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China's new strategy puts intellectual property first
OPINION: Businesses hoping to make a mark in China are about to face a very new
version of a very old problem. If they don't adapt soon they could face the unusual prospect
of being taught a lesson in IP protection from Chinese companies.
22/10/2009
Telecoms package problem must be solved in eight weeks or be ditched
The European Parliament has until the end of the year to agree a new telecoms
reform deal with the EU's Council of Ministers. It will announce tomorrow the start date for
negotiations which can take no longer than eight weeks.
21/10/2009
Police can keep convictions database, says Court of Appeal
Police forces can keep a record of spent convictions on a single central
database without breaking data protection laws, the Court of Appeals has said. Police would have
had to delete a million records from their system if they had lost.
20/10/2009
Newspaper archives can lose libel protection as stories change, rules High Court
A newspaper which continued to publish a defamatory article on its website after
its subject was cleared in an investigation lost its right to claim a special journalistic
defence against libel, the High Court has said.
19/10/2009
MPs call for stricter regulation of behavioural advertising
MPs and Lords have called for a change in the law to make it illegal to engage
in behavioural advertising without an internet user's explicit consent. The Parliamentary group
has also backed the creation of a privacy law.
19/10/2009
Government outlines increased penalties for data misuse
The Government has outlined its plans to jail people convicted of trading
illegally in personal data or knowingly or recklessly disclosing it. Under the plans the jail terms
would be introduced next April.
19/10/2009
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