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Belgian ISP does not have to filter out copyright-infringing traffic, says ECJ advisor
Belgian ISP Scarlet should not have to filter copyright-infringing traffic from
its service because to do so would invade users' privacy, an advisor to the EU's
top court has said.
14/04/2011
Community trade mark court rulings should apply across the EU, ECJ rules
Rulings by Community trade mark courts should in most cases apply across the EU
and not just in the country in which they were made, the European Court of
Justice (ECJ) has said.
13/04/2011
Insurers lose Scottish pleural plaques appeal
A Scottish appeal court has today ruled that an Act enabling pleural plaques
victims in Scotland to claim compensation from negligent employers is neither
unlawful nor irrational.
12/04/2011
EU Commission has yet to prove worth of PNR plans, say privacy watchdogs
The European Commission has still to prove why passenger's personal details
should be recorded on all flights to and from Europe, the EU's data protection
and privacy regulators have said.
12/04/2011
Government needs more costs information for online content storage plans
UPDATED: The Government needs more evidence on how much it will cost libraries
to archive online content before putting regulations in place to ensure that
they have access to the material, it has said.
12/04/2011
Google is responsible for 'autofill' search terms, says Italian court
Internet search engines are not exempt from responsibility for the results they
suggest to users, an Italian judge has ruled.
11/04/2011
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