Domain Names: UDRP Ruling on DandG
David Taylor and Jane Seager look at a recent case in the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and explain how Dolce & Gabbana failed to obtain the domain name dandg.com…
Publishing & social media
Libel and Hyperlinks
Elaine Heywood reports on a libel case in the High Court which looked at the influence of hyperlinks on the meaning of allegedly defamatory words. The case also reopens the debate about whether publishers are liable for content in hyperlinks….
YouTube Win in Spain
A Spanish court has rejected a claim against YouTube…
UGC Tripping
Has TripAdvisor tripped up?…
Buzzness Unusual, and UK Regulation
Can lawyers be a more effective ingredient in effective regulation in the UK?…
Extending the ASA’s Digital Remit
The Advertising Standards Authority is to take over much greater responsibility for online marketing communications with effect from 1 March 2011….
Lord Chief Justice Canute and the Internet
Can you realistically stop a jury from using the Internet?…
Online Defamation: The Need for Digital Corrections
Bob Tarantino emphasises the lesson for online publishers arising from one aspect of the Court of Appeal ruling in Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd…
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Google Wins in Viacom/YouTube Dispute
The judge in the long-running dispute between Viacom and You Tube (now a Google company) has granted Google’s application for summary judgment…
IT Lawyers’ Cases in Brief
Laurence Eastham summarises some of the judgments which have been published in the last two months and which are of interest to IT lawyers….