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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

A round-up of developments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • 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

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

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Belgium, European Union
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  • 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

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

Government asks Ofcom to review Digital Economy Act

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 31 2011

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked Ofcom to assess whether the provisions in the Digital Economy Act relating to the blocking of access to websites accused of filesharing are practicable

Ofcom releases draft code on ISP' initial obligations under the Digital Economy Act

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • July 6 2010

Ofcom is consulting on a draft code of practice to underpin the initial obligations imposed on internet service providers (ISPs) by the Digital Economy Act 2010 (the Act) to reduce online copyright infringement

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