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23 Mar 2010
Google has stopped censoring its internet search results in China and has moved the service to Hong Kong. Reports from the Chinese mainland suggest that results for controversial searches are being blocked by the Chinese government.
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23 Mar 2010
Google's AdWords system does not break trade mark law but companies can still stop their trade marks being used in the system in some circumstances, the European Union's top court has said.
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22 Mar 2010
A software licence that was modified to become 'perpetual' did not necessarily last forever and could be terminated, the High Court has ruled.
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22 Mar 2010
The founders of video sharing service YouTube not only knew that their service was being swamped by copyright-infringing videos but one of them actually uploaded many of them himself, according emails released in a court battle over copyright.
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19 Mar 2010
OPINION: The UK's law on web accessibility is being re-written in an apparent attempt to make it impenetrable. But even though algebra has replaced plain English, the duty to make information accessible to disabled people survives, thanks to a blind peer....
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19 Mar 2010
The European Commission has given up on plans to fully harmonise consumer protection law in Europe in a bid to win support for a watered-down Consumer Rights Directive from Members of the European Parliament (MEP).
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18 Mar 2010
Europe's top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union, will next week rule on whether or not Google can use trade marks to trigger ads when brands battle to reach online consumers.
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18 Mar 2010
Marketers must not collect personal data from children under 12 years' old without consent from a parent or guardian, according to new advertising rules. Two new Codes of Practice will come into force in September.
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18 Mar 2010
Financial services firms can expect much more proactive supervision over the coming year, according to the business plan published by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) this week.
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18 Mar 2010
Oil giant Shell lost the right to recover $15 million when another company breached a contract because Shell made the mistake of following the contract's termination procedure, the High Court has ruled.
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