Hi, Here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, click the links to read the full stories of the summaries below or see these and many other stories from this week's news at http://www.out-law.com/page-5951. You can also now access our archive of weekly emails at http://www.out-law.com/page-7793. The OUT-LAW Team ***Free OUT-LAW Breakfast Seminars*** London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh April 2007: Protecting your name on the net May 2007: Overseas transfers of personal data See: http://www.out-law.com/page-6024 ***Blogging 4 Business: How social media is changing your business*** A must attend for executives from the fields of corporate communications, corporate and social responsibility, internal communications, public relations, marketing services and advertising, this one-day masterclass in navigating the landscape of blogs, podcasts and social networks draws on the expertise of some of the most respected social media strategists and practitioners. See: http://www.retailevents.co.uk/b4b2007/site/index.htm ***Infosecurity Europe*** Infosecurity Europe is Europe's number one, dedicated Information Security event held on the 24th-26th April 2007, Grand Hall, Olympia. Now in its 12th year, the event continues to provide an unrivalled education programme, new products & services, exhibitors and visitors from every segment of the industry. See: http://www.infosec.co.uk/outlaw ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. 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 http://www.out-law.com/page-7918 2. 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 http://www.out-law.com/page-7912 3. 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 http://www.out-law.com/page-7911 4. 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 www.out-law.com/page-7904 5. 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

http://www.out-law.com/page-7901 6. 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 http://www.out-law.com/page-7900 ***OUT-LAW Radio*** We unveil the scale of font theft, the invisible, forgotten wing of software piracy, and we ask: will corporations soon own all the colours of the rainbow? 29/03/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-7212 ***About this email*** This is a weekly email for subscribers of OUT-LAW.COM, a website run by international law firm Pinsent Masons of 30 Aylesbury Street, London, EC1R 0ER. Feel free to forward this email to your friends. If someone forwarded this email to you and you'd like your own subscription, register free at http://www.out-law.com. Existing subscribers: you can manage your profile at http://www.out-law.com/page-520. The email address for this subscription is <>. Feel free to give us your feedback by replying to this email. To unsubscribe, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. (We'd also appreciate you telling us why you've decided to unsubscribe.)