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 ***Pinsent Masons is recruiting lawyers*** Commercial IP lawyer (3–5 years' experience) Our intellectual property team is one of the largest in the UK and we're seeking to add an IP commercial lawyer to our London team. Find out more about this vacancy and many others. http://www.out-law.com/page-8369 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. JK Rowling judge made mistakes, says privacy law expert The judge in the JK Rowling privacy case should have taken account of the fact that celebrities may be more vulnerable to media pressure than others and so entitled to stronger privacy protection a leading legal expert has said. 09/08/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8369 2. Programmer granted royalties from commissioned software A computer programmer has been granted royalties in systems he developed even though no proper copyright agreement existed when the material was commissioned. The programmer was awarded more than £45,000. 08/08/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8365 3. Judge overrules jury and reverses $1.5 billion Microsoft payout The largest patent infringement award ever made has been reversed by a US judge. Microsoft will no longer have to pay a $1.5 billion settlement to Alcatel-Lucent in a dispute over MP3 file technology. 07/08/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8362 4. US bloggers set for journalistic shield A US bill that would shield journalists, including bloggers, from revealing their sources has cleared the House Judiciary Committee, an important stage in becoming law. There is already legislation in the UK which protects journalists and bloggers. 06/08/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8358 5. T-Mobile forced to connect with mobile VoIP service T-Mobile has been forced to connect its mobile network to the phone numbers of a start-up which uses Wi-Fi networks to offer mobile users cheap phone calls. T-mobile was accused in the High Court of abusing a dominant market position. 06/08/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8354 6. CCTV operators must not record conversations, says privacy watchdog Closed circuit television (CCTV) must not be used to record conversations, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned. The Commissioner has proposed a new Code of Practice on the use of CCTV. 03/08/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8350 ***OUT-LAW Radio*** We investigate one of the web's dirty secrets: typosquatting, and ask just how bad it is for established business. 09/08/2007 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.)