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 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. Police will share data across Europe against privacy chief's advice European police forces will have easier access to each others' information on criminals and suspects after ministers agreed a new data swap system. But Europe's data protection chief told OUT-LAW that his concerns over the system had been sidelined. 14/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8148 2. Data retention laws do not cover Google searches, says Europe Google is not bound by the Data Retention Directive when it comes to search engine logs, Europe's data protection committee has said. Google has used the Directive to justify keeping data, but OUT-LAW has learned that the law does not apply. 13/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8147 3. Red hair bullying cases could end up in court Gingerism in the workplace could form the basis of formal grievances or constructive dismissal cases, an employment lawyer has warned. The news comes in the wake of one Newcastle family having to move house because of abuse about its members' red hair. 13/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8141 4. Better privacy policies can make money, finds P3P study E-commerce businesses could charge more for their wares if they implemented an established privacy technology, an academic report has found. The study showed that online shoppers are prepared to pay more at sites that guarantee their privacy. 11/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8132 5. UK consults on Unfair Commercial Practices Directive The Government has asked retailers to comment on draft legislation that will force them to "deal fairly" with customers and other businesses. Two new Regulations are proposed, scheduled to come into force on 6th April 2008. 11/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8134 6. TV's over-zealous profanity police rebuked by US court US television regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may not have the right to police American airwaves, a court has ruled. The ruling is a blow to a George W Bush-led clampdown on on-air swearing. 08/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8128 ***OUT-LAW Radio*** We ask music industry renegades including Blur's drummer what they think should be done about file sharing and copyright. 14/06/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-7212 ***Recent additions*** You can always see what our lawyers have been up to in OUT-LAW's case studies. Recent examples include our work with Sparrowhawk Media (http://www.out-law.com/page-8142), helping with the development of a multi-platform global TV channel, and procuring the UK’s new supercomputer, HECToR (http://www.out-law.com/page-7859). Lawyers may also be interested to see the latest Pinsent Masons' Computer Law Reports with detailed analysis of recent court rulings. See: http://www.pinsentmasons.com/bulletins/bulletin20050307_1.aspx ***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.)