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01 Dec 2011
A computer program does not infringe the copyright of another one just because it performs the same function as it, but it could do if it copies the means by which the other program works, an advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
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29 Nov 2011
A new scheme will increase the amount of tax relief investors in early stage companies can claim under plans aimed at boosting investment in start-up firms, the Government's Autumn Statement has said.
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22 Nov 2011
Allowing people to use computers to 'mine' vast banks of copyrighted material would damage the economy, the UK Publishers Association has said. It wants to block an exception to copyright law for the practice.
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30 Sep 2011
Apple can continue to restrict the use of its operating systems (OS) to its own Mac computers after a US court ruled that a rival had failed to show the activity was anti-competitive.
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02 Sep 2011
Microsoft collects geolocation data from mobile phones without users' consent, a security researcher has said, according to media reports.
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04 Aug 2011
Plans to make more public sector information available by default are being explored by the Government, according to a new consultation it has launched.
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03 Aug 2011
The UK's intellectual property (IP) laws sometimes hamper business growth, the Government has said.
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28 Jul 2011
OPINION: Are you reading this at work? Are you sure you are not breaking copyright law by doing so? If OUT-LAW.COM copied most websites' terms and conditions you probably would be, if the Court of Appeal is to be believed.
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26 Jul 2011
Paypal will cut funding to websites deemed 'illegal' by the music industry and the City of London Police, according to trade body the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
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12 Jul 2011
Sixty five billion pounds was invested in assets protected by intellectual property rights in 2008, according to reports published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
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