Internet chat more likely slander than libel, says High Court
Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions are characterised by "give and take" and should be considered in that context.
07/08/2008
Turbulence hits Dell's 'cloud computing' trade mark
The US Patent and Trade mark Office will re-examine Dell's attempt to register the term 'cloud computing' as a trade mark. The Office's notice of allowance of the trade mark was cancelled this week and the case returned for examination.
07/08/2008
Union takes outsourcing case to Employment Tribunal
A £400 million outsourcing deal between local authorities and IBM was unfair because the full details of the transfer of staff to a private company were not revealed, workers' union Unison has said.
07/08/2008
Government gives new guidance on unfair commercial practices
Online traders that fail to make clear the price of their products including any taxes and delivery charges could face criminal proceedings. New Government guidance has set out examples of commercial practices that are now banned.
06/08/2008
Web firms should screen content, says Parliamentary committee
Websites which accept user-generated content should do more to screen out content that might be harmful to the public, a Parliamentary committee has warned. Sites should also publish prominent terms and conditions banning harmful content, it said.
04/08/2008
Google's Street View cleared by privacy watchdog
Google's Street View service has received the blessing of UK privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner, who has said that the safeguards Google has put in place for people's privacy are 'adequate'.
01/08/2008
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