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05 Mar 2010
Next generation broadband networks would reach 70% of the UK population by 2017 without any public funding or Government intervention, a Government report has said.
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05 Mar 2010
The nascent market in online glasses retail is being stunted by the opticians' industry regulator's refusal to order that an extra measurement be put on all prescriptions, one seller has warned.
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05 Mar 2010
Ofcom has reportedly warned broadband providers that it plans to probe how they manage their web traffic and give “preferential” treatment to some media owners.
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04 Mar 2010
Courts will have the power to block access to entire websites from the UK because of allegations of copyright infringement under an amendment to Government legislation that has been adopted by the House of Lords.
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04 Mar 2010
The fees that lawyers can charge for successful libel cases in 'no-win, no-fee' arrangements will be slashed from April of this year. Justice Secretary Jack Straw has put into action a plan designed to tackle the high costs of defamation actions.
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04 Mar 2010
A contract's liability cap applies to interest on payments that is part of that contractual agreement but does not apply to statutory interest applied by a court, the High Court has said.
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03 Mar 2010
Germany's highest court has suspended that country's implementation of the EU Data Retention Directive by ruling that it violates citizens' rights to privacy. It has ordered the deletion of all data held by telecoms companies under the law.
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03 Mar 2010
The European Commission is considering guaranteeing broadband internet connections to all citizens, no matter how remote their location. The idea forms part of a consultation on revisions to universal service obligations for telecoms services.
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03 Mar 2010
OPINION: Criticism of last week's conviction of three Google executives has focused on Italy's legal system. That focus risks missing a wider point. Web hosts are unfairly exposed all across the EU and two legal changes are needed.
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03 Mar 2010
The European Commission has pledged to defend EU nations' rights to decide how to deal with online copyright infringement, saying that it will not allow a secret global treaty to erode nations' powers.
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