A round-up of developments *

European Union, United Kingdom - May 24 2012
In the case of SAS Institute v World Programming Limited, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") has considered the limited extent to which certain elements of a computer program enjoy copyright protection.

Co-authors: Miriam Everett , Nick Pantlin.

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Cookie Law enforcement: coming soon to a website near you! *

United Kingdom - May 21 2012
The deadline for compliance with the new "Cookie Law", requiring user consent for the use of cookies on websites is approaching on 26 May 2012.

Co-authors: Miriam Everett , Kate Brimsted.

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No Big Brother required: ECJ extends "no duty to monitor" protection to social networks *

Belgium, European Union - March 30 2012
The Court of Justice of the European Union has published its judgment in the case of SABAM v Netlog, in which it has ruled that the owner of an online social network cannot be obliged to install a general filtering system in order to prevent the unlawful use of protected works.

Co-authors: Miriam Everett , Nick Pantlin.

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Substance behind the sales pitch? UK Government calls for evidence on proposed EU Contract Law *

European Union, United Kingdom - March 30 2012
The Ministry of Justice has published a call for evidence in relation to the European Commission’s proposals for a Common European Sales Law.

Co-authors: Miriam Everett , Nick Pantlin.

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Throttled VoIP providers risk losing their voice *

European Union, United Kingdom - March 30 2012
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ("BEREC") has submitted the preliminary findings of its investigation into internet traffic management practices to the European Commission.

Co-authors: Miriam Everett , Nick Pantlin.

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