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TMT & Sourcing and IP

Premium rate service regulator to help combat pirated music sales

The UK's regulator of premium rate services (PRS) will pass on details of copyright infringing websites to service providers under a new "proactive" arrangement with police and music industry representatives, it has announced.
02/11/2011

Private investment can help fund rapid digitisation of cultural works, Commission says

The European Commission has called on private investors to help fund the "digitisation" of books, journals, audiovisual content and other "cultural material" in the EU.
01/11/2011

Appeal over legality of Digital Economy Act could be successful, judge says

BT and TalkTalk have a "real prospect of success" in arguing that the UK's Digital Economy Act (DEA) violates EU laws on liability for communications made over the internet, a UK judge has said.
31/10/2011

Ofcom proposes new rules on broadcasters' advertising deals

Commercial broadcasters will not be able to "unduly discriminate" between advertisers when setting the fees they charge for carrying commercials under proposed new rules set out by the UK's media regulator.
03/11/2011

Police must justify use of communication interception technology, lawyer says

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has bought technology that will allow it to intercept and shut-off communications without the help of telecoms companies, according to media reports.
01/11/2011

ITV soap to be first to feature 'paid-for' product during primetime

Coronation Street will be the first UK primetime television show to feature a paid-for branded product under new product placement rules, according to media reports.
31/10/2011

Corporate

Stock market considers tougher company listing rules

Stock market index provider FTSE is to consult on whether UK incorporated companies should have a higher percentage of shares available to purchase before becoming eligible for listing on its indices, it has said.
03/11/2011

Litigation and Arbitration

Parties forced to take out loans at high interest to pay their legal costs can recover that interest, judge says

Parties in complex court cases who are forced to take out loans at a high rate of interest to pay their legal costs can recover the full amount of that interest from the other party in certain circumstances, a court has said.
03/11/2011

Banking and Restructuring

LIBOR antitrust claims should be addressed, expert says

Allegations that the daily reference rate used by banks for calculating interest rates was 'fixed' should be addressed "promptly and with certainty", an expert has said.
02/11/2011

Property

Squatting in residential buildings to become a criminal offence

Squatting in residential buildings is to become a criminal offence for the first time, the Government has announced.
01/11/2011

Feed-in tariff cuts from April 'urgently needed', Government says

A reduction in financial incentives to business and homes which use solar panels to generate their own energy is urgently needed to keep the costs of the scheme under control, the Government has said.
31/10/2011

Pensions

Membership of occupational pension schemes 'at lowest level since the 1950s'

The number of workers currently paying into occupational pension schemes fell further in 2010, according to official figures.
31/10/2011