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High Court considers hyperlinked pages as context in defamation case
The High Court has examined material on pages linked to from an allegedly
defamatory online article to help it decide the meaning of the piece.
04/08/2010
Google to allow trade marks as keywords across Europe
Google will let companies use competitors' trade marks as keywords to trigger
search adverts in all European countries for the first time. The move will test
the interpretation of a number of EU and national court rulings on the
controversial practice.
04/08/2010
US businesses face web accessibility legal duty backed by fines
The websites of countless US businesses will have to be accessible to disabled
people under a proposed change to federal laws. To be lawful, the US Department
of Justice wants sites to meet a technical standard known as 'Level AA'.
03/08/2010
Battle of the forms ends without terms and conditions victor
The failure of two companies to agree whose terms and conditions governed the
sale of a consignment of goods means that neither company's terms can be
enforced, the High Court has said.
02/07/2010
Budvar win ends Budweiser EU trade mark hopes in 100-year legal battle
Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar has won a 14-year legal battle to defend its
trade mark for the name 'Budweiser' for its beer in Germany and Austria. The
victory was just the latest, though, in a struggle stretching back 100 years.
02/07/2010
Virgin's email to opted-out customer broke rules, says ASA
Virgin Media broke advertising regulations when it sent an email promoting deals
and offers to a customer who had opted out of marketing communications, the
advertising regulator has said. The company had claimed the message was a
service update.
30/07/2010
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