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MySpace rant was not private, rules US Court of Appeal
A student who wrote an unflattering diatribe about her hometown on MySpace has
lost a claim that its republication by a local paper invaded her privacy. She
might yet prove that its wider dissemination was an intentional infliction of
emotional distress.
08/05/2009
Retailer cites own keyword advertising as evidence of domain name owner's abuse
Clothes shop Oasis has lost its bid to gain control of the domain name
oasis.co.uk because any behaviour abusive of its trade marks on the site was the
result of its own actions, a dispute resolution panel has ruled.
08/05/2009
Google's sale of trade mark as keyword may be 'use in commerce', says US Court of Appeals
A US court was wrong when it ruled that Google's selling of a trade marked term
to a competing company to be used as a trigger for advertising was not 'use in
commerce'. The appeals court has said that the use could infringe the trade
mark.
07/05/2009
News agency declares war on sites that 'walk off' with its work
News agency the Associated Press (AP) has said it will start taking action
against internet publishers who use its material without paying for it or
without sharing earnings. The company is adopting new, aggressive policies, it
said.
07/05/2009
Internet data to be stored from today
Internet service providers will have to store details of web and email traffic
and details of internet phone calls for 12 months from today as expanded
European legislation comes into effect.
06/05/2009
Unfair terms law can protect consumers for existing and future contracts, says Court of Appeal
Consumer protection body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is allowed to use laws
on unfair contracts to take action on existing as well as future contracts, the
Court of Appeal has ruled.
06/05/2009
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