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Government re-introduces controversial site-blocking powers
Courts will be able to force ISPs to block all UK access to websites that are
suspected of being involved, or even likely to be involved, in copyright
infringing behaviour under just-published Government plans.
31/03/2010
Why the Newzbin ruling helps web hosts
OPINION: ISPs, indexing services and other online service providers will rest a
little easier this week after a High Court ruling yesterday that gave
much-needed clarity to UK copyright law.
30/03/2010
VC firm accused of stealing business plan must pay damages, not profits
A venture capital company that breached the confidentiality of businessmen who
came to it with a proposition should only have to pay damages as compensation
and not a share of their profits from the deal, the High Court has ruled.
29/03/2010
Publisher not liable for search engine summary, rules High Court
A publisher should not be responsible for a libel created by the out-of-context
publication of material by a search engine, the High Court has ruled.
29/03/2010
GMTV rebuked over promotion of expert's web business
Weekday morning magazine programme GMTV With Lorraine broke Ofcom's Broadcasting
Code by allowing its consumer affairs expert Martin Lewis to continually direct
viewers to his own web publishing business for details of deals he discussed.
29/03/2010
Behavioural targeting works, claims US study
Behavioural advertising is more than twice as good at getting ad-viewers to make
a purchase compared to non-targeted internet advertising, but costs more than
twice as much, a survey has found.
26/03/2010
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