Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel

Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled

THU 06 NOV. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the "British way of life

MON 27 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Data protection officials to lobby for new child-protecting laws

Data protection authorities from all over the world have agreed to call for legislation specifically limiting the collection and use of children's personal data

WED 22 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Google to appeal thumbnail copyright defeats in Germany

Google has lost two German court cases over copyright in images displayed as thumbnails in search results. German courts ruled in both cases that Google's display of miniature versions of pictures without permission infringed copyright in the originals

WED 15 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

US court says IP addresses are private

A US court has ruled that users have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their internet surfing records and that police must obtain warrants from higher than usual courts in order to force ISPs to hand over records.

THU 24 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Europe demands code for game retailers within two years

The European Commission has ordered the computer games industry to come up with a voluntary code of conduct within two years to stop children having access to violent computer games

WED 23 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Privacy chief notified of 94 data breaches since HMRC debacle

The Information Commissioner has been notified of almost 100 data breaches by public and private sector organisations since the loss of 25 million people's details by HM Revenue and Customs last November, according to figures released yesterday

WED 23 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Red Bull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival

A man who owned the domain name redbullsucks.com has been ordered to hand it over to Red Bull, the energy drink company

TUE 22 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Touting ban 'unworkable', says eBay

The Government will create a list of 'crown jewel' events whose tickets cannot be sold on once bought. If the ticketing industry will not sign up to the voluntary scheme the Government has threatened to legislate

MON 21 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

French bill outlaws pro-anorexia websites

People behind anorexia-promoting websites could be jailed in France under a law that has been passed by one of the country's two houses of parliament

THU 17 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT