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Court widens scope of protection for ISPs under English law

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 9 2012

In the recent case of Payam Tamiz v Google Inc the High Court appears to have broadened the defenses available to ISPs sued for hosting unlawful third party content

Amstrad revisited in the digital age

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 27 2010

It is not only the person who carries out the infringing act who is liable for copyright infringement

High Court considers e-commerce hosting defence

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 27 2010

In Kaschke v Gray & Hilton, the High Court has ruled on the availability of the 'hosting' defence in Regulation 19 of the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 (the Regulations) in the context of an allegedly defamatory blog post

Illegal content on US server is within UK jurisdiction

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 30 2010

In the case of R v Simon Guy Sheppard and Stephen Whittle, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that English law applies to material published online even if it is hosted on a server in another country

Online advertising - legal ruling on trade marks as keywords

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • October 16 2009

A report issued recently by the Internet Advertising Bureau shows that, for the first time, advertisers now spend more on online advertising than on television advertising

Evidence of substantial publication needed in online defamation claim

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • December 10 2009

In Lonzim PLC v Andrew Sprague, the High Court has dismissed a online defamation claim on the basis that there was no substantial publication of the words complained of

High Court finds online service provider liable for copyright infringement

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 27 2010

In Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation & others v Newzbin Limited the High Court has found an online indexing service provider liable for copyright infringement