Author: Team Outlaw
EBay wins Belgian victory over counterfeit sales
A Belgian court has backed eBay in the latest ruling on the auction firm's liability for the sale of counterfeit goods
FRI 15 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Government publishes new, wider Data Retention Regulations
The Government has published a draft law that mandates the retention of data by internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies
THU 14 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Tiffany appeals US court's eBay ruling
Jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against a US court ruling that said that eBay is not responsible for the sale of fakes on its auction site
TUE 12 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim
A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful
MON 11 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Don't cite 'hits' as a measure of website traffic, warns advertising watchdog
An advert that claimed a website received over five million 'hits' every month has been banned because the metric is likely to mislead readers
WED 06 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Google's Street View cleared by privacy watchdog
Google's Street View service has received the blessing of UK privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner, who has said that the safeguards Google has put in place for people's privacy are 'adequate'
FRI 01 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Oracle makes additional court claims about alleged SAP misbehaviour
A dispute between two of the world's biggest business software companies has escalated, with Oracle accusing SAP executives of knowing about a subsidiary's alleged downloading of five terabytes of Oracle software and documentation
WED 30 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Lords reject NASA hacker's appeal against extradition
WED 30 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
Superdrug rapped over price comparison ads
Superdrug's claim that it sold 960 everyday health and beauty products more cheaply than rival chemist Boots was misleading, the advertising watchdog has ruled
THU 24 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT
US Patent Office rulings threaten key Google patent, says expert
Recent US patent rulings could undermine the patentability of software in the US at a stroke, a leading US patent expert has warned
WED 23 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT