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TV producer can't compete for three years, says High Court
A television producer who forgot about a three-year golden handcuffs deal caused
a breakdown in the employer employee relationship before the employer did, the
High Court has ruled. The producer must wait the three years before working for
a rival.
06/12/2007
Tout tax proposed by rock managers
The businessmen behind some of the rock world's biggest names have called for a
levy on the concert ticket aftermarket, where people sell on tickets they have
bought for profit or because they cannot go to a concert.
05/12/2007
European Commission plans security breach notification law
The European Commission wants laws to be passed across Europe that would force
telecoms companies to tell customers when personal data security has been
breached. Security breach laws are common in the US but are still controversial.
05/12/2007
Business should fund domain name police, says expert
A technology law expert has called on the business world to set up a policing
outfit to tackle cybersquatters. The call came as Dell raised the stakes in the
fight against domain hoarders, demanding compensation of $1 million per name in
a lawsuit.
04/12/2007
No licence required to run a fantasy league – in US or UK
A US court has refused a rehearing of a case brought by Major League Baseball
against the operator of a fantasy baseball league. If a fantasy soccer league
was challenged in British courts, the result is likely to be the same, according
to a legal expert.
03/12/2007
Do your Bluetooth marketing while you still can
A window of opportunity for marketing by Bluetooth technology that opened in
October could be closed once more, the UK Government has said. Definitions in
privacy regulations are being checked, stakeholders are being consulted, and the
law could change.
30/11/2007
OUT-LAW Radio: Are libel laws wrong?
06/12/2007: We look at claims that free speech on the web is silenced too easily by threatening a host without ever having to prove defamation.
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