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 ***Free OUT-LAW Breakfast Seminars*** London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh May 2008: Creative uses of IP – and how to stop them June 2008: Marketing on the web: top legal tips See: http://www.out-law.com/page-6024 ***OUT-LAW.COM has been nominated for a Webby Award*** We're very excited to become the first non-US firm ever nominated for the 'best law site'. We're also eligible for a People's Voice Award so we really hope you'll take a couple of minutes to vote for us. Learn more: http://www.out-law.com/page-9029 Vote for us: http://pv.webbyawards.com/ ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. French sites fined for linking to privacy-invading content Three French websites have been found guilty of invading an actor's privacy for publishing links to articles containing the offending material. The Paris Tribunal has fined the operators of all three sites. 10/04/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9038 2. Companies can tweak AGM agenda now and avoid October costs Large companies could save costs by making changes to their articles of association in their upcoming annual general meetings, a corporate law expert has said. The changes would negate the need for an extra shareholder meeting later this year. 09/04/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9032 3. Carphone Warehouse 'irresponsible and unreasonable', says BPI Music industry body the BPI has labelled Carphone Warehouse irresponsible and unreasonable over its refusal to ban customers over illegal file-sharing amid reports that it will seek an injunction against the company to enforce claimed legal rights. http://www.out-law.com/page-9024 08/04/2008 4. Deeds can now be signed by one company director A change in the law has made it easier for companies to sign deeds. The change was made by the Companies Act and came into force on Sunday. It means that deeds can be signed on behalf of a company by one director rather than two. 08/04/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9022 5. Google's trade mark policy change, the cost to brand owners and the law Companies could find themselves with significantly increased advertising costs after a policy change from Google on the use of trade marked terms to trigger search engine adverts. But experts say that brand holders might try to fight the policy in court. 07/04/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9017 6. Government backs new rules for cross-border contracts The UK Government is backing a proposed EU law to control which country's laws apply in cross-border contract disputes. The Regulation, called Rome I, has been revised in ways that satisfy earlier concerns, the Government said in a new consultation paper. 07/04/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9019 ***OUT-LAW Radio: Google's trade mark tweak could cost businesses dear*** We investigate the change Google has made to trade mark rules in its AdWords system, and find it could increase ad costs by a factor of six 10/04/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-7212 ***About this email*** This is a weekly email for subscribers of OUT-LAW.COM, a website with more than 8,000 pages of free legal news and guidance. If and when you need further advice, we hope you'll choose Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW.COM. 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.) This email is sent on behalf of Pinsent Masons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales (registered number: OC333653) and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The word 'partner', used in relation to the LLP, refers to a member of the LLP or an employee or consultant of the LLP or any affiliated firm who has equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the members of the LLP, and of those non-members who are designated as partners, is displayed at the LLP's registered office: CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AH, United Kingdom.