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TMT & Sourcing & Intellectual Property
Pub landlords face practical difficulties in avoiding football copyrights
following ruling, expert says
Pub landlords face practical difficulties in avoiding football copyrights following ruling, expert says
Pub landlords will be able to broadcast FA Premier League (FAPL) football
matches legitimately using foreign satellite decoders providing they can obtain
a clean feed of the games, broadcast sound during live play only, and do not
charge customers entry to their bar, according to a High Court ruling.
09/02/2012
Government seeks views on EU data protection reforms
The Government has issued a 'call for evidence' on newly-drafted EU data
protection laws and has asked businesses to tell it what the changes mean to
them to help it negotiate with other EU countries on the issue.
09/02/2012
Second hand music files trader avoids injunction as copyright case moves to full trial
A US company that trades in second hand digital files can continue trading while
it fights a battle over its rights to sell second hand MP3 music files.
09/02/2012
IPO too influential over Government IP policies, MP says
The UK creative industry believes the Government is more supportive of users'
rights than those of content creators, an MP has said.
08/02/2012
Changes in law may be recommended to allow data sharing to combat fraud
A Government-appointed taskforce is prepared to recommend changing the law if it
finds "unnecessary legal barriers" to the sharing of information under
just-announced anti-fraud plans.
08/02/2012
Reporting on celebrities' private lives can be legitimate, European Court of Human Rights rules
The media can legitimately publish articles and photographs about celebrities
without their approval providing they have balanced their rights to freedom of
expression with the individuals' privacy rights, the European Court of Human
Rights has ruled....
08/02/2012
Energy
Solar subsidy levels will fall in line with costs, says Government
Subsidies for solar energy installations in homes and businesses will fall as
the cost of the technology being used falls, the Government has said.
09/02/2012
Property
Simplifying contaminated land guidance could put public health at risk, industry body warns
New Government guidance on what constitutes contaminated land could put members
of the public at risk if developers are able to build on land ruled out by the
current system, an industry body has warned.
08/02/2012
Projects and construction
NHS trusts could receive Government support to meet PFI debts
Seven NHS hospital trusts struggling to repay their debts under private finance
initiative (PFI) arrangements will receive financial support from the Government
if they meet certain criteria, the Department of Health has announced.
07/02/2012
Pensions
Fall in numbers of deaths likely to impact on pension funds, expert warns
A further improvement in the mortality rate in England and Wales over the last
year is likely to have a knock-on effect on pension scheme funding, an expert
has warned.
07/02/2012
Insurance
Funding increase of 15% for FSA 'could be passed to consumers', ABI warns
A "massive increase" in regulatory fees proposed by the Financial Services
Authority (FSA) to cover its programme of work for 2012/13 will inevitably be
passed on to small companies and private customers, an industry body has warned.
06/02/2012
Employment
Bury Council reaches equal pay settlement with female employees
Bury Council has become the latest local authority to reach an equal pay
settlement with hundreds of current and former female employees, it has
announced.
06/02/2012
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