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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    This week's highlights from Out-Law News TMT & Sourcing and Intellectual Property Certifications of cloud provider services welcome, but users cannot rely on them for own data protection compliance, says ICO A new online platform that enables prospective users of cloud computing services to assess the security features of registered cloud providers is to be welcomed, the UK's data protection watchdog has said. 26/07/2012 Council's policy on audiovisual recordings in taxis breaches data protection laws, ICO rules It is a disproportionate invasion of individuals' privacy to constantly record the images and conversations of taxi drivers and their passengers, the UK's data protection watchdog has said. 25/07/2012 Ten UK ISPs commit to new 'open internet' code A number of UK internet service providers (ISPs) have signed up to a voluntary code of practice that generally requires them to ensure that they are offering "full and open internet access" to their customers 25/07/2012 Government considers introducing criminal sanctions for infringements of design rights Design rights infringers could face criminal sanctions under plans being considered by the Government. 24/07/2012 Commission consults on possible cyber security breach reporting requirements for businesses EU businesses could be required to flag up any breaches of their "network and information systems" under a new "strategic" action plan to combat cyber security problems across the trading bloc. 24/07/2012 Government may be in breach of EU copyright laws over volunteer-run libraries' royalty payment commitments, authors' body claims The Government may have failed to abide by EU copyright laws if volunteer-run libraries are not required to pay authors royalties when they loan out books, the Society of Authors (SoA) has claimed. 24/07/2012 Pensions Regulator’s position on FSDs “unlikely” to frustrate business rescue culture, it says The Pensions Regulator will never “deliberately delay” action against a company over a pension scheme in deficit in order to have its claim rank as a priority expense of administration should the company subsequently become insolvent, it has confirmed. 26/07/2012 Energy Delayed ROC banding review only confirms onshore wind subsidies until 2014 Subsidy support for onshore wind projects will be cut by 10% while support for certain marine energy generation technologies will more than double following the delayed publication of the Government’s review of Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) banding in England and Wales. 26/07/2012 Government clarifies future feed-in tariff and Renewable Heat Incentive arrangements Financial incentives for investors in renewable heat and small-scale electricity generation technologies will come down in line with falling costs and increased uptake, the Government has announced. 24/07/2012 Employment Government cannot rely on immigration “list of skilled occupations”, Supreme Court rules The Government has pledged to “act quickly” following a decision by the Supreme Court that its list of skilled occupations for the purposes of the points-based immigration system (PBS) could not be relied on. 24/07/2012 Property Revised SDLT disclosure rules could apply to schemes which have no avoidance motive, expert warns Updated regulations on the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes (DOTAS) related to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) will bring more tax arrangements into the disclosure regime, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. 23/07/2012 Company entitled to use rent free period in the first five years for valuation purposes, tribunal finds A Valuation Tribunal has rejected an approach by assessors that would have increased the business rates paid by a City firm by 20% over the first five years of a lease. 20/07/2012 Pinsent Masons: combining the experience, resources and international reach of McGrigors and Pinsent Masons   About this email This is a weekly email for subscribers of Out-Law.com, a website with more than 10,000 pages of legal news and guidance. If and when you need further advice, we hope you'll choose Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com .   Please forward this email to your friends. If someone forwarded this email to you and you'd like your own subscription, register here.   Unsubscribe from all Out-Law.com and Pinsent Masons' emails.