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Copyright Infringement and Intermediaries: Twentieth Century Fox v Newzbin

The High Court has found that a company which indexes and collates media files is liable for authorising infringement. The judgment casts an interesting light on the role of many service providers who claim to be merely passive elements in the copyright infringement process and ‘content agnostic’.

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EDPS and PbD

The office of the European Data Protection Supervisor has been working overtime. In addition to its work on video surveillance guidelines, it published an Opinion on ‘Promoting trust in the information society by fostering data protection and privacy’ on 18 March. The focus is on privacy by design (PbD)

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EDPS Guidelines on Video-surveillance

The European Data Protection Supervisor has issued a ‘practical set of Guidelines to European institutions and bodies on how to use video-surveillance responsibly’.

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AdWords: The ECJ Judgment

The European Court of Justice has found that Google has not infringed trade mark law by allowing advertisers to purchase keywords corresponding to their competitors’ trade marks. However, it has prohibited advertisers from using such keywords when arranging for Google to display any ads which do not allow internet users easily to establish from which undertaking the goods or services covered by the ad in question originate

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Assessment Notices Implementation

A newly published statutory instrument confirms the anticipated implementation of the new provisions for assessment notices.

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Digital Economy Bill: In the Wash

The Bill has passed through the House of Lords, with the various major amendments abandoned, or defeated by the Government. It seems likely that compromises will be made so that the Bill can be passed before the election.

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Digital Economy Bill: Amendment 120A

The controversial Bill has been amended in the course of debates in the House of Lords with a new provision that has caused almost as much of a stir as the original.

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Privacy Dividend

The ICO is seeking to determine, and publicise, the real value of businesses adopting adequate data protection policies

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