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This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Summary judgment confirms 'safe harbour' protection for YouTube
YouTube is protected by the safe harbour provisions of US copyright law and is not guilty of copyright infringement when users post unauthorised videos to the site, according to the US court hearing a $1 billion suit brought by media giant Viacom.
24/06/2010
BPI asks Google to remove links to infringing music
UK record label industry body the BPI has sent a request to Google that asks the search giant to remove 36 links to pages that it says are providing access to music without copyright owners' permission.
23/06/2010
Government reinstates Equality Act timetable
SNIPPET: Last week we reported that the Government Equality Office had withdrawn the published timetable for implementing the Equality Act.
23/06/2010
Icelandic parliament backs 'free speech haven' plan
Iceland's parliament has accepted a proposal which could see the country pass the world's strongest freedom of expression and whistleblower protection laws. The proposal was created in conjunction with controversial leak site Wikileaks.
21/06/2010
FSA backs OFT ban on 'read and understood' contract declarations
Companies should not reject customer complaints because they ticked a box saying they had read and understood an unfair contract, regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.
18/06/2010
Small dresses with big consequences at the World Cup
OPINION: Everybody wants a bit of World Cup-related glamour, and who can blame them? The sporting bonanza will occupy TV screens for a month, and will fill the pages of newspapers, front and back. Sometimes, though, the publicity is less than desirable.
18/06/2010
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