [2011]). In this case the words complained of appeared on a new site, but despite efforts by the present claimants, it was not possible to find out who was operating it. The site alleged various aspects of mismanagement, including incompetence and fraud. It also quoted a client of the claimant firm who alleged overcharging and who refused to pay their fees. (It is worth noting that the site appears to have been taken down since default judgement was given in this case).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th September 2015

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Judge orders removal of defamatory references to law firm on Solicitors From Hell copycat website – Legal Futures

Posted September 17th, 2015 in defamation, injunctions, internet, law firms, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has ordered the take-down of pages of an anti-solicitor website that contain defamatory statements about a law firm, after a litigation opponent alleged their publication was “evidence that the firm was disreputable”.’

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Legal Futures, 17th September 2015

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Woman guilty of tricking blindfolded friend into having sex by pretending to be a man – The Independent

Posted September 16th, 2015 in internet, news, sexual offences by sally

‘In a courtroom drama as confusing as it was compelling, a woman has been convicted of pretending to be a man and using a deep voice, a prosthetic penis and a blindfold to trick her female friend into having sex with her during a two-year relationship.’

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The Independent, 16th Spetember 2015

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Paedophile ring jailed for ‘terrifying depravity’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2015 in child abuse, inquiries, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Seven paedophiles who preyed on a baby and young children acted “beyond human instinct” and were guilty of “terrifying depravity”, a judge said.’

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BBC News, 11th September 2015

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Indecent images: is the law out of control? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 11th, 2015 in criminal records, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, prosecutions, public interest, vetting by sally

‘On 3rd September 2015 the news reported the case of a 14 year old boy who took a naked photo of himself before sending it to a female classmate via Snapchat (a smartphone application that deletes a message or a photograph 10 seconds after it has been read). She took a screenshot of the photo and decided to send it to other people at school. A police officer based at the school became aware of the photo however. It was decided (obviously correctly) that it was not in the public interest to prosecute. However, he did have “the crime of making and distributing indecent images recorded against him”. It seems that this was a mandatory consequence of it coming to the notice of officialdom.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th September 2015

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Woman jailed for helping online lover travel from UK to Syria – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2015 in internet, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for 15 months for helping a man she had never met travel to Syria after they struck up an online romance.’
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The Guardian, 8th September 2015

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An affair to remember–cyber crime implications of the Ashley Madison hack – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 8th, 2015 in computer crime, crime, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘In the wake of the Ashley Madison hacking affair, Matthew Richardson, a barrister at Henderson Chambers, considers the criminal law implications and looks at how computer crime legislation is developing to deal with these types of issues.’
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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th September 2015

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Campaigners call for revenge porn victims to be given anonymity – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2015 in anonymity, consent, internet, news, pornography, privacy, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Campaign groups have called on the government to grant anonymity to revenge porn victims amid concern publicity surrounding convictions only causes more people to search for explicit images.’

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The Guardian, 6th September 2015

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Google says European Commission’s search engine dominance case is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics” – Zenith Chambers

Posted September 4th, 2015 in competition, internet, news by sally

‘Google has responded to the Commission’s Statement of Objections in its search engine dominance investigation, maintaining that the case is without factual, legal or economic foundation.’

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Zenith Chambers, 1st September 2015

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Universities must bear consumer law in mind when marketing courses on social media, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 3rd, 2015 in advertising, consumer protection, internet, news, universities by sally

‘FOCUS: As universities adopt increasingly innovative tactics to recruit new students, they must be careful not to ignore their obligations under consumer protection law and must comply with regulatory guidance.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2015

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No need to scour internet when assessing whether personal data is sensitive, UK tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 2nd, 2015 in anonymity, codes of practice, data protection, disclosure, freedom of information, internet, news, privacy, public interest, tribunals by sally

‘Businesses are not expected to scour the internet and other sources to check whether there is any information that, when linked with personal data they hold, would mean the data they hold is in fact sensitive personal data, according to a new UK ruling.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st September 2015

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Lee Rigby internet troll spared jail – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2015 in harassment, internet, malicious communications, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘An internet troll who claimed the murder of Lee Rigby was a conspiracy has been spared jail.’
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BBC News, 27th August 2015

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What the Ashley Madison case highlights about jurisdiction in data protection cases – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 26th, 2015 in data protection, EC law, internet, jurisdiction, news by sally

‘FOCUS: The Ashley Madison data breach case highlights the unsatisfactory lack of clarity that exists over which data protection laws apply to businesses that operate across the world.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2015

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Revenge porn: Are the police and courts taking the crime seriously? – The Independent

Posted August 26th, 2015 in internet, news, police, pornography, prosecutions, victims by sally

‘Since April this year, sharing explicit images or videos without consent – known as revenge porn – has been illegal. Now, the first perpetrators are being sentenced. But does the new law go far enough? Emily Dugan speaks to victims, legal experts and campaigners to find out.’

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The Independent, 25th August 2015

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Google ordered to remove news links by UK authority – BBC News

Posted August 25th, 2015 in data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘Google has been ordered to remove nine links to news stories by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under the “right to be forgotten”.’

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BBC News, 21st August 2015

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Age ratings enforced for UK-produced music videos on YouTube and Vevo – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2015 in artistic works, children, internet, news by sally

‘Clear age ratings will be displayed on UK-produced music videos on YouTube and Vevo, as the government seeks to protect children from inappropriate content online.’

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The Guardian, 18th August 2015

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Drug promotions and endorsements on social media – the Kim Kardashian case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 17th, 2015 in advertising, internet, medicines, news by sally

‘FOCUS: The recent rebuke handed to a drugs manufacturer by a US regulator over the endorsement of its product by celebrity Kim Kardashian highlights differences in the way the direct marketing of prescription medicines is regulated in the US and UK.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2015

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Twitter ‘snooping’ requests double in UK – BBC News

Posted August 13th, 2015 in internet, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, reports by sally

‘Requests for Twitter users’ personal information more than doubled in the UK in 2015, according to the company’s latest transparency report.’

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BBC News, 13th August 2015

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Consumer rights rules will not apply where personal data, not money, is exchanged for digital content – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 12th, 2015 in consumer protection, contracts, data protection, EC law, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘Businesses selling or licensing digital content will not have to honour most “rights and remedies” that consumers will have under new UK consumer protection laws where those consumers exchange access to their personal data rather than money in return for that content, a UK regulator has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2015

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An intergalactic battle over starwars.uk domain – Technology Law Update

Posted August 11th, 2015 in domain names, internet, news, trade marks by sally

‘A year after a change to UK domain names a skirmish in (web)space shows how effective Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service can be in protecting a trade mark owner’s rights.’
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Technology Law Update, 6th August 2015

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk