Social networking and other Web sites that enable user-generated content (known as UGC) to be uploaded and viewed by users are big news and big business. Robert Goldstone and James Gill review the dangers that arise in relation to copyright infringement….
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A court action has been filed in the long-running dispute between the two organisations alleging violations of the GPL and the LGPL. If the action comes to trial, it will lead to a major ruling on open source principles….
A novel use of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 has received an important, albeit partial, endorsement in the High Court. Tiscali is suing BT for interference with its business by unlawful means….
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A novel use of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 has received an important, albeit partial, endorsement in the High Court. Tiscali is suing BT for interference with its business by unlawful means….
Read More… from Tiscali v BT: ISPs Competing for Customers and Unlawful Means
A court action has been filed in the long-running dispute between the two organisations alleging violations of the GPL and the LGPL. If the action comes to trial, it will lead to a major ruling on open source principles….
An interesting judgment in Tiscali UK Ltd v British Telecommunications Plc [2008] EWHC 3129 (QB) sheds some startling light on what standards may be expected of ISPs when competing for customers. Tiscali and BT are in dispute over approaches made by BT to Tiscali customers. In his second judgment concerning the case, Mr Justice Eady…
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David Lammy, Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property, has launched a wide-ranging consultation by the Intellectual Property Office on the future direction of copyright…
The Intellectual Property Office has announced yet another consultation exercise on copyright. David Lammy launched a wide-ranging consultation by the IPO on the future direction of copyright on 16 December. The stated aim is to ensure that the copyright system properly supports creativity, promotes investment and jobs while also inspiring the confidence of businesses and…
This is a selection of the predictions on the SCL Web site. These predictions cover anticipated developments in e-disclosure, forensics and a range of associated fields….
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Which? has complained to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority about letters from Davenport Lyons, describing them as ‘bullying’ letters. They say that these letters have gone out to ‘hundreds of innocent consumers’. Which? say that the alleged file-sharers received letters from Davenport Lyons demanding payment of £500 compensation for copyright infringement. There is no dispute that…