May 2006 Articles

    • Basic errors upset IT outsourcing deals, reports PA

      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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    • Supreme Court won't hear Yahoo! Nazi auctions case

      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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    • Law firm accused of cybersquatting

      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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    • ICSTIS urged to identify ringtone rogues

      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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    • EU Ministers agree on Services Directive

      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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    • Passenger data judgment attacked by privacy chief

      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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    • Passenger data deal is unlawful, says European Court

      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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    • Commission wants to extend e-commerce VAT rules

      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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    • Hosepipebanbuster is five millionth .uk name

      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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    • AllofMP3 is illegal, says music industry

      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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