Hi, here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, there are plenty of other stories from this week. You can also access our archive of weekly emails. A company is responsible for 'making available' internet-hosted material in the country where its host server is based, not in the country where the material is read or used, the High Court has said. OPINION: Universities shocked at the behaviour or some of their students at last week's protests in London might well be able to take action against individuals, even if events happened far away and are being investigated by police. UPDATED: Financial regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its proposals on how platform services used to buy and manage investments will be regulated so that they comply with the FSA's Retail Distribution Review (RDR). Companies should be able to block rivals from using their brand names as keywords for internet search advertising systems, a European Parliament report has recommended. The proposal backs calls made by a coalition of French firms. A former cricketer can pursue his Twitter libel case further because the courts should consider more factors than just how many UK Twitter users saw the post, the Court has ruled. OPINION: The European Commission proposal to include a 'right to be forgotten' in data protection laws risks causing legal, technical and ethical mayhem if it is not thought through more thoroughly. 18/11/2010: We analyse the UK Government's assertion that market competition is enough to head off any problems caused by a lack of net neutrality laws. 
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Content is 'made available' in jurisdiction where server is located, rules High Court
18/11/2010Can universities discipline rioting students?
18/11/2010FSA publishes its draft rules for the regulation of platforms
18/11/2010European Parliament joins French traders in opposing use of rival brands as keywords
15/11/2010Twitter libel case is not just about the number of followers, rules High Court
12/11/2010Hasty legislation will make a mess of Europe's 'right to be forgotten'
12/11/2010
OUT-LAW Radio: UK turns its back on net neutrality regulation
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Friday, 19 November 2010
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