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Supreme Court's opinion on browsing: the longer view

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 3 2013

As Lord Sumption said in the opening words of the Supreme Court's judgment in The Public Relations Consultants Association v The Newspaper Licensing

One click from your customer and you're a joint tortfeasor - joint liability with third parties for downloading infringing material

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 18 2013

The Court of Appeal has held that the provision of facilities to download infringing material onto a user's computer is inevitably a joint act of

TMT past, present and future: UKEU review of 2012 and preview of 2013

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2013

No duty to monitor" extended to social networks: In February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") ruled that the owner of an

IT & outsourcing e-bulletin - a round-up of developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • July 31 2012

Ofcom has published a revised version of the Initial Obligations Code for ISPs and copyright owners in an effort to tackle online copyright infringement as per the provisions of the controversial Digital Economy Act

Communications and media e-bulletin - a round-up of developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • July 6 2012

In the face of decreasing voice revenues and increasing data demands and the need to roll-out 4G networks, mobile operators in Europe are looking at new ways of sharing networks and infrastructure

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

A round-up of developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • 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

Cease and desist letters to ordinary consumers: guidance from the courts

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 1 2012

Arnold J in the recent case Golden Eye (International) Ltd and others v Telefonica UK Ltd 2012 EWHC 723 (Ch) has provided some useful practical points to consider when drafting a letter of claim to ordinary consumers

Court of Appeal dismisses ISP judicial review

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 30 2012

The Court of Appeal has dismissed BT's and TalkTalk's challenge to the enforceability of obligations imposed on ISPs under the Digital Economy Act 2010 relating to unlawful file-sharing by subscribers and has confirmed that such obligations comply with EU law

Breach of confidence in Formula One - a marginal win for Force India

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 30 2012

In a decision handed down by Mr Justice Arnold on 21 March 2012, the High Court found that the confidential information of the Force India Formula One team had been misused and that its copyright had been infringed