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New photocopying regulations
Copyright restrictions increased - the effect on education
Britain's implementation of the Copyright Directive
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Further guidance from ECJ on registration of colour trade marks
When is a trade mark considered distinctive
Enlargement of the EU and the Community Trade Mark
Trade Marks: the basics
Meta Tags, Adverts and Trade Mark use
Registering a trade mark in the EU
Registering a trade mark in the UK
Registering a trade mark through the Madrid Protocol
Designs: the basics
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Intellectual property in websites: ownership and protection
Threat to international patent protection
Proposals for a new European Patent
Opinions of the UK Intellectual Property Office
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Open source software: minimising the risks
Legal protection for databases - case report
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Online Contract Formation
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Anti-competitive behaviour under the Enterprise Act
Funding an internet business (checklist)
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Checklist for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998
How to satisfy subject access requests
Data Protection health check
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Using exemption clauses in web sales
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Selling online: an overview of the rules
Selling online: structuring your e-commerce process
Kodak error shows need for legal protection
Dealing with consumers
How to protect your site against pricing errors
The UK's Distance Selling Regulations
The UK's E-Commerce regulations
Foreign investment in China's e-commerce
The CAP code
The effect of the Data Protection Act on e-marketing
Amazon's pricing error
Information overload - the problem with unwanted emails
Who wants spam?
Spam law
Encryption and digital signatures
Electronic signatures - FAQs
Checklist for Teleworkers for Employers
Data protection and monitoring at work
Basic Guide to TUPE
The laws relating to monitoring your employees
Cyberslackers - all in a day's work?
Equal Opportunities Policies
Offshore outsourcing - what happens to the employees
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An introduction to pension schemes
Monitoring your employees' emails - legally
When is a contractor not a contractor?
Key employment issues around home working
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Selling financial services online - legally
Distance marketing of financial services
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Security aspects of e-business
Cryptography Enigma
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Liability of ISPs for 3rd party material
The effect of anti-terrorism laws on ISPs
An introduction to Tax
An introduction to IT outsourcing
Domain names: FAQ
Transferring domain names
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Funding an internet business
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Exploiting a Loophole in New Zealand's Gaming Laws
eToy Story
OFTEL and OFT Study on E-commerce
Yahoo! Sued for Nazi Auctions
Support for New Dispute Rules for .UK Domains
ISP Responsible for Pirated Music
Controversy Over Proposed New Police Powers
French Restrict On-Line Auctions
Love Letter Virus Hits Systems Worldwide
Microsoft Attacks Proposal to Break it in Two
New Regulations to give part-time workers equal rights
ASPs to get dispute settlement guidelines
MP3.com decision was simple
DoubleClick sued for patent infringement
Police suspect female student of Love Bug virus
E-Commerce Directive approved
Love Bug arrest
Service to music piracy attacked in court
World’s first cybercrime treaty proposed
Love Bug suspect released
Progress for Microsoft in Java case
US internet fraud centre opens
Patents by e-mail
IF applies for UK patent for Intelligent Banking system
uBid sued for cancelling auction bids
Love Bug possibly an accident
Microsoft suggests its own remedies
MP3.com concession
European dispute resolution network
Yahoo! sued for privacy violations
FTC reconsiders privacy standards
Gambling on-the-line in Australia
G8 countries consider how to battle cybercrime
ACLU enters e-mail trespass case
PlayStation emulators provoke Sony
World Online sued over floatation irregularities
Net hoaxsters jailed in Russia
Chinese web site suspended for spreading rumours
Most employers monitor internet and e-mail use by employees
.TV top level domain available
FSA searches for internet scams
A shot in the arm for libel tourism
India set to introduce IT Bill
DoubleClick appoints privacy board
Lack of law for Love Bug case
Government defends proposal to split Microsoft
Hong Kong internet banks need physical presence
G8 meeting takes indecisive approach to cybercrime
New virus more vicious than Love Bug
Microsoft’s open source argument with Slashdot
BT comes out in support of Napster
European Parliament endorses anti-piracy initiative
“Desperate” lawsuits filed against internet advertiser
Australian software pirate to do community service
FTC Testifies on Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
FTC recommends laws to protect consumer privacy on-line
Yahoo! told to prohibit access in France to US web site
Microsoft’s last minute shot at the plan to break it in two
Judge to hear Microsoft and Government on antitrust remedy
New French law could lead to emigration by net users
Nintendo delays Game Boy Advance
Technology shares volatile in US and UK
How to dodge a US court in a web site dispute
Judge indicates he will split Microsoft
Electronic Communications Act 2000
Commission proposes eEurope Action Plan
Meta tag abuse punished by UK court
Novelist retrieves her domain name
Delivery solution for e-tailers
OFTEL rules on internet access
Judge rules against on-line anonymity
Investigatory Powers Bill update
Boo.com sells its technology
Freeserve shares boosted by sale expectations
Judge rules in favour of eBay
Data Protection Commissioner stops rogue faxes
Update on E-Communications Act
UK software piracy cost £454 million last year
France Telecom must “unlock” WAP phones
Final rebuttal by Microsoft
Safe harbour principle adopted for US-EU data exchanges
Share option laws to help dot.com start-ups
Internet trade mark searches improved
Patent Law Treaty is finalised
Microsoft verdict delayed
Priceline.com sued for trademark infringement
New York fashion portal buys Boo.com
Bookmaker has on-line advantage in Irish law
Julia Roberts retrieves her domain name
Sega to enter mobile market
Madonna enters into Napster battle
Distance Selling regulations delayed
Objections to Microsoft’s request for a year to plan the future
Industry heavyweights propose on-line retail guidelines
Chamber of Commerce attacks surveillance bill
Ford UK angered by Distance Selling rules
Mobile phones hit by virus
UK web site sued over breach of copyright
Addressing the risks in on-line stockbroking
Xerox handwriting recognition case is thrown out
Microsoft to file for appeal within days
Microsoft ordered to split
Dreamcast and PlayStation2 on-line update
FBI investigates self-bidding on eBay.com
Psion and others drop out the FTSE 100
Case dropped against Love Bug suspect
EU imposes internet tax on foreign companies
World’s first data haven set up off UK coast
On-line copyright Directive
MP3.com settles with two record labels
US law on electronic signatures
Record industry seeks to stop Napster in its tracks
Report claims new law could cost £46 billion
UK internet shopping up 71%
Eidos in trouble
Microsoft lodges its appeal
Lords question controversy over surveillance bill
Software and computer companies responsible for air crash
European Commission welcomes on-line copyright Directive
Commission investigates Time Warner EMI Merger
US passes electronic signature bill
Spam law passed in the US
Microsoft argues venue for appeal
Estimated costs of new bill are “literally incredible”
Wireless internet access to be auctioned
UK cybersquatter ordered to hand over Nasdaq name
Class action filed against Microsoft
Yahoo! CEO ignores French court ruling
Napster hires lawyer from Microsoft case
Hackers use e-mail virus to access AOL accounts
Copyright Directive risks disrupting internal market
Commission investigates AOL Time Warner merger
Appeals court rejects government request in Microsoft case
Visa launches secure e-commerce initiative
BT reveals its hyperlink patent
US Internet Gambling Bill criticised
Judge sends Microsoft case to Supreme Court
Managing risks in e-banking
Controversy over hyperlinking
Platform for Privacy Preferences unveiled
US patent granted for data collection technique
Microsoft’s operating system for the web
US case reinforces ISP immunity
White House comes under fire for use of cookies
Survey highlights harmful overuse of e-mail
Microsoft reveals .NET
US law to protect against internet porn declared unconstitutional
Schoolboy web site causes criminal libel charge
Amazon tumbles in value
Contractors challenge IR35 loophole
Freeserve shares drop 19%
Governments are slow to exploit the internet
European conference against hate sites
Possible tax breaks for ISPs
$6 trillion in US on-line B-to-B trade by 2005
Australian government announces internet gambling ban
AOL sued by users over pop-up adverts
Amendments to RIP Bill
Cybersquatters lose 37 names to Yahoo!
Sale of eGroups to Yahoo!
Oracle admits to using underhand tactics against Microsoft
AOL users tricked by teenage hackers
NTL under attack for poor customer care
Concern over use of digital spying in US
Love Bug suspect finally charged
Documentary tells of hacker risk to NASA
New rights for part-time workers
President of Oracle resigns
Amazon denies cash problems
Court orders web site to disclose personal data
Court rules on generic top level domains
Lastminute victory in domain name challenge
Napster responds to motion for injunction
Network Solutions threatens to auction domain names
Nike.com hack raises controversial liability issues
Australian civil liberty groups attack use of web filters
Commission might oppose Microsoft bid for Telewest
Cybersquatter wins because domain name is not used
Commission proposes the creation of a Community Patent
French internet law amended
Ananova sold to Orange for £95m
EU data protection agreement with US faces setback
AOL seeks to protect e-mail users
Top companies not using internet effectively
US crack down on internet fraud schemes
£20 million contribution to costs of new interception law
European Parliament Echelon investigation
Dot.com directors risking heavy penalties
Class action against Netscape
American Bar Association pushes for internet regulation
WIPO to further combat cybersquatters
UK funding proposal for innovative, high-tech businesses
Hong Kong launch for OUT-LAW.COM
Study reveals hacking costs to reach $1.6 trillion
Coolsavings settles patent dispute
LetsBuyIt.com puts off floatation
FBI attacked for use of e-mail monitoring devices
Sony attacks EU copyright proposal
Hacker’s on-line access ban relaxed
Yahoo! reveals positive financial results
Orange sets out new internet plans
Halifax postpones launch of internet bank
WorldCom and Sprint call off merger deal
AOL teams with RealNetworks to deliver broadband entertainment
Asia-Pacific e-commerce set to boom
Web designer sued for using images without permission
New domain names approved
BT keeps ISPs waiting for unmetered internet access
US DVD case tests copyright law
Hotmail releases users’ data without permission
Excite and Chello plan merger
On-line sales growth predicted
CISCO invests $100million in Liberate
WAP technology is being overlooked
TrustUK aims to reassure on-line consumers
Intel reveals high second quarter revenues
US anti-spamming bill passed by House
Hacker loophole found in Microsoft Outlook
Powergen security breach shock
New efforts made to reduce on-line credit risks
Apple reveals new technology
US relaxes cryptography rules
Toysmart.com seeks to sell confidential customer information
RIP Bill passed by Lords
New web payment methods put forward
AOL announces large profits
City could be punished for refusal to link to another web site
New measures against rogue directors
EU US data protection agreement unlikely to be amended
Sega takes action against game pirates
China plans to tax e-commerce
FBI officials probed over e-mail surveillance
Yahoo! fights French action over Nazi memorabilia
Report claims to illustrate weaknesses in RIP Bill
PatentCafe.com launches security portal
New concession to copyright owners by MP3 web site
Stephen King novel experiment could make publishers lose sleep
Amazon shares drop in value
Microsoft files for appeal court hearing
Napster forced to shut down
RIP Bill accepted by parliament
Xpedior forced to change name
ISP disconnects 500 unmetered users
MP3.com strikes deal with EMI
Deutsche Telekom contemplates e-money opportunities
Electronic signatures now legally recognised
Guidelines to be issued on monitoring employees
Napster wins 11th hour reprieve
Trade mark decision could be bad news for small companies
Barclays security breach forces service to go off-line
Clickmango.com forced to close and Adabra.com sells up
Commission decision on safe harbor data protection
Domain registration does not establish jurisdiction
Draft rules to allow businesses to monitor communications
Security fears for internet consumers
SAP and Intel end joint venture because it makes no profits
Report on trade problems for European IT companies entering US
Commission proceedings against Microsoft follow Sun complaint
Lastminute.com reduces losses
Microsoft tries to dismiss class action law suits
Apple takes action to protect trade secrets
Petition against European software patents
Toysrus.com sued for privacy violations
16 year old charged with web site attacks
Hong Kong portal Tom.com shows poor results
Sting fails to retrieve Sting.com
Applications invited for control of new domain names
PS2 to come one month late to the UK
Yahoo! GeoCities is ordered to disclose identity data
JimiHendrix.com is recovered from cybersquatter
CallNet abandons unmetered internet service
Commission approves first B2B e-commerce marketplace
Psion plans to float Symbian
Auctions of investor details are cancelled
SMS service sued over copyright
Cisco shows 69% rise in profits
Hollywood sues over program that cracks DVD security
Visa sets new rules for ISPs and merchants
UK trade mark owner fails in domain name dispute
Failure of 60% of ASPs predicted by 2001
Netscape software violates US privacy law
QXL hints at merger concerns
BT sued by ISP for £37 million
Electronic Arts wins rights to Harry Potter games
Adobe sues Macromedia for patent infringement
Decision on Yahoo! Nazi auctions postponed for technical investigation
$1.7 billion case against Network Solutions is dropped
OECD offers privacy policy statement generator
Lastminute.com to buy French rival
Rambus sues European chipmaker
Hackers arrested in London
Yahoo! wins 40 domain names
Barcelona.com is awarded to city
US government wants quick Supreme Court ruling on Microsoft
Saudi Arabia restricts internet activities
RealNetworks launches subscription service for web content
Lastorders.com secures £2.5 million funding
Totalise launches new unmetered model
Demise of living.com is further bad news for Amazon
Swiss bank hit by computer virus
$1 million worth of counterfeit software seized
QXL deal with ricardo.de is back on
Hollywood wins against publisher of code that cracks DVD security
US privacy group argues for disclosure of e-mail interception details
Many UK ISPs must change direction, says research group
Survey suggests confusion over on-line privacy concerns
Napster files brief arguing that court order was wrong
Freeserve wins FreeserveSucks.com from cybersquatter
Music industry must learn from Napster
MP3.com settles with Sony
AltaVista UK admits it never launched unmetered service
Love Bug charges dropped
Visa and Mastercard to launch anti-fraud initiative
Oftel supports BT over unmetered internet access
Web sites warned against share tipping
Writers sue over royalties for downloading of articles
Microsoft asks Supreme Court to delegate its appeal
Amazon.com sells cars
German companies face tax for web surfing
California gets new anti-cybersquatting law
Egg fraud makes police suspect other internet banks
Dressmart.com fails to stay in business
US authorities take action against porn sites for illegal billing
Nintendo reveals new GameCube
UK postpones new rules on e-mail interception
Sex.com domain name could not be stolen
Shares plunge following press release hoax
Amsterdam court verdict supports deep linking
BT launches ADSL service
US patent application covers cross-border web trade
First UK XML specialist floats on AIM
Hong Kong company pays US$1 million for domain name
PGP software is open to hacking
Easyjet loses battle for Easy-jet.com
US jurisdiction case confirms passive web site position
MP3.com says it defends copyrights
Oftel set to tackle BT over leased line prices
ScotlandIS launches into knowledge economy
AltaVista UK Managing Director resigns
Napster banned in US colleges
Class action proceeds against Microsoft
Jungle.com is sold for £37 million
OFT study on e-commerce and competition
FBI arrests Emulex fraud suspect
World Online is to continue loss making service
EU to object to AOL & Time Warner merger
Investor sues news sites over Emulex hoax
Orange sacks 40 for downloading porn
Distance Selling Regulations in force next month
Microsoft loses case to small software company
Investors angered by late takeover denial from Scoot.com
Scour lays off 52 employees amid lawsuit expenses
Amazon.com revises its privacy policy to sell data
Vodafone and Microsoft in joint venture
Clickmango.com fails to secure a rescue deal
German draft law puts copyright tax on high-tech manufacturers
EU and US regulators threaten AOL-Time Warner deal
MP3.com ordered to pay $118 million in copyright case
German government defends copyright tax
US FTC criticises foreign e-commerce laws
US arbitration decision on web sites and franchising
Web site fraudsters to pay $37.5 million for illegal billing
Encryption patent is released two weeks early
Napster distances itself from MP3.com
Tiscali and World Online deal creates number two ISP in Europe
Microsoft settles spamming case
White House enters into the Napster debate
RealNetworks and Streambox settle copyright case
dotTV is sued for backing out of domain name sale
ICANN warns against pre-registration of domain names
PayForView.com obtains copyright licenses
Rambus sues Hyundai and Micron over patents
Blair announces internet initiatives
US Congress meets with industry experts to discuss privacy
77% of companies have out-of-date information on web sites
ICANN may be attacked as illegal
Profane domain name sale attracts $3 million bids
Napster files response to music industry
Survey suggests too little action against internet fraud
Madonna and a hospital want madonna.com
ISPs criticised for misleading advertising
German court sentences cybersquatter to 22 months
Commission likely to block EMI-Time Warner deal
CallNet saved at 11th hour
Commissioner speaks on VAT in e-commerce
Most spam might already be illegal
VIS to develop games for TV
US court allows unauthorised use of trade marks
New help for young entrepreneurs in the UK
Monti says competition authorities need to adapt
Commerce One wins huge B2B e-commerce deal
World Online could face a criminal investigation
Amazon.com licenses 1-Click patent to Apple
Investors file class action lawsuit against MP3.com
Home Office invites comments on data protection laws
AOL UK rolls out unmetered access
Germany abandons tax on use of the internet at work
Oftel criticised as telcos drop high-speed access plans
Internet message board contributor sued for defamation
Research company says music and book industries will lose billions
Ruling says .ORG is unsuited to commercial business
US company seeks international patent for internet-telephony software
15 year old boy charged with manipulating stock profits on-line
European high-tech shares suffer aftershock of Intel profits warning
Oftel says UK broadband access is still on track
US universities ignore warnings over Napster
16 year-old hacker gets custodial sentence
Scottish telco threatens legal action against BT
No end in sight for long running domain name dispute
Signs of recovery in dot.com market – but UK lags behind
US Congress considers joining European trade mark system
Californian governor vetoes e-commerce sales tax
Digital TV companies threatened over patent rights
Intel sued over allegations of stolen trade secrets
Microsoft wins right to take appeal to lower court
Oftel appears to want to delay broadband access
Court finds that internet was used to infringe imaging patent
Competition is a bigger fear than security for internet banks
US Congressmen propose law supporting MP3.com service
Global restraining order against US spammer
California to get new law on computer crimes
BT e-mail flaw breaches data protection laws
Commission expected to approve AOL & Time Warner
New human rights law comes into force in the UK
Apple shares fall 40% on profits warning
Next round for Amazon.com against Barnes & Noble.com
Electronic signatures now recognised in the US
Worldsport.com is forced to close
Napster back in court
Proposed new top level domain names announced
China lays down strict rules for overseas investors
EU agrees to amend e-commerce jurisdiction
Napster wants to charge users and settle its case
Nintendo sues 21 cybersquatters
DTI and Oftel defiant of proposed regulation on local loop
UK changes new rules on monitoring e-mails and phone calls