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European ageism ruling could change UK law on retirement
A ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a Spanish case last week
could strengthen the hand of an age pressure group appealing against UK
retirement laws, according to an employment law expert.
25/10/2007
Government backs down on controversial FOI fees change
The UK Government has dropped controversial proposals that critics said would
have neutered the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Changes to the charging
structure that would have allowed bodies to refuse more requests will not now go
ahead.
25/10/2007
Data protection exemption expires tonight
An exemption for paper records from the Data Protection Act runs out at
midnight. The transitional relief exemption only lasted until 23rd October,
imposing less stringent conditions on the holding of paper records than
electronic ones.
23/10/2007
Man arrested for linking to pirated content – but what's the crime?
A man was arrested in England last week for allegedly running a website that
linked to unauthorised copies of TV shows and movies on the web. However, it is
not clear how the provision of links will be prosecuted as a criminal offence.
22/10/2007
Sheffield Wednesday can't unmask 'saloon-bar moaners', says libel judge
The High Court has protected the identities of seven individuals who made
comments on a football website's message board. Comments that are "strictly
defamatory" can still be so trivial that they do not warrant an invasion of the
authors' privacy rights.
19/10/2007
YouTube snubs online copyright pact
A set of copyright principles for user-generated content has been published by
internet and media giants including Microsoft, MySpace, Viacom, CBS and Disney.
YouTube has rejected the project, though, describing such mandates as "generally
a bad idea."
19/10/2007
OUT-LAW Radio: Amateur vs Amazon
25/10/2007: We talk to the amateur patent sleuth who felled Amazon's one-click patent, and find out how emails in court cases can cost companies millions.
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