“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing received a significant boost on Wednesday, as a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act failed to halt the legislation.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2011
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Archive for the 'copyright' Category
Filesharing: BT and TalkTalk fail in challenge to Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
Published April 20, 2011 copyright , electronic commerce , internet , judicial review , news Leave a CommentCopyright law in Britain is ‘crazy’ – Daily Telegraph
Published April 19, 2011 copyright , illegality , news Leave a Comment“Britain needs to radically update its copyright laws, which criminalise millions of consumers who use iPods, according to a leading watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2011
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Digital Economy Act: filesharing code delayed by six months – The Guardian
Published April 6, 2011 codes of practice , copyright , electronic commerce , internet , news Leave a Comment“The government’s code to clamp down on illegal filesharing will not come into force for another six months as the Digital Economy Act is held up by a high court challenge.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
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Football Dataco Ltd and others v Sportradar GmbH and another – WLR Daily
Published April 1, 2011 copyright , database right , EC law , jurisdiction , law reports Leave a CommentFootball Dataco Ltd and others v Sportradar GmbH and another [2011] EWCA Civ 330; [2011] WLR (D) 113
“There was no good arguable case of copyright infringement under article 3 of Directive 96/9/EC such as to establish that the English court had jurisdiction for the purposes of article 27 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 where, even though the collection of data might involve some intellectual creation, what was alleged to have been copied was mere data on any reasonable view.”
WLR Daily, 29th March 2011
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Digital music player ads must not encourage copying, rules ad regulator – OUT-LAW.com
Published April 1, 2011 advertising , copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“A company must change the way it advertises its digital music player because the ads encourage people to copy music in a way that breached copyright law, the advertising industry regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st March 2011
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Digital Economy Act: further delay to illegal downloading measures – The Guardian
Published March 30, 2011 copyright , internet , judicial review , news Leave a Comment“Plans to send thousands of warning letters to alleged illegal downloaders have been delayed until next year as the government’s embattled Digital Economy Act is held up by a high court judicial review.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2011
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Lily Allen wins damages over Mail Online article – The Guardian
Published March 25, 2011 copyright , damages , internet , news , privacy Leave a Comment“Lily Allen has won damages from Associated Newspapers in a privacy and copyright action relating to pictures of her home published by Mail Online.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2011
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Filesharing curbs face high court delays – The Guardian
Published March 21, 2011 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“Government plans to curb illegal filesharing could be delayed for at least a year as its most contentious measures are battled out in the high court.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2011
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Digital Economy Act: ‘rushed’ anti-piracy laws delayed until 2012 – Daily Telegraph
Published March 21, 2011 copyright , EC law , electronic commerce , internet , news Leave a Comment“The Government has admitted that it cannot implement legislation to curb internet piracy until spring 2012 at the earliest, as it prepares for a legal battle in the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
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Judge considers costs for ACS Law – BBC News
Published March 17, 2011 copyright , costs , internet , law firms , news Leave a Comment“Controversial law firm ACS Law returned to court on Wednesday as the cases it brought against alleged file-sharers were officially closed.”
BBC News, 16th March 2011
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UK supreme court to rule on stormtrooper copyright – The Guardian
Published March 9, 2011 artistic works , copyright , news , Supreme Court Leave a Comment“This week the justices will be busying themselves with a case consisting of the heady combination of Star Wars, stormtroopers’ protective millinery, clay modelling and international copyright enforcement. These people know how to live.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
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Exhibit A, m’lud, a helmet for a stormtrooper – The Independent
Published March 7, 2011 artistic works , copyright , news Leave a Comment“Man who created stormtrooper helmets is taken to Supreme Court by George Lucas.”
The Independent, 6th March 2011
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Filesharing prosecutions will face serious problems, says judge – The Guardian
Published February 9, 2011 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“A senior court judge has pointed to severe problems with the way the Digital Economy Act enables copyright owners to prosecute people accused of illegal filesharing.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2011
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The tangled web of copyright law – The Guardian
Published February 7, 2011 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“As the Meltwater case on news aggregation rumbles on, Alex Wade takes a look at the legally fraught, and commercially sensitive, world of spiders, bots and scrapers.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
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Pub landlady’s EU case paves way for Premier League rights revolution – The Guardian
Published February 3, 2011 copyright , EC law , licensing , media , news , sport Leave a Comment“The European Union’s highest court was today advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters, potentially sparking a revolution in the way media sports rights are sold across the continent.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
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Rights holders alliance to defend Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
Published January 31, 2011 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“A coalition of rights holders, including the Premier League and trade bodies representing the music, film and TV industries, is lining up to intervene against internet service providers in the judicial review of legislation to tackle illegal downloading.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
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Government lays ISP copyright notification plans before Parliament – OUT-LAW.com
Published January 27, 2011 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“The Government has laid before Parliament its proposal on how the controversial copyright infringement notification system proposed in last year’s Digital Economy Act (DEA) will work.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th January 2011
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Net piracy gets its day in court – BBC News
Published January 25, 2011 copyright , evidence , internet , law firms , news Leave a Comment“Illegal file-sharing is under the spotlight as 26 alleged net pirates appear in court but, in a bizarre twist, it is the law firm that brought the cases that appears to be on trial.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
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Law firm ACS: Law stops ‘chasing illegal file-sharers’ – BBC News
Published January 25, 2011 copyright , internet , law firms , news Leave a Comment“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
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Judge dismisses ACS:Law file-sharing cases – The Lawyer
Published December 16, 2010 copyright , internet , judgments , news , pornography Leave a Comment“A judge has halted an attempt by copyright firm ACS:Law to secure default judgment against eight individuals accused of illegally file sharing pornographic films.”
The Lawyer, 14th December 2010
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Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd and others v Meltwater Holding BV and others – WLR Daily
Published November 30, 2010 copyright , law reports , media Leave a Comment“The end users of a commercial on-line media monitoring service who did not hold a Web End-User Licence from the publishers committed infringement of the publishers’ copyright in receiving and using the service.”
WLR Daily, 29th November 2010
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ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TV Catch Up Ltd – WLR Daily
Published November 30, 2010 copyright , internet , law reports , media Leave a CommentITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TV Catch Up Ltd [2010] EWHC 3063 (Ch); [2010] WLR (D) 301
“For the purposes of s 20 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, there was no requirement that the mode of communication to the public of a broadcast had to itself have the characteristics of a broadcast.”
WLR Daily, 26th November 2010
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TV streaming service fails to have copyright suit thrown out – OUT-LAW.com
Published November 29, 2010 copyright , internet , news Leave a CommentThe activities of a television streaming website are covered by copyright law despite the fact that it is not itself a broadcaster, the High Court has ruled.
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2010
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High Court ruling means newspapers can charge businesses for their web content – Daily Telegraph
Published November 29, 2010 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“News monitoring agencies will have to pay publishing companies to use their web content, the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2010
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Content is ‘made available’ in jurisdiction where server is located, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
Published November 19, 2010 copyright , database right , EC law , jurisdiction , news Leave a Comment“A company is responsible for ‘making available’ internet-hosted material in the country where its host server is based, not in the country where the material is read or used, the High Court has said.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 18th November 2010
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Football Dataco Ltd and others v Sportradar GmbH and another – WLR Daily
Published November 19, 2010 copyright , database right , EC law , jurisdiction , law reports Leave a Comment“The act of making available to the public all or a substantial part of the contents of a database by online transmission within the meaning of art 7(2)(b) of Parliament and Council Directive 96/9/EC on the Legal Protection of Databases was committed and committed only where the transmission took place.”
WLR Daily, 18th November 2010
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BT and TalkTalk granted judicial review of Digital Economy Act – The Guardian
Published November 11, 2010 copyright , human rights , internet , judicial review , news Leave a Comment“BT and TalkTalk today (10 November) won the right to a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, throwing controversial government proposals to tackle illegal filesharing into uncertainty.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
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UK copyright laws to be reviewed, announces Cameron – BBC News
Published November 8, 2010 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to ‘make them fit for the internet age,’ prime minister David Cameron has announced.”
BBC News, 4th November 2010
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Crosstown Music Co 1, LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd and others – WLR Daily
Published November 5, 2010 assignment , contracts , copyright , news Leave a Comment“An assignment of copyright which was subject to automatic reverter in the event of an unremedied notified material breach of contract prior to the expiration of the period of copyright was permitted by s 90 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.”
WLR Daily, 3rd November 2010
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Ministry of Sound suspends filesharing action – The Guardian
Published November 4, 2010 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“Ministry of Sound is suspending plans to send warning notices to more than 25,000 BT broadband customers suspected of illegal downloading, claiming that the internet service provider has deleted their details.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2010
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Peta’s use of nude models fuels row with UK film-maker – The Guardian
Published October 25, 2010 advertising , animal cruelty , copyright , news Leave a Comment“The use of naked models and actresses to highlight animal cruelty is at the heart of a dispute between high-profile activists that could end in court.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2010
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Appeal will challenge copyright protection in football fixture lists – OUT-LAW.com
Published October 22, 2010 copyright , database right , news , sport Leave a Comment“OPINION: Everyone thought the question of what rights exist in football fixture lists was settled back in 2004 when the European Court of Justice concluded that the then new database right did not protect football fixture lists. It wasn’t.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th October 2010
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Government publishes open data licence – OUT-LAW.com
Published October 7, 2010 copyright , database right , government departments , news Leave a Comment“The Government has published the details of a licence which allows the re-use of public and Government information on a perpetual, royalty-free basis regardless of any copyright or database rights that exist in the material.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2010
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ACS:Law gets more of copyright fines than rights holders – The Guardian
Published October 6, 2010 copyright , fees , law firms , news Leave a Comment“ACS:Law, the controversial London-based solicitors’ firm involved in making copyright claims, keeps about 40% of the payments made by alleged filesharers, while rights holders receive between 20% and 30%, research by the Guardian has revealed.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2010
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High court grants BT customer data delay – The Guardian
Published October 5, 2010 adjournment , copyright , data protection , internet , news Leave a Comment“BT has today been granted a stay of execution in its bid to challenge attempts of rights holders to obtain personal details about customers without convincing evidence of illicit file sharing.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
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Lawyers vow to continue antipiracy fight – Daily Telegraph
Published October 4, 2010 copyright , data protection , internet , news Leave a Comment“Law firms will continue to pursue those suspected of piracy and illegal filesharing, despite the ACS:Law data breach scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010
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ACS:Law leak ‘shows weakness of Digital Economy Act’ – Daily Telegraph
Published September 30, 2010 copyright , internet , legislation , news , privacy Leave a Comment“Internet service providers and privacy campaigners say the data breach demonstrates how difficult it will be to police the Digital Economy Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2010
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Email leak being investigated at law firm that pursues filesharers – The Guardian
Published September 28, 2010 copyright , data protection , internet , law firms , news Leave a Comment“The UK information commissioner is investigating the leak of thousands of emails containing personal information from the controversial solicitors’ firm ACS:Law after the company’s website came under sustained attack by online activists.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
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TV format inventor fails to convince court that BBC stole his idea – OUT-LAW.com
Published September 9, 2010 BBC , copyright , intellectual property , news Leave a Comment“A man has failed in his attempt to show that his gameshow idea was copied by the BBC. A High Court judge refused to allow a full trial on the claims, calling them ‘simply unreal.’ ”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2010
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Basis of Copyright Tribunal royalty ruling flawed, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
Published August 12, 2010 copyright , media , news , tribunals Leave a Comment“The Copyright Tribunal did not have a sound basis for the royalty rate it set in a dispute between rights holders and a music TV broadcaster, the High Court has said. The Tribunal set a new rate on spurious grounds and misunderstood evidence, it said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2010
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File sharers targeted with legal action over music downloads – The Guardian
Published July 19, 2010 compensation , copyright , intellectual property , news Leave a Comment“Solicitors for dance music label Ministry of Sound have sent letters to thousands of internet users it believes have illegally downloaded music and says it is determined to take them to court – and extract substantial damages – unless they immediately pay compensation, typically around £350.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2010
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ISPs take Digital Economy Act to the courts – OUT-LAW.com
Published July 9, 2010 copyright , internet , judicial review , legislation , news Leave a Comment“Two of the UK’s biggest ISPs will ask the UK courts to scrutinise the controversial Digital Economy Act to determine whether or not it conflicts with existing laws on privacy and electronic communications.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th July 2010
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BT and TalkTalk challenge Digital Economy Act – BBC News
Published July 8, 2010 copyright , internet , judicial review , legislation , news , telecommunications Leave a Comment“BT and TalkTalk are seeking a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act, BBC News has learned.”
BBC News, 8th July 2010
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Digital Economy Act: Ofcom consults on blacklisting infringers – OUT-LAW.com
Published June 2, 2010 consultations , copyright , internet , legislation , news , telecommunications Leave a Comment“Small ISPs, mobile operators and Wi-Fi providers like hotels and coffee shops will be exempt from a notification and blacklisting process under the Digital Economy Act, at least initially, according to a draft Code published by Ofcom.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2010
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Ofcom unveils anti-piracy policy – BBC News
Published May 28, 2010 copyright , internet , news , telecommunications Leave a Comment“Lists of Britons who infringe copyright are to be drawn up by the UK’s biggest ISPs, under proposals from the regulator Ofcom.”
BBC News, 28th May 2010
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Copyright exceptions must be expanded and clarified, says new group – OUT-LAW.com
Published May 6, 2010 copyright , news Leave a Comment“Librarians, digital activists, ISPs, music managers and other associations and trade bodies have called for the relaxing of copyright law in the EU to allow more people to access and re-use copyrighted material.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th May 2010
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Football fixtures protected by copyright but not database right, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com
Published May 1, 2010 copyright , database right , news , sport Leave a Comment“Football fixture lists are protected by database copyright but not by the EU’s database right, the High Court has said. The ruling means that sporting bodies can charge users of their fixture lists licence fees.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2010
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Football Dataco Ltd and others v Brittens Pools Ltd; Same v Yahoo! UK Ltd; Same v Stan James (Abingdon ) Ltd and others – WLR Daily
Published April 27, 2010 copyright , database right , EC law , law reports , sport Leave a Comment“The selection or arrangement required by art 3(1) of the European Parliament and Council Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases was not confined to selection or arrangement performed after the data in a database was finally created.”
WLR Daily, 26th April 2010
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Digital Economy Act: This means war – The Guardian
Published April 19, 2010 copyright , internet , legislation , news Leave a Comment“With the rushed passage into law of the Digital Economy Act this month, the fight over copyright enters a new phase. Previous to this, most copyfighters operated under the rubric that a negotiated peace was possible between the thrashing entertainment giants and civil society.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2010
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Digital Economy Act 2010
Published April 12, 2010 copyright , internet , legislation Leave a CommentTalk Talk restates pledge to go to court over Digital Economy Act measures – OUT-LAW.com
Published April 9, 2010 copyright , internet , news , telecommunications Leave a Comment“Telco Talk Talk has restated its pledge to take music and film companies to court if they try to use parts of the just-passed Digital Economy Act. It said it will not hand over any customer details without a court order.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th April 2010
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Digital Economy bill faces further scrutiny – BBC News
Published April 7, 2010 bills , copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“Controversial elements of the Digital Economy Bill will face further scrutiny even if the bill is passed later, Commons Leader Harriet Harman has said.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
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Q&A: The Digital Economy bill – BBC News
Published April 6, 2010 bills , copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“The Digital Economy Bill is due for its second reading in the House of Commons and could become law during the wash-up period, which sees outstanding legislation rushed through before a general election.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
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Call for ‘fuller’ debate on Digital Economy Bill – BBC News
Published April 6, 2010 bills , copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“Opponents of the controversial Digital Economy Bill have urged MPs to give it ‘the debate it deserves’ when it is discussed in the Commons later.”
BBC News, 6th April 2010
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Why the Newzbin ruling helps web hosts – OUT-LAW.com
Published March 31, 2010 copyright , internet , news Leave a Comment“OPINION: ISPs, indexing services and other online service providers will rest a little easier this week after a High Court ruling yesterday that gave much-needed clarity to UK copyright law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2010
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