Hi, here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, there are plenty ofother stories from this week. You can also access our archive of weekly emails. European companies must create a uniform way for web users to opt out of being tracked by cookies within a year, the European Commission has said. The Commission has said it will take action if industry does not standardise opt outs in that time. The Government has outlined proposals to give a prospective new competition authority powers to resolve consumer complaints. A 19 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of computer hacking, the Metropolitan Police (the Met) has said. The Court of Appeal has refused to hear an appeal by internet service providers (ISPs) against measures in the Digital Economy Act (DEA) which could lead to them being forced to disconnect copyright-infringing customers. OPINION: A recent newspaper investigation uncovered evidence that companies are paying agencies to create false online reviews for their services. But what those companies may not realise is that this is illegal and could ruin their businesses. Countries which introduce a copyright levy on audiovisual devices must ensure that the levy is collected even if sellers are based abroad in EU countries with no copyright levy, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
EU companies have a year to standardise cookie opt outs, says EU Commissioner
23/06/2011New competition authority will deal with some consumer complaints, says Government
22/06/2011Alleged computer hacker arrested in joint UK-US police operation
22/06/2011BT and TalkTalk denied appeal hearing over Digital Economy Act
22/06/2011Businesses who commission fake reviews should worry about more than just illegality
21/06/2011National courts in copyright levy-charging countries must find a way to charge sellers based abroad, rules ECJ
21/06/2011
Friday, 24 June 2011
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