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Fathers to be given six months' paid paternity leave
Fathers will be allowed to take six months' paid paternity leave instead of mothers under new Government proposals. The law will not come into effect until maternity cover is extended to 12 months, which will happen in April 2009 at the earliest.
17/05/2007
Judge doubts Intel can defeat Intelmark trade mark
The Court of Appeal has said that Intel should fail in its bid to erase the trade mark of a telemarketing company. The Court has referred questions to the European Court of Justice but made clear that the chip giant deserves to lose.
16/05/2007
Copyright extension back on Commons' agenda
A parliamentary motion calling for an extension to the term of copyright has been signed by 75 MPs. The reopening of the debate comes despite The Treasury's backing for the recent recommendation not to extend copyright made by Andrew Gowers.
16/05/2007
US to criminalise attempted copyright infringement
The US will criminalise attempts at copyright infringement under a new law proposed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. In the UK, attempted infringement is not a crime though it is an offence to possess infringing goods with a view to selling them.
16/05/2007
Copyright damages should not be punitive, says UK Government
The Government has proposed a change to the damages available under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, ruling out the possibility of the award of punitive damages in civil cases of copyright infringement.
14/05/2007
Mumsnet settles with Gina Ford but queries libel law
A mothers' website which has been embroiled in a long-running libel dispute has settled with author Gina Ford but wants the Department for Constitutional Affairs to guide websites on how quickly they must remove users' comments to avoid liability.
11/05/2007
17/05/2007: We talk to Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts about an epic web forum libel battle and to an academic who wants to turn copyright on its head.
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