Content mining should be cleared up and copyright law entirely rewritten, say MPs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 28th, 2012 in copyright, intellectual property, internet, news, reports, select committees by sally

“Publishers should develop new licensing models that would allow researchers to use computerised techniques to read information contained in journal articles at ‘realistic rates’, MPs have said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Automatic bar on net porn considered – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2012 in children, consultations, internet, news, pornography by sally

“The government is to consider putting extra pressure on computer users to filter out pornography when setting up internet accounts.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

#WithoutPrejudice Special: #Twitterjoketrial with David Allen Green – Charon QC

Posted June 27th, 2012 in appeals, bomb hoaxing, freedom of expression, internet, podcasts by sally

“Welcome to this Without Prejudice Special on the Twitter Joke Trial with solicitor David Allen Green.”

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Charon QC, 26th June 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Twitter joke case returns to high court for fresh appeal by Paul Chambers – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2012 in appeals, bomb hoaxing, freedom of expression, internet, news by sally

“A two-and-a-half year legal battle over a ‘joke’ posted on Twitter that landed its author with a criminal record returns to the high court on Wednesday in front of the most senior judge in England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ofcom outlines new anti-piracy rules – The Guardian

Posted June 26th, 2012 in appeals, codes of practice, consultations, copyright, internet, news by sally

“Illegal downloaders will start receiving warning letters from internet service providers from 1 March 2014, under a draft code for the government’s anti-digital piracy regime drawn up by media regulator Ofcom.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Richard O’Dwyer: living with the threat of extradition – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2012 in advertising, copyright, extradition, internet, news by sally

“Student who set up website posting links to TV and film content fears being used as a guinea pig by Hollywood giants.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Social Media and the Voice of the Child in Hague Convention Cases – Family Law Week

Posted June 22nd, 2012 in child abduction, children, enforcement, internet, news by tracey

“Emma Pinder, Solicitor, of Spring Law considers a Hague Convention case which has attracted extensive attention in Australia and analyses the potential wider impact of the coverage, especially that within social media.”

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Family Law Week, 21st June 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Man who used Facebook to try to incite riots jailed for three years – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2012 in incitement, internet, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“A man who used Facebook to try to incite violence and urged others to attack the police and Muslims during the height of last summer’s riots has been jailed for three years.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rights holders groups campaign for private copying exception to exclude cloud storage – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 21st, 2012 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Limits should be placed on any new ‘private copying’ exemption introduced under UK copyright law to prevent individuals copying digital content into cloud storage services for private use, rights holder groups have said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

The Pirate Bay says BT block already breached – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2012 in copyright, internet, news, political parties by sally

“BT has joined other UK internet service providers (ISPs) in blocking access to The Pirate Bay, a ban the group says users have already circumvented.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

There is a democratic deficit in the courts… here’s how to fill it – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 18th, 2012 in disclosure, elections, internet, judiciary, law reports, news, parliament by sally

“The current Government often complains about a ‘democratic deficit’ in the courts. It seems that ‘unelected judges’ are making important decisions on social policy without any kind of democratic mandate, particularly in controversial human rights cases.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lawyers gear up for rush on domain names – but firms fail to register – The Lawyer

Posted June 18th, 2012 in domain names, internet, law firms, news by sally

“The scramble for new domain names is likely to bring a rash of work for specialist IP, media and technology lawyers.”

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The Lawyer, 18th June 2012

Source: www.thelawyer.com

‘Draconian’ judge says riot sentences were fair – The Independent

Posted June 18th, 2012 in bail, internet, judges, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“The judge who sent a teenage girl to jail for eight months for stealing a bottle of Lucozade and a bag of sweets during last summer’s riots has vigorously defended the tough judicial response in which two-thirds of defendants were denied bail and harsh custodial sentences were handed down to first-time offenders.”

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The Independent, 16th June 2012

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Related link: Night the row about riot sentencing was reignited

Stop and search: there’s an app for that – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2012 in internet, news, stop and search, young offenders by sally

“Can an app that aims to inform young people of their rights when being stopped and searched help police relations?”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2012

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How will the proposed surveillance laws work? – BBC News

“Police and intelligence services will be able to access data about people’s phone calls, emails and internet usage in order to tackle crime and terrorism under Home Office plans.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Online privacy: Home Office to write blank cheque for ‘snoopers’ charter’ – The Guardian

“The government is to offer a blank cheque to internet and phone firms that will be required to track everyone’s email, Twitter, Facebook and other internet use under legislation to be published on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Websites may only place cookies without user consent if services would not work without them, say regulators – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 13th, 2012 in consent, data protection, EC law, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Website operators can only take advantage of an exemption from new cookie laws if site users specifically request a service or function and that service would not work without the serving of the cookie, EU data protection regulators have warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Google to be investigated over data cover-up claims – The Guardian

“Google is facing increasing pressure after the information commissioner launched an investigation into claims that it orchestrated a cover-up of its capture of emails, passwords and medical records of people in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cookie law disaster should force companies to emulate patent world lobbying, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 13th, 2012 in consent, data protection, EC law, enforcement, internet, news, patents, privacy by sally

“UK authorities are beginning tentatively to enforce the cookies law and, after the compliance panic of the past month, companies can now sit back and examine where the fault lies for the development of such a poor, troublesome law.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Q&A: Who are internet trolls – and how is the law changing? – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2012 in defamation, harassment, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Website operators in the UK may soon have to identify people who have posted defamatory messages online, allowing the victim to undertake legal action against the ‘troll’ rather than against the website.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk