Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online – The Guardian

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

“Major reforms of the libel laws will see a duty placed on internet service providers to try to identify internet trolls without victims needing to resort to costly legal action.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2012

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Louise Mensch ‘troll’ sentenced over threatening email – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2012 in internet, malicious communications, news, restraining orders, sentencing by sally

“An internet ‘troll’ who sent a threatening email to a Conservative MP has been banned from contacting a host of celebrities, including Lord Sugar.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2012

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Man jailed for plane bomb hoax against online girlfriend – The Guardian

“A man who told police his online girlfriend was going to blow up a plane after she deleted him from her Facebook account has been jailed for 16 weeks.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2012

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New licence will allow law firm clients free access to publishers’ work – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 8th, 2012 in copyright, internet, law firms, licensing, news by sally

“Organisations will be able to obtain free access to some publishers’ digital content through their law firm under a new licensing option on offer by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA).”

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2012

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Facebook to release ID of users who abused woman online – BBC News

Posted June 8th, 2012 in data protection, harassment, internet, news, privacy by sally

“A woman who was abused on the internet has won court backing in her bid to gain the identities of those who targeted her.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2012

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Major organisations mostly non-compliant with new laws on cookies, new research claims – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 7th, 2012 in consent, EC law, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Fewer than one in five major UK organisations have introduced mechanisms on their websites for obtaining users’ consent to ‘cookies’ which are compliant with the law, an accountancy firm has claimed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2012

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LSB report on consumer needs from legal information sources – Legal Services Board

“LSB publishes report which explores the types of information consumers need to help them address legal issues they face.”

Understanding consumer needs from legal information sources: final report (PDF)

Legal Services Board, 6th June 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Let victims of crime track case online, says thinktank – The Guardian

Posted June 6th, 2012 in criminal justice, internet, news, victims by sally

“Victims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track their case online from the moment it is reported to the point when justice is served, a thinktank has said.”

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The Guardian, 5th June 2012

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Unfair contract terms mean bookmaker cannot rely on online term for loss-making trades made by boy, High Court rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 30th, 2012 in consumer protection, contracts, gambling, internet, news by tracey

“A man who blamed his girlfriend’s five year old son for making loss-making trades in expensive natural resources through his online betting account is not bound by a term he agreed to on a website stating that he would be deemed to have authorised all trading made under his account number, the High Court has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2012

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Twitter joke trial: man who threatened to blow up airport wins fresh hearing – The Guardian

“A man who tweeted a joke threat to ‘blow up’ Robin Hood airport in South Yorkshire has lost his attempt to overturn the judgment – but will now be tried all over again.”

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The Guardian, 28th May 2012

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Cookies law changed at 11th hour to introduce ‘implied consent’ – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2012 in consent, EC law, internet, news, privacy by sally

“New EU regulations on the use by British websites of cookies have been watered down by the UK’s information commissioner just hours before they were due to come into force.”

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The Guardian, 26th May 2012

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Kevin Pietersen fined for Twitter comment on Nick Knight – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2012 in fines, internet, news, sport by tracey

“Pietersen was docked an undisclosed sum for comments aimed at the ex-England opener during the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s.”

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BBC News, 23rd May 2012

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Emails detailing phone call conversations can hold confidential information that public bodies should not disclose – OUT-LAW.com

“A local authority in London was ‘justified’ in not disclosing an email that recorded the ‘substance’ of a telephone conversation between a staff member and a third party because it would have been a breach of confidence to do so, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012

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Facebook child sex abuser Ryan Chambers jailed – BBC News

“A ‘very dangerous and predatory’ teenager who sexually abused four girls he met on Facebook has been jailed for three years and nine months.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

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Clarifying cookie consent – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 21st, 2012 in consent, data protection, EC law, fines, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Three years have gone by since the European Parliament shocked and awed everyone by tweaking the e-privacy directive and introducing the most controversial word in the data protection glossary – consent – in the provision that deals with Internet cookies.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th May 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Twitter court case defendant pledges to stop ‘fantasy’ tweets about oil firm – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2012 in internet, news, shareholders, undertakings by sally

“A Twitter user has promised to stop posting ‘fantasy information’ about an oil company on the site after the firm took legal action.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2012

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Libel on the internet: Christian author takes on Dawkins and Amazon – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 17th, 2012 in defamation, internet, news, striking out by sally

“In an interesting ruling on a strike-out action against a libel claim, a High Court judge has delineated the scope for defamation in blog posts and discussion threads where the audience is small and the libel limited.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th May 2012

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Woman launches legal action to identify Facebook trolls – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 14th, 2012 in bullying, defamation, harassment, internet, news by sally

“A woman abused on the internet so badly that she was falsely portrayed as a paedophile has launched a landmark legal action to bring her tormentors to justice.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2012

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ICO says Government still to make the case for greater police communications monitoring powers – OUT-LAW.com

“The case for law enforcement to be given enhanced powers to monitor individuals’ internet communications has still to be made, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2012

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Case for snooping powers backfires for Theresa May – Daily Telegraph

“An attempt by Theresa May to defend proposed new snooping powers backfired yesterday when she was contradicted by her own child exploitation experts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk