Category: internet

Law in Action – BBC Radio 4

Posted February 23rd, 2011 in extradition, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“The attempt to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden has raised several legal issues. In the first of the new series Joshua Rozenberg asks whether Julian Assange’s lawyer Mark Stephens overstepped the mark by declaring the innocence of his client. He asks the United States legal representative in the UK, Amy Jeffress, if the extradition arrangements between the US and UK need changing and he looks at whether the media should be tweeting from court.”

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BBC Radio 4, 22nd February 2011

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Facebook threatens to sue Daily Mail over paedophile story – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2011 in child abuse, defamation, internet, media, news by sally

“Facebook is threatening legal action against the Daily Mail amid a dispute over the headline of a front page story that named the social networking website in the context of a story about a paedophile gang operating in Devon.”

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2011

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OFT warns misleading ‘money advice’ firm

Posted February 22nd, 2011 in advertising, consumer protection, debts, internet, news by sally

“The OFT has ordered Money Advice Direct Limited (MADL), a firm that introduces struggling borrowers to debt management companies, to stop using misleading advertising that presents it as a source of free help.”

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2011

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Lawyer wins £10,000 damages from Solicitors from Hell owner – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 18th, 2011 in damages, defamation, internet, news, solicitors by sally

“A judge has condemned the owner of the Solicitors from Hell website for his conduct when committing a serious libel against a young solicitor.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2011

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Gold-buying websites forced to change trading practices – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2011 in consumer protection, internet, news, unfair commercial practices by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has clamped down on gold-buying websites, forcing three firms to make changes to their business practices and two to cease trading altogether.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2011

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New powers to vet online adverts – BBC News

Posted February 14th, 2011 in advertising, internet, news by sally

“People who use the internet are about to get a new opportunity to complain about company websites.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2011

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The Twitter era of court reporting is here, despite the risk of prejudice – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in consultations, internet, juries, news, telecommunications by sally

“Is there a legitimate demand for the use of live, text-based communications from the courtroom? That’s one of the questions that the Judicial Office for England and Wales is asking in a new consultation paper.”

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The Guardian, 9th February 2011

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Filesharing prosecutions will face serious problems, says judge – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2011 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2011

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Twitter messages not private, rules PCC – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2011 in internet, media, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission ruled on Tuesday that information posted on Twitter should be considered public and publishable by newspapers after it cleared the Daily Mail and Independent on Sunday of breaching privacy guidelines.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2011

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Consultation on Live, Text-Based Communications from Court – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted February 8th, 2011 in consultations, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“On behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, the Judicial Office for England and Wales has issued a consultation paper on the use of live, text-based communications from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 7th February 2010

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The tangled web of copyright law – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2011

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Supreme Court to allow tweeting – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2011 in internet, news, Supreme Court, telecommunications by sally

“Tweeting is to be allowed from hearings at the highest court in the land, it was announced today (3 February).”

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The Independent, 3rd February 2011

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Supreme Court issues guidance on courtroom twitter use – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 3rd, 2011 in internet, news, Supreme Court, telecommunications by sally

“The Supreme Court has today given the ‘green light’ to allow people to ‘tweet’ from inside the courtroom. It has issued guidance on the use of live text-based communication by legal teams, journalists and members of the public of what is going on in court.”

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Law Society’s Gazette. 3rd February 2011

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Daily Mail and Sun accused of contempt over online photos – The Guardian

Posted February 3rd, 2011 in contempt of court, internet, media, news, photography by sally

“Attorney general argues pictures of murder trial defendant ‘posing with a gun’ created risk of prejudice in court case.”

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The Guardian, 2nd February 2011

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Online crime maps for all streets in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2011 in crime, internet, news, statistics by sally

“Detailed maps providing a monthly snapshot of crime and antisocial behaviour on every street across England and Wales are published for the first time today.”

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The Guardian, 1st February 2011

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Rights holders alliance to defend Digital Economy Act – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2011 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2011

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Government lays ISP copyright notification plans before Parliament – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 27th, 2011 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“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.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th January 2011

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Net piracy gets its day in court – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2011 in copyright, evidence, internet, law firms, news by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2011

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Law firm ACS: Law stops ‘chasing illegal file-sharers’ – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2011 in copyright, internet, law firms, news by sally

“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2011

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Law firms’ poor use of Twitter risks ‘damaging their brand’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 18th, 2011 in internet, law firms, news by sally

“Two-thirds of top-50 law firms have a Twitter account, but some may be ‘damaging their brand’ by failing to tweet anything at all, a report has suggested.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk