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. Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years Scots face up to 10 years in jail for sending text messages or emails with sexual content. Scotland's just-published Sexual Offences Bill contains stiff penalties for any sexual messages whose intent is to humiliate the recipient. 19/06/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9194 2. Google faces probe over Yahoo! advertising deal Google and Yahoo! will face a competition probe over their proposed advertising deal. The inquiry will look at whether the deal gives the already-dominant Google too much market power. 19/06/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9193 3. Envelopes must be transparent about marketing, warns ASA An envelope used in a Virgin Media mailshot broke advertising rules because it failed to make its marketing nature obvious. The envelope should have stated clearly that it contained marketing material, the UK's advertising regulator has ruled. 18/06/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9190 4. FSA fines stockbrokers for poor data security A firm of stockbrokers has been fined for failing to adequately protect its customers from the risk of identity fraud. The FSA said its mistakes included failing to manage the risk of staff using Instant Messaging and web-based email. 18/06/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9192 5. AP may have to take on entire blogosphere, warns attacked blogger A major news agency has claimed that a blog's quotation of its stories is copyright infringement and has demanded they be taken down in a case which could redraw the lines of acceptable blog behaviour. 17/06/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9186 6. Virgin sends file-sharing warnings to customers Virgin Media has begun sending letters of warning to some of its customers saying that artists' lobby group the BPI has evidence of illegal file sharing from their accounts. Virgin, the UK's second largest ISP, is the first to take such action. 16/06/2008 http://www.out-law.com/page-9180 ***OUT-LAW Radio: Crooked worker database could land employers in trouble*** 19/06/2008: We investigate a new database of dishonest workers, and the pitfalls that could lie in wait for participating employers. 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.