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09 May 2013
The use of Internet Protocol (IP) address sharing technology will not prevent individuals from being identified as the perpetrators of illegal online activity, BT has claimed.
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07 May 2013
Photographers and other rights holders will help define what constitutes a 'diligent search' for the author of copyrighted material as part of reforms to rules on 'orphan works' licensing, Out-Law.com has learned.
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02 May 2013
The absence of 'metadata' from digital files will not automatically mean that creative material would be 'orphan works', the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has said.
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29 Apr 2013
New legislation that will impact on the UK's intellectual property (IP) law framework has received Royal Assent.
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29 Apr 2013
Changes to libel laws in England and Wales have been implemented after the Defamation Bill received Royal Assent late last week.
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25 Apr 2013
The House of Lords has approved the final wording of the new Defamation Bill following the inclusion of new amendments by the House of Commons.
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24 Apr 2013
Businesses would have to show that they have suffered, or are likely to suffer, "substantial financial loss" as a result of comments published about them in order to bring a case for defamation, under proposed reforms to UK libel laws.
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17 Apr 2013
The UK Supreme Court has asked the EU's highest court to rule on whether the temporary copies that computers make to allow material to be read online breach copyright laws.
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11 Apr 2013
Retail banks in Europe are not as fully engaged with social media as counterparts in the Asia-Pacific and US market, according to market analysts.
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11 Apr 2013
A local radio station in England breached the privacy rights of a football supporter when it allowed a chairman of a prominent football club who held a "degree of influence or control" over it to unjustifiably disclose personal information about the fan...
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