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 ***OUT-LAW.COM has won a Webby*** We're very excited to be named 'Best Law Website'. It's the first time that a law firm has ever won a Webby in the awards' 12 year history. See: http://www.out-law.com/page-9098 ***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 ***Social Media Influence*** London, 4th June, 2008: How social media is shaping corporate reputation management, marketing and communications. A one-day conference offering intelligence, expertise and innovation. See: http://www.screenevents.co.uk/influence08/index.html ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. Rowling privacy win confirms proper test for privacy, says expert JK Rowling's court victory against a paparazzi agency has confirmed that the scope of privacy law is wide and will make it easier for others to gain its protection, a privacy law expert has said. 08/05/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9103 2. ITV faces biggest-ever Ofcom fine over phone vote rigging ITV has been fined £5.67 million by Ofcom for abuse of premium-rate phone lines in television competitions. It is the highest fine the media regulator has ever imposed and is added to the £7.8m ITV has already pledged to repay viewers or give to charity. 08/05/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9105 3. Adidas wins $300 million stripe payout Adidas has won a $300 million trade mark case against a rival shoe maker over its three stripe logo. The sportswear giant alleged that the rival's two- and four-striped shoes violated its trade mark rights. 08/05/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9102 4. Employers should treat new ACAS Code like law, says expert Arbitration body ACAS has published a new draft Code of Practice for disciplinary and grievance procedures. If approved in its current form it will take effect when the Government abolishes the current statutory dispute resolution procedures. 07/05/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9099 5. Wikipedia goes to court to defend defamation immunity Wikipedia, the free, user-generated online encyclopedia, faces a court battle to protect itself from liability for everything that users post on the site. The company behind the site will argue that it should be granted immunity under US law. 06/05/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9095 6. US court orders online advertiser to use 'negative keywords' A US court has ordered a company to use 'negative keywords' to avoid being associated with another firm's trade mark. The innovative order was one of a series of measures ordered by the judge. 02/05/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9094 ***OUT-LAW Radio: TV phone scandals claim another victim*** As ITV faces a £5.7million fine, we ask an industry rep why nobody noticed the abuses while they happened 08/05/2008 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.