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. Businesses that fall short of set standards for ensuring the security of credit card data could be fined, the UK's data protection watchdog said.
The number of individuals found guilty of violating UK copyright laws has increased, according to a report into intellectual property (IP) crime.
The Spanish Government has ordered Google to delete information about 90 individuals from its search engine indexes, according to media reports.
Journalists can report developments in a case being heard in the Court of Protection in "real time" after a judge ruled the issues were in the wider public interest, according to media reports.
The manufacturers of a messaging system used by London rioters to organise public disorder can legitimately hand over details of the communications to police, according to a legal expert.
Twitter is a valid medium for freedom of information requests to be filed, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said.
This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Companies that fall below card payment standards risk being fined, ICO says
11/08/2011Increase in the number of copyright offenders prosecuted, report says
10/08/2011Spain orders Google to delete citizens' data from search engine results, media reports
10/08/2011Court of Protection case can be reported as it happens for the first time, newspaper reports
10/08/2011Blackberry maker can lawfully assist police in combating riots, lawyer says
09/08/2011Public bodies must reply to FOI-compliant requests made through Twitter, ICO says
08/08/2011
Friday, 12 August 2011
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