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TalkTalk defends malware detection trial
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said he was "concerned" by the fact
that TalkTalk trialled a malware detection service in its internet service
provider (ISP) business without informing customers, documents have revealed.
09/09/2010
MP urges Parliament to reform FOI laws, block ministerial veto
Ministers should not be able to block freedom of information (FOI) requests,
according to amendments to FOI legislation proposed by a Liberal Democrat MP. A
Labour former minister has said that the law should extend to media companies.
08/09/2010
TV format inventor fails to convince court that BBC stole his idea
A man has failed in his attempt to show that his gameshow idea was copied by the
BBC. A High Court judge refused to allow a full trial on the claims, calling
them "simply unreal".
08/09/2010
Competition Commission releases pay TV investigation details
SNIPPET: The Competition Commission (CC) has published the details of an
investigation which it will carry out into the market for films on pay
television stations.
07/09/2010
Google agrees $8.5m Buzz settlement as lawyers fail to find monetary damage
Google has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a number of cases alleging that
its Buzz social networking service violated their privacy rights. The money will
be paid out to internet privacy activists to use in their education and policy
work.
06/09/2010
UK patent attorneys urge ECJ to discard advisors' rejection of patent court
The European Court of Justice should reject the opinion of its advisors and put
pragmatic economics ahead of legal technicalities and approve a pan-EU patent
court, the UK patent attorneys' trade body has said.
06/09/2010
OUT-LAW Radio: Bloggers face mass news suits
09/09/2010: A company is causing a storm of controversy by acquiring the right to sue bloggers who repost newspaper articles online. Critics cry foul while targets of the suits look for the safety of settlements.
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