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Digital Britain Interim Report: the file-sharing itch continues

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 19 2009

The Government published the "Digital Britain: Interim Report" on the 29th January

University warns students over abuse of online networking sites

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 23 2007

Keele University issued a warning via e-mail to its students in May that any defamatory messages about staff on various online social networking sites such as Facebook might result in disciplinary action

Why privacy notices? The Commissioner consults

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 19 2009

For the frustrated website user who has to trawl through a seeming acre of small print to complete a trivial transaction, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) consultation to tackle the perceived problem of privacy policies that are not sufficiently clear or user-friendly, may come as a welcome move

Defamation and the Internet

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2007

Parenting website Mumsnet has recently settled a long-running dispute with controversial childcare expert, Gina Ford, who had threatened Mumsnet with defamation proceedings following criticism of her methods in online forums hosted by the website

Lessons to be learnt from challenges facing the "world's most powerful brand"

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2007

Further confirmation of Google's place in the forefront of our daily lives was confirmed with the announcement that it has achieved the top spot in the Brandz list of the Top 100 Most Powerful Brands compiled by Milward Brown

The Gambling Act 2005 and remote gambling

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • June 20 2007

The Gambling Act 2005 (the "Act"), which is due to come into force by September this year, updates existing gambling legislation by providing new powers for the Gambling Commission and protection for individuals gambling in the UK

Premier League tackles YouTube away from home

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 11 2009

The clash between old and new forms of media is increasingly coming to the forefront of intellectual property law, with the Internet blurring hitherto clear distinctions in both legislation and precedent

ICO investigates Phorm's advertising technology

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 8 2008

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is currently investigating the advertising technology company Phorm and its deal with various UK internet service providers (ISPs

Yahoo victorious in heated trademark dispute

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 8 2008

Until recently there was a significant amount of confusion and uncertainty on whether or not it is trade mark infringement for a search engine to allow certain 'keywords' to be sponsored by a third party who is not the trademark owner

UK government publishes plans for crackdown on illegal file sharing

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 8 2008

On 22 February the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) issued a strategy paper for supporting the creative industries

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