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13/01/2011
OFT restricts use of insurance tool
Competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has reached agreement for
limiting the use of a tool produced by credit reference company Experian over
fears that it could lead to illegal price co-ordination.
13/01/2011
Government confirms retirement age to be scrapped from April 2011
The Government will scrap the default retirement age (DRA) later this year,
despite calls from business to continue to allow them to force workers to retire
at 65.
13/01/2011
Rights holders should register to gain full copyright protection, EU Commission advised
Rights owners should have to register with EU authorities in order to exercise
all their rights under copyright law, the European Commission has been advised.
12/01/2011
Data protection watchdogs clarify whose law applies to processing
The European Union's data protection regulators have published guidance on
when a country's data protection laws apply to the collection and use of
personal data.
07/01/2011
Open source campaigners urge investigation of Novell patent sale
Open source software advocates have asked a German competition law regulator
to investigate the purchase of patents owned by Novell by a consortium led by
Microsoft and including Apple, Oracle and EMC.
07/01/2011
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