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The law of Phorm
EDITORIAL: Critics have branded Phorm a regulatory rogue. Its targeted
advertising technology will bend our laws and even break them. But these will be
hairline fractures – even if Phorm's operation makes you wince.
01/05/2008
Swiss start-up's re-broadcast of UK TV may not last, says expert
An internet start-up is re-broadcasting UK television from Switzerland without
the stations' permission. It is re-broadcasting all five UK terrestrial channels
online but claims it is not breaking the law.
01/05/2008
Malware authors use software licence agreements
A leading computer security company has uncovered evidence that authors of
software designed to steal information from infected computers are trying to
enforce their intellectual property rights in the underground malware community.
30/04/2008
Mitsubishi advert did not breach landowner's privacy, rules ASA
A landowner who said that an advert depicting a car on his land invaded his
privacy has had his claim rejected. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
said the land was not an identifiable possession of the man.
29/04/2008
EU Commissioner wants copyright extension to pay session musicians
Record labels would have to set up special funds to pay royalties to session
musicians under copyright reforms proposed by EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy.
29/04/2008
Lords defy Government by proposing criminalisation of data rogues
The House of Lords has proposed making it a criminal offence to disclose
personal information intentionally or recklessly. The Lords passed an amendment
to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, defeating the Government.
28/04/2008
OUT-LAW Radio: Is web-scraping legal?
01/05//2008: We ask whether the website scraping that underpins the emerging aggregator industry falls foul of the law.
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