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 access our archive of weekly emails at http://www.out-law.com/page-7793. The OUT-LAW Team ***Transforming Business Through IA*** A major international congress on Intellectual Assets takes place on 27th and 28th September 2007 at the SECC, Glasgow. Book your place now. See: http://www.ia-centre.org.uk ***Free OUT-LAW Breakfast Seminars*** London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh October 2007: Promotions: the new regime for prize draws and competitions November 2007: How to monitor employees legally See: http://www.out-law.com/page-6024 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. Religious hatred: a crime from October, but exemptions are wide The Racial and Religious Hatred Act comes into force in October, carrying a threat of prison terms for a person who tries to stir up religious hatred. However, its free speech exemptions are so wide that convictions could be difficult, a lawyer said. 12/09/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8464 2. Website terms incorporated by 'continue' button, rules US court A US Court of Appeal has said that a website can incorporate terms into a contract with a link above a 'continue' button that is part of a registration form. The approach is not recommended for sites in the UK, an e-commerce lawyer warned. 12/09/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8465 3. Sony loses privacy complaint over Unfit Kids A documentary that cited video games among the reasons for childhood obesity did not treat Sony unfairly when criticising the PlayStation maker's refusal to sponsor a fitness scheme for kids. Sony also lost a claim that the company's privacy was breached. 11/09/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8460 4. ISP claims court ruling will force it into 'illegal' behaviour A Belgian court ruling would force internet service providers into conducting "invisible and illegal" checks on internet users' actions, according to the managing director of Belgian ISP Scarlet. 11/09/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8462 5. Consumer guarantee law may extend to software under EU plans Buying software or other digital goods as a consumer does not entitle an individual to the same rights under EU law that he or she enjoys when buying tangible products. But that could change following a Resolution of the European Parliament on Thursday. 09/09/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8458 6. Plan to put everyone in DNA database hinges on human rights case Lord Justice Sedley's proposal to put everyone in the UK on a DNA database would be dependent on a British man's case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), according to a privacy law expert. 07/09/2007 http://www.out-law.com/page-8455 ***OUT-LAW Radio*** We talk to the founder of the music world's anti-label, which allows you to choose how much to pay for music, and find out how to stop a tank being hacked. 13/09/2007 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.)