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July 2002

Unlicensed software use costs company £51,000
Deep linking violates EU database law, German court rules
Princeton admits hacking Yale’s web site
Reverse engineering rule is unconstitutional, says ACLU
Virus makes modems call 911
Deadline looms for Microsoft’s new licensing model
Canadian court awards $400,000 damages for internet libel
Pharmaceutical giant punished for e-mail error
Wireless network hacker charged
Sony loses PlayStation chipping suit
EU group to regulate radio spectrum
British e-tailer falls victim to pricing errors
Adobe and Macromedia settle patent lawsuits
US federal and state agencies target cyberscams
Shareholder sued for stealing confidential information
EU seeks views on cybersquatting
Ford drops embarrassing hyperlink appeal
Commission publishes software patent proposal
ICANN approves grace period for domain names
EU awaits decision on US case against Microsoft
Search engines warned over paid placements
Germany says guestbooks must be checked every week
Europe takes action to implement law of design rights
Time of posting is critical in web libel, says US appeals court
Global raid breaks advanced internet child porn group
Music industry to sue individuals for internet piracy
Plans for British ID cards raise privacy concerns
Hacker web site drops appeal of DVD cracking case
EU argues whether to ban sales below cost
Cost of US patents will double
EU Member States must do more to help business transfers
Student union web site raises security concerns
Heavy prison sentences for VAT fraudsters
Oracle and the California contract scandal
Dot.com failure rates fall 73% in 2002
Internet attacks on corporate networks rise 28%
Telco giants battle over i-mode domain name
EBay to acquire PayPal
Greenpeace ordered to stop using doctored logo
News service ordered to stop deep linking in Denmark
Computer Associates sues Quest for theft of trade secretes
EU calls for open source software in e-government
Record labels and film studios sue new KaZaA owner
On-line pharmacies among fraud investigations in UK
Internet and e-mail misuse by employees on the rise
EU unhappy with local loop unbundling
Italian police shut down blasphemous web sites
Scottish court makes decision on web jurisdiction
Employment Bill 2002 receives Royal Assent
Privacy groups defend internet users’ anonymity
Palm and Handspring win PDA patent case
US judge orders Gator to stop displaying pop-up ads
Canadian not permitted to use Canadian.biz domain name
Hacker group targets censors
US cybercrime bill creates life sentence for hacking
Final terms of MPEG-4 licensing agreement
Liberty Alliance sets specifications for internet security
Sex.com appeal in negligence case against VeriSign
Oftel dismisses Parliamentary calls to break up BT
Hewlett-Packard employees suspended for internet misuse
First commercial use of mobile phone location data
Appeal over US webcasting royalties ruling
Oftel orders BT to cut dial-up charges by 8.5%
Internet fraudster gets 12 years in prison
Patent holder demands royalties for JPEGs
FTC concerned that US laws hinder e-commerce
Yahoo! admits changing users’ e-mail content
WorldCom files for bankruptcy protection
Distance selling of financial services – Directive passed
Dutch court stops indirect links to banned material
Are extended warranties a rip-off?
Inland Revenue’s self-assessment system back on-line
Information Commissioner on her privacy role over 2001-2002
Security flaw in PGP software
On-line critic cannot be sued in victim’s home state
UK to become leading gambling nation?
New employment rules for teleworkers
Radio stations shut down over webcasting royalties
Chairman of OFCOM appointed
Abuse alleged in US on-line travel market
Fingerprinting of school children raises privacy concerns
Philips cybersquatting claim dismissed as double jeopardy
ISPs can intercept e-mails, says UK court
Competition Commission finds mobile call charges too high
Scottish company fined for using unlicensed software
End of the line for misleading directory enquiries ads
Updated law on conduct of employment agencies
Standards body claims that JPEG patent is not valid
VeriSign warns of inferior authentication services
Next Information Commissioner appointed
Act increases penalties for copyright and trade mark offences
Seven charged for alleged £50 million VAT fraud

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