“Almost a quarter of jurors in England and Wales currently misunderstand the restrictions on internet use during a trial, according to research just published.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Consumer rights covering products such as cars and white goods are to be extended to apps and music downloads in a consumer bill of rights to be unveiled in the Queen’s speech on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The absence of ‘metadata’ from digital files will not automatically mean that
creative material would be ‘orphan works’, the Intellectual Property Office
(IPO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Photography groups have reacted angrily to new legislation passed in Parliament over the use of copyrighted material when the owner cannot be contacted.”
BBC News, 29th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men who published photographs on Twitter and Facebook said to show the killers of James Bulger have admitted being in contempt of court.”
Attorney General’s Office,
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“The UK Supreme Court recently considered an interesting appeal in Public Relations Consultants Association Limited v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited and others, concerning the status in copyright law of temporary copies of web pages held in an internet browser cache or on the screen of end users reading those pages.”
Technology Law Update, 26th April 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
“Advertising regulators have been accused of failing to protect children from aggressive online marketing by food companies using internet games and advertising. The Children’s Food Campaign has called on ministers to introduce statutory regulation to close loopholes allowing ads that are banned from children’s television to be shown on manufacturers’ own child-friendly websites.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men who published photographs on Twitter and Facebook said to show the
killers of James Bulger have been jailed for being in contempt of court.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In this somewhat chaotic action, the Plaintiff sued ten defendants, in anonymised form by her father and next friend.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Small and medium-sized online retailers can benefit from a ‘network of experts’ at “discounted rates” by taking out cyber liability or data breach insurance policies, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Labour’s Lord Bach fought a good deal harder in the House of Lords to defend legal aid from the coalition’s cuts than many of his colleagues. But, the key provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 are now in force. Civil legal aid will never again have the comprehensive coverage that once it did: in particular, partners whose relationships break down are going to have a particularly hard time. No government, realistically, is going to restart funding at past levels. What can be done to assist the women who are most likely to be the major victims of these cuts?”
New Law Journal, 18th April 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“The permanent damage that internet publications can inflict is very much the focus of Tugendhat J’s assessment of damages in this case, encapsulated in the memorable description he quoted in an earlier judgment: ‘what is to be found on the internet may become like a tattoo’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The Home Office is facing legal action unless it reveals key details of its so-called Snooper’s Charter.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who complained about an unpaid £146 invoice is facing a libel battle that could cost her more than £100,000.”
BBC News, 19th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The girlfriend of a convicted rapist has been jailed after trying to clear his
name by framing two of his victims with fake Facebook profiles.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Supreme Court, 17th April 2013
“The UK supreme court has ruled that readers who open articles via a website link are not breaking the law, overturning the high court’s ruling that browsing was a breach of newspaper owners’ copyright.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A juror will be prosecuted for contempt of court after allegedly writing on Facebook that he wanted to “f*** up a paedophile” during the trial of a convicted child sex offender.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK Supreme Court has asked the EU’s highest court to rule on whether the temporary copies that computers make to allow material to be read online breach copyright laws.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Virgin Media has won a victory against fledgling rival YouView, getting its launch TV and press campaign banned after the advertising watchdog ruled that claims it is ‘unique’ and the ‘easiest’ service were untrue.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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