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Teeth that bite: advertising watchdog granted new powers over online marketing
The Advertising Standards Authority has been prominent in its enforcement activities recently and has been given a new lease of life today with the launch of long-awaited Advertising Codes for the UK. Ashurst reports.
Law Firm: Ashurst | Published: 02 September 2010 | Practice Area: Advertising and Marketing
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Copyright in software, expressions and ideas: you can't copy, right?
Does copyright protection extend to software programs where functionality and 'look and feel' are reproduced, but there is no evidence of direct copying of underlying code? A recent judgment in the UK High Court has considered this point.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 17 August 2010 | Practice Area: Copyright
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Registration of .eu domain names in bad faith
In a recent case, Internet Portal und Marketing GmbH v. Richard Schlicht, the ECJ had to rule on the provisions relating to the registration or use of .eu domain names in bad faith and how they should be applied to the specific circumstances of this case.
Law Firm: Allen & Overy | Published: 14 August 2010 | Practice Area: Domain names
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Google announces further trade mark policy shift on adwords
This article by Hammonds examines the implications of Google’s recent announcement of two further relaxations of its trade mark usage policies, which will both take effect from 14 September 2010.
Law Firm: Hammonds | Published: 13 August 2010 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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Nintendo v Playables - copyright infringement by security circumvention devices
The High Court has given summary judgment in a case concerning copyright infringement by the sale of devices for playing pirated copies of computer games, providing some clarification of the complex provisions of sections 296ZD and 296 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 13 August 2010 | Practice Area: Copyright
Global privacy newsletter: controller to processor model clauses, the WEEE Directive, and recent Spanish developments
This newsletter by Baker & McKenzie covers developments in privacy law such as: European Commission updates controller to processor model clauses, Data protection issues associated with WEEE Directive; and Spanish Data Protection Agency issues its 2009 Annual Report.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 02 August 2010 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
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French data protection - hot topics
The French data protection authority released its annual report for 2009 on 17 June 2010. In this alert Wragge & Co outlines the main data protection topics in France for the coming year. These include: targeted advertising, binding corporate rules, and discovery procedures.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 29 July 2010 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
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Viacom v YouTube: safe harbor protection for online service providers
Latham & Watkins reports on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York’s decision that generalized knowledge of copyright infringement is insufficient to deny safe harbor protection to online service providers (such as YouTube) under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Law Firm: Latham & Watkins | Published: 27 July 2010 | Practice Area: Copyright
Commercial update – AdWords, liability for deceit, bungs, bribes and brown paper bags
Hammonds provides an informal insight into some of the most recent commercial developments, including company directors’ liability for deceit, intimacy between contracts, Google AdWords, delivery charges and cancelled contracts, and bungs, bribes and brown paper bags.
Law Firm: Hammonds | Published: 26 July 2010 | Practice Area: Contract of Employment and Statutory rights
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Investing in the UK – a guide for foreign investors
This Herbert Smith guide explains the key legal issues affecting planned or existing investment in the UK. It aims to explain those legal areas to the overseas investor and act as a glossary or step-by-step guide for the reader.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 26 July 2010 | Practice Area: Project Finance
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