Cybersquatting Record
WIPO has revealed that 2008 was a record year for cybersquatting disputes and has expressed concern about the forthcoming new gTLDs….
WIPO has revealed that 2008 was a record year for cybersquatting disputes and has expressed concern about the forthcoming new gTLDs….
The Eircom settlement with IRMA was not the end of conflict over online privileges and copyright theft. The ISPAI has issued a strong statement, which suggests that it will fight any attempt to turn it into an enforcement arm for the music industry….
Read More… from Showdown! ISPs and the Music Industry in Ireland
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected an application by The Times, which sought to show that the English law on Internet publication interfered with the right to freedom of expression and that a US-style single publication rule should be imposed….
Was the latest case in the European Court of Justice on database right open and shut? Maybe it wasn’t as obvious a breach as it seems at first sight….
It is tempting to condemn the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on Internet libel as a missed opportunity. But if they had gone the other way, what remedies might be left to the defamed?…
The European Court of Justice has given judgment on a reference from Bulgaria on the legal protection of databases….
Setting the scene and seeking views…
Thoughts on the Government response to the EC’s copyright Green Paper…
The Internet Advertising Bureau has launched a set of Good Practice Principles – self-regulatory guidelines to set good practice for companies that collect and use data for online behavioural advertising purposes….
Read More… from Online Behavioural Advertising: IAB Good Practice Principles
The EPO has asked for views on the referral of computer patent cases – and SCL is using its new web site to feed through views. Meanwhile the Patent Court has emphasised the topicality of the issues, with a new judgment rejecting two appeals, from AT&T and CVON….
Read More… from Computer Program Patents: EPO Consultation and New Case