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This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Customs U-turn could strip non-litigious brand owners of their rights
OPINION: If law is all about a balance of rights, then the people who police our borders used to have it just about right. If they came across a large, commercial consignment of fake goods they could impound them so that they didn't flood the market.
28/10/2009
Commission considers wider-ranging data breach notification law
The European Commission will consider passing new laws forcing organisations that lose personal data to go public with that loss. The Commission has until now been opposed to the creation of wide-ranging data breach notification requirements.
27/10/2009
Government advises authorities on when EU procurement rules apply
The Government has published a guide it hopes will clarify when land deals are subject to EU procurement rules and when they are not. The guidance relates to agreements between authorities and land developers.
26/10/2009
EU Parliament drew back from file-sharer demands over legal uncertainty
The European Parliament has had to withdraw demands for court oversight of the cutting off of file sharers' internet access after it received legal advice that it had been over-stepping its powers.
26/10/2009
Online advertising is threatened by Europe's cookie law
EDITORIAL: Visitors to websites in Europe may soon face a barrage of pop-ups that seek their consent to internet cookies. Bizarrely, the plan to change current laws on cookies can be stopped only if politicians fail to resolve a file-sharing dispute.
23/10/2009
European Commission will tackle differential web pricing
The European Commission will investigate and take action to stop online traders from charging consumers different prices based on an analysis of their web surfing habits or location.
23/10/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Can data centres survive carbon cutting?
29/10/2009: We look at the UK's pioneering scheme to cut carbon emissions and ask: will it force power-hungry data centres to flee abroad?
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