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 1. Summary judgment confirms 'safe harbour' protection for YouTube YouTube is protected by the safe harbour provisions of US copyright law and is not guilty of copyright infringement when users post unauthorised videos to the site, according to the US court hearing a $1 billion suit brought by media giant Viacom. 24/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11171 2. BPI asks Google to remove links to infringing music UK record label industry body the BPI has sent a request to Google that asks the search giant to remove 36 links to pages that it says are providing access to music without copyright owners' permission. 23/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11166 3. Government reinstates Equality Act timetable SNIPPET: Last week we reported that the Government Equality Office had withdrawn the published timetable for implementing the Equality Act. 23/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11164 4. Icelandic parliament backs 'free speech haven' plan Iceland's parliament has accepted a proposal which could see the country pass the world's strongest freedom of expression and whistleblower protection laws. The proposal was created in conjunction with controversial leak site Wikileaks. 21/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11158 5. FSA backs OFT ban on 'read and understood' contract declarations Companies should not reject customer complaints because they ticked a box saying they had read and understood an unfair contract, regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said. 18/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11149 6. Small dresses with big consequences at the World Cup OPINION: Everybody wants a bit of World Cup-related glamour, and who can blame them? The sporting bonanza will occupy TV screens for a month, and will fill the pages of newspapers, front and back. Sometimes, though, the publicity is less than desirable. 18/06/2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-11148 ***OUT-LAW Radio will be back soon*** 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.