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31 May 2006
Too many IT outsourcing deals are failing as a result of misunderstandings between suppliers and their clients, according to a recent report by PA Consulting. It follows research which suggests that breakdowns in communication are commonplace.
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31 May 2006
The US Supreme Court has refused to consider the latest leg of the legal battle between Yahoo! and French associations over the sale of Nazi memorabilia on its sites. The Supreme Court has denied the case more court time without explanation.
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31 May 2006
An anti-piracy trade body is taking a law firm to court for trade mark infringement. The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) is suing Scott & Scott LLP for service mark infringement and cybersquatting in the US.
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31 May 2006
The watchdog for premium rate calls must take more responsibility for naming and shaming rogue mobile content providers, according to one of the leading connectivity providers that suffers when clients break the rules in selling video clips or ringtones....
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30 May 2006
Political agreement was reached on the Services Directive yesterday, a law that promises to cut the red tape that currently prevents businesses from offering their services across EU borders or from opening premises in other Member States.
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30 May 2006
A landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) keeping airline passenger data out of US authorities' hands has robbed European citizens of the right to keep personal data private, according to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)....
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30 May 2006
The European Court of Justice has ruled that an agreement between the European Commission and the US for the transfer of passenger data to the US is unlawful. The deal had allowed US authorities to receive passenger information from airlines flying from...
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26 May 2006
The European Commission proposed earlier this month to extend the period of application of the E-commerce VAT Directive to 31st December 2008. It prevents EU suppliers being subject to VAT for online services supplied to clients outside the EU.
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26 May 2006
Experts in automatic garden irrigation unwittingly claimed a small patch of internet history this week when they registered the five millionth .uk domain name with hosepipebanbuster.co.uk, according to Nominet, the .uk registry.
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26 May 2006
A hugely popular seller of music downloads is illegal, according to the music industry, and prosecutions are underway. AllofMP3.com, a Moscow-based service that undercuts iTunes by enormous margins, was accused today of paying nothing to artists.
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