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Information Governance Issues

Laurence Eastham writes about the forthcoming SCL Information Governance Conference. The latest Conference, Managing Identity in a Digital World, is to be held on 12 May.

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Microsoft and TomTom Settlement

It has been announced that the long-running patent dispute between TomTom and Microsoft has been settled.

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Has the ICO Swung behind Opt-outs in Behavioural Advertising?

The debate about the protection of individual privacy on the Internet could be about to take a new twist with the apparent removal of a statement supporting an opt-in regime for online behavioural advertising (OBA) from the website of the Information Commissioner's Office.

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Showdown! ISPs and the Music Industry in Ireland

The Eircom settlement with IRMA was not the end of conflict over online privileges and copyright theft. The ISPAI has issued a strong statement, which suggests that it will fight any attempt to turn it into an enforcement arm for the music industry.

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Cybersquatting Record

WIPO has revealed that 2008 was a record year for cybersquatting disputes and has expressed concern about the forthcoming new gTLDs.

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Internet Libel: No Single Publication Rule

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected an application by The Times, which sought to show that the English law on Internet publication interfered with the right to freedom of expression and that a US-style single publication rule should be imposed.

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Computer Program Patents: EPO Consultation and New Case

The EPO has asked for views on the referral of computer patent cases – and SCL is using its new web site to feed through views. Meanwhile the Patent Court has emphasised the topicality of the issues, with a new judgment rejecting two appeals, from AT&T and CVON.

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