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This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Builders' blacklist compiler fined £5,000 under DPA
The man behind the construction industry blacklist that workers have claimed was used to discriminate against trade union activists has been fined £5,000 for Data Protection Act (DPA) breaches by a court.
16/07/2009
Mini-facelift company pays penalty for fake customer reviews in US
A company has agreed to stop posting fake positive reviews on the internet and to pay $300,000 in penalties and costs. Lifestyle Lift had previously tried to use trade mark law to stop online criticism of its cosmetic surgery procedures.
15/07/2009
Newspaper publishers demand better online protection from Europe
Newspaper publishers have asked the European Commission to look into "improvements" in the copyright protection afforded to newspaper content. Their submission claims that a refusal by the Commission to help could endanger journalism.
14/07/2009
Anonymous web data can be personal data, claims expert
A data protection specialist claims that users can gain control of their browsing history and have it protected by the UK’s Data Protection Act just by contacting companies such as Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft and telling them their identities.
14/07/2009
Ryanair agrees website clarifications with OFT
Ryanair will change the way it advertises its services after being referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).
13/07/2009
Foxtons' contracts were unfair because key terms were hidden, rules High Court
The terms and conditions in a letting agency's contracts with landlords were unfair, the High Court has said. The agency, Foxtons, must now change the way it contracts with landlords.
13/07/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Image trouble
16/07/2009: We look into the legal pitfalls of using images, and explain why users need to worry about more than just copyright law
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