Thursday, 23 June 2011

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.
What the new rules on cookies mean for IT leaders
Computing
The use of cookies is regulated by the Privacy and Electronic Communicationsregulations, which came into force in 2003 implementing an EU Directive (also known as the “regulation”). In short, the regulation stipulates that a person shall not store...
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Computing
BT and TalkTalk denied appeal hearing over Digital Economy Act
Out-Law.com
BT and TalkTalk demanded a judicial review of the Act, claiming that it violated EU laws on privacy and electronic communications. In April the High Court rejected their claim and the Court of Appeal has now refused to hear an appeal. ...
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digital copyright law changes loom
Siliconrepublic.com
According to a document on the Department of Enterprise's website the department had assumed that rightsholders were able, under two EU directives, to seek injunctions against “intermediaries whose services are used by a third party to infringe a ...
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