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Google resumes linking to Belgian newspaper sites

Google and Belgian newspaper group Copiepresse have come to an agreement on a minor part of their dispute over copyright, but have not agreed on the major point of difference between them.
03/05/2007

Lords ruling for OK! could rein in the paparazzi

The House of Lords ruled today that Hello! magazine broke the law when it published snatched shots of the wedding of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas. OK! magazine had paid £1 million for exclusive shots of the event.
02/05/2007

Firm wins compensation for executive time wasted in dispute

A printing firm has successfully won compensation for the wasted time of a company executive in a construction dispute. Bridge Communications was awarded £4,800 for the time which a senior executive spent dealing with the dispute.
01/05/2007

Information Commissioner demands new powers

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas will demand new powers from Parliament today. Thomas will tell a Parliamentary committee that an increase in his authority is essential to stop the UK becoming a surveillance society.
01/05/2007

Microsoft wins Supreme Court case limiting US patent law

The US Supreme Court has said that Microsoft cannot be punished for the breach of a US patent that takes place on foreign soil. The Court said that mass distributed software is not a 'component' eligible for US patent protection abroad.
01/05/2007

ISPs urged to provide police with emergency contacts

Internet service providers (ISPs) should provide 24-hour emergency contacts for police and security services, according to the ISP industry body the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA).
27/04/2007