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 ***Free OUT-LAW Breakfast Seminars*** London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh October 2009: Behavioural advertising and the law November 2009: The future of payments See: http://www.out-law.com/page-6024 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1. High Court ruled against Skype founders' US action on day of settlement Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis were told their case against Skype-owner eBay had to be conducted in the English courts on the day that they later agreed a compromise with eBay. 19/11/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10541 2. Government confirms plan to disconnect alleged file-sharers The Government has confirmed that it will pass legislation allowing for the termination of internet connections used by suspected illegal file-sharers but has not yet said whether the action will be subject to independent or court oversight. 18/11/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10538 3. T-Mobile says staff sold phone records to rivals Customers' records have been illegally traded by employees of T-Mobile, according to the mobile operator. The Information Commissioner's Office has reported that millions of records were involved. 17/11/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10531 4. ISPs and public believe Government data safeguards inadequate The internet access industry and members of the public have rejected the Government's plans to retain details of citizens' internet access, saying that safeguards for internet users' privacy were inadequate. 17/11/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10529 5. Commission forms industry body to solve behavioural advertising problems The European Commission has formed a new group in an attempt to regulate companies' growing gathering and use of customers' personal data. The group has been formed to address problems the Commission says are eroding consumer trust. 16/11/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10526 6. Government outlines product placement plans after U-turn The Government has outlined its plans to introduce product placement to UK television broadcasts despite saying in March that it would not be introduced. 16/11/2009 http://www.out-law.com/page-10525 ***OUT-LAW Radio: Is anonymisation a myth?*** We look at new research which claims that people whose information is contained in supposedly anonymised databases can in fact be commonly identified. 19/11/2009 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.