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 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. Debunking six myths of the Data Protection Act Recent security scandals have raised the profile of the Data Protection Act (DPA). But 10 years after it was passed, many organisations still misunderstand it. Sue Cullen of Pinsent Masons' information law team debunks some of the common myths. 31/01/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-8840 2. Closing of cybersquatting loophole is 'excellent news' for brand owners The organisation in charge of the internet's addressing systems wants to change the charging structure for global domain names to put an end to a multimillion pound business that takes advantage of a loophole in its rules. 31/01/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-8843 3. Sick staff build up holiday rights, says Advocate General Employees who are out of work on sick leave can build up holiday entitlements, according to an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. If they are then laid off, they must be paid in lieu of untaken holiday, she said. 31/01/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-8842 4. Countries can choose whether or not to force disclosure of file-sharers The European Court of Justice ruled today that EU law does not force the disclosure of internet users' details in file-sharing cases. The judgment could be a blow to record labels and also to ISPs in the UK, a copyright expert has said. 29/01/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-8836 5. Don't expect privacy law overhaul in the wake of HMRC OPINION: Privacy law has never been so high profile as in recent months. After the loss of 25 million people's personal details by HMRC, there has been what seems like a tide of gaffe after slip-up, all resulting in private personal details spilling out. 28/01/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-8829 6. High Court backs software patents Some software can be patented in the UK and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is wrongly rejecting applications, according to a new ruling in the High Court. The UKIPO is considering appealing against the verdict. 28/01/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-8831 ***OUT-LAW Radio: IP addresses and privacy*** Can your internet address be protected under privacy law? We talk to the leader of the EU's privacy watchdogs about the controversial question. Plus we hear how social networking sites are failing disabled users. 31/01/2008 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.)