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Government may back down on 'neutering' of FOI

The Government has stepped back from controversial plans to change the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. It has launched a supplementary consultation that could result in a U-turn on some of its widely-opposed plans.
29/03/2007

European Commission broke rules over passenger data, Parliament told

The European Commission "clearly breached" its obligations when it agreed a passenger data sharing scheme with the US, the European Parliament has been told. The opinion was given just as negotiations on a new deal are begun.
28/03/2007

Da Vinci Code was not copied, rules Court of Appeal

Dan Brown did not copy large parts of an earlier work of history as the basis for his blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
28/03/2007

US porn law quashed after nine year legal battle

A controversial 1998 US anti-pornography law that has been opposed since the moment it was signed has been struck down in a federal court. The Children's Online Protection Act (COPA) has been deemed unconstitutional.
26/03/2007

Google search rank claim thrown out for second time

A lawsuit claiming that Google used its page ranking powers in an anticompetitive way to block competing search sites has been thrown out of court for the second time. A Californian judge will even take action against the lawyer behind the case.
23/03/2007

Dispute resolution procedures are failing, says DTI

Workplace dispute resolution procedures are flawed and have caused poor results, according to a review commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The review has called for the complete repeal of the current procedures.
23/03/2007