Technology A US company that trades in second hand digital files can continue trading while it fights a battle over its rights to sell second hand MP3 music files. 09 Feb 2012
Pub landlords will be able to broadcast FA Premier League (FAPL) football matches legitimately using foreign satellite decoders providing they can obtain a clean feed of the games, broadcast sound during live play only, and do not charge customers entry to... 09 Feb 2012
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in March 2009. Sometimes a company infringes another company's rights without realising it – so intellectual property laws distinguish deliberate...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in October 2008. Podcasting is the creation of audio content for download to a mobile device or computer for an audience to listen to where and wh...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. On the web, a mashup is a website or application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. Databases can be a valuable commercial asset and generally time and money is invested in their creation and maintenance. The la...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in August 2008. The skill, creative effort, time and money invested in producing material may be wasted if it is open to other parties to use or...
This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2008. The database right, which was introduced by the EC Council Directive on the legal protection of databases (the "Database...
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A controversial international treaty relating to the enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights does not alter the scope of protection around those rights, an MEP has said. 03 Feb 2012
A barrister has been struck off and fined after failing to disclose that he was the owner of copyright-infringing website which he represented during trial and for posting abusive Twitter messages. 30 Jan 2012
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