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 ***IT Law Summer School 2010*** 2 -6 August 2010, Downing College, Cambridge: Study essential areas of IT law, discuss practical challenges and debate contentious topics in a variety of formats at this 5 day residential event. To register or for more information: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/itlawschooloutlaw2 ***This week's highlights from OUT-LAW News*** 1.EU Commission promises data protection law rewrite The European Commission will rewrite data protection laws to take account of new plans to govern areas of justice and security policy. The Commission claimed that the changes will improve citizens' privacy when it comes to crime prevention activity. 22/04/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-10962 2.EU Commission will overhaul procurement laws The European Commission has announced a review of public procurement laws. The Commission said change was necessary to cope with new e-procurement practices and to respond to more demand for public-private partnerships. 22/04/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-10965 3. Privacy commissioners collaborate on anti-Google action Privacy watchdogs from 10 countries from around the world have written to Google to protest at those parts of its services that they believe "[betray] a disappointing disregard for fundamental privacy norms and law". 21/04/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-10937 4. Luxury brands welcome EU law to restrict online sales Manufacturers will be allowed to require their distributors to have 'brick and mortar' shops as well as an online presence under a Regulation published today that will change competition law across the EU from next month. 20/04/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-10933 5. Nobody reads terms and conditions: it's official Not one customer of online computer game seller Gamestation read the terms and conditions of sale on 1st April, the company has said. In an April Fools' Day prank, it has claimed the legal right to the souls of all those customers. 19/04/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-10929 6. Sony's firmware update shows how retailers can be exposed Retailers face payouts to consumers that they will not be able to reclaim from manufacturers when software updates disable products' functions, an expert has warned. 19/04/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-10926 ***OUT-LAW Radio: People-review site founder speaks*** We talk to the man behind a site that allows you to anonymously review your professional peers and ask: HR godsend or libel timebomb? 22/04/2010 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 10,000 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.