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EU's investigation of Oracle and Sun could cause rift with US, warns expert
The European Commission's decision to investitgate Oracle's purchase of Sun
Microsystems under competition rules could lead to a major rift with US
authorities, a competition law expert has warned.
03/09/2009
Courts and Parliament 'let us down' on personal data trade, says privacy watchdog
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has said that the courts and
Parliament are to blame for the ongoing trade in personal information uncovered
by its Motorman investigation.
02/09/2009
EU consults on copyright problems of digitising libraries
The European Commission will conduct a consultation on how best to operate a
digital library of Europe's scanned-in books. Unlike Google's controversial
digitisation programme, the EU's existing digital library does not scan in
copyrighted works.
01/09/2009
Scottish Government publishes plans to reduce personal data collection
The Scottish Government plans to reduce the amount of information on citizens
held by large public databases and curb the collection and use of personal data
by public authorities.
02/09/2009
German Government lodges objection to Google Books deal
The German Government has lodged an objection to the deal which will allow
Google to continue to scan, and sell digitised copies of, many of the world's
in-copyright books.
03/09/2009
Industry agrees restrictions on mobile payments swipe technology
The Government and mobile phone companies have agreed guidelines to attempt to
limit misuse of mobile phones as payment systems. The guidelines will stop
phones working as payment mechanisms in certain ways.
01/09/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: The forgotten IP right
03/09/2009: We talk to a lobbyist who is petitioning the UK's Prime Minister to raise the profile of possibly the least talked about intellectual property right: design rights.
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