Audiovisual Media Services: European Regulators Group
The EU Commission has established a European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services…
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Game Over for Excessive TPM?: The Nintendo Ruling
Gareth Dickson explains what the recent CJEU ruling really means, as the Court clarifies when a computer program is not a ‘computer program’. Gareth goes on to consider the practical implications of the limited guidance given by the Court….
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Trade Secrets
A group of lawyers from Linklaters offices across Europe look at the proposals for Europe-wide protection of trade secrets, and the implications for the IT sector. The authors are Daniel Pauly (Frankfurt), Pieter Van Den Broecke and Tom de Coster (Brussels), Ewa Kurowska-Tober (Warsaw), Pauline Debré (Paris) and Peter Church (London)….
In-app Purchases: OFT Issues Warning to Games Industry
The online games industry has been given two months ‘to get house in order’ following a recent OFT investigation…
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Google Brought Down to Earth: Landmark Privacy Development
Philip James reflects on the recent High Court judgment that allowed a claim against Google Inc to be brought in proceedings in England and Wales, which (especially in the context of other actions impacting on Google and its ilk) may have much wider implications for privacy and data protection….
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Un-Safe Harbor: Is Safe Harbor an adequate means of protecting EU personal data transferred to the USA?
Kirsten Whitfield and Uchechi Okereke examine the health of the US Safe Harbor…
Virgin and the Red-hot POCA
A Court of Appeal judgment gives new impetus to moves to make draconian laws hit IP fraudsters hard…
Sentences in Data Protection Conspiracy Case
Private investigators have been sentenced for unlawfully obtaining personal data…
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ECJ Judgment on Circumvention of Games Console Protection
According to a Curia press release, the ECJ has ruled that circumventing a protection system of a games console may, in certain circumstances, be lawful and that the manufacturer of the console is protected against circumvention only in the case where the protection measures seek to prevent illegal use of games…
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ICO Consults on DP Guidance for the Media
The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun its public consultation on new guidance on data protection and the media….