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Domain name dealer beats Maestro in dispute over maestro.co.uk

Payment card firm Maestro International has failed in its attempt to gain control of the domain name maestro.co.uk. The MasterCard subsidiary lost an appeal against a ruling in favour of a man who owns many other domain names that match famous brands.
10/01/2008

OK! sues Heat for printing quotes from interview with Britney's sister

One celebrity magazine is suing another for copyright infringement over passages taken from one interview and inserted into another. OK! is suing Heat over its use of quotes from its interview with Britney Spears' 16 year-old pregnant sister.
09/01/2008

Commission consultation: the need for pan-European copyright licences

The European Commission says European media businesses should be able to offer creative content in a single legal environment.
09/01/2008

Government backs private copying in copyright reform plan

The Government has proposed allowing private copying of music and films and relaxed restrictions on copyright for schools and libraries in a major intellectual property consultation launched today.
08/01/2008

Head banker leaves job over Muslim gaffe

A senior banking industry figure has left his job after making a joke about Muslims which reportedly stunned colleagues and was the subject of complaints. Marc Howells of Barclaycard Europe has left his post.
08/01/2008

Database right infringed when staff took customer lists, rules court

Employees who left a company to start up a rival breached that firm's database rights when they took information with them, the High Court has ruled. The firm failed to prove, though, that the actions breached the company's confidentiality.
08/01/2008