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Labour Court of Leuven finds that there is no violation of an employee’s right to privacy if the employer obtains certain information from the employee’s Facebook profile

  • Stibbe
  • -
  • Belgium
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  • October 26 2012

In a recently published judgment of 17 November 2011, the Labour Court of Leuven found that an employee’s right to privacy is not violated if his employer obtains information which was circulated by the employee on his public Facebook profile

ECJ provides clarification on jurisdictional issues relating to infringements of personality rights on the Internet

  • Stibbe
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  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • October 26 2012

On 22 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a judgment in which it clarifies which courts have jurisdiction in case of an infringement of personality rights on the Internet

VAT authority reduces VAT on eBooks

  • Stibbe
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  • Luxembourg
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  • April 19 2012

On 12 December 2011, the Luxembourg VAT authority issued circular no. 756 in which it clarifies the definition of “books” for VAT purposes

European Court of Justice rules that a general monitoring obligation is not compatible with EU law

  • Stibbe
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  • Belgium, European Union
  • -
  • April 19 2012

On 24 November 2011, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that European law precludes the imposition of an injunction against internet service providers requiring it to install a general filtering system for the purpose of preventing illegal downloading activities

Court of Appeal of Antwerp finds that the Pirate Bay website must be blocked

  • Stibbe
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  • Belgium
  • -
  • November 22 2011

On 3 October 2011, the Court of Appeal of Antwerp issued a judgment in cease-anddesist proceedings between a non-profit association established by Belgian video manufacturers, the Belgian Anti-Piracy Federation (“BAF”), and the internet service providers Telenet and Belgacom

Cookie icons appear in advertisements

  • Stibbe
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  • Netherlands
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  • November 22 2011

Third party cookies are being used to adapt advertisements to the surfing behaviour of the visitor

Constitutional Court rules on the lawfulness of the revised provisions for online gambling of the Gaming Act of 7 May 1999

  • Stibbe
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  • Belgium
  • -
  • November 22 2011

On 14 July 2011, the Constitutional Court issued a judgment in which it decided that the revised rules for operating online gambling services in Belgium are non-discriminatory and do not violate the European principle of free movement of services