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TMT & Sourcing & IP
Courts cannot force ISPs into broad filtering and monitoring for copyright-infringing traffic, ECJ rules
Court injunctions that force internet service providers (ISPs) to filter and monitor user traffic in order to prevent illegal file-sharing are contrary to EU law and fundamental rights, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
24/11/2011
Technology companies can stifle competition through use of IP rights, EU Commissioner says
The EU's Competition Commissioner has raised concerns that technology companies can use intellectual property (IP) rights to stifle competition.
24/11/2011
Feasibility study into digital copyright exchange launched
A report into how a new digital copyright exchange (DCE) could work will be submitted to the Government before Parliament breaks up for summer next year, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has said.
23/11/2011
Content mining copyright exemption would harm UK business, publishers claim
Allowing people to use computers to 'mine' vast banks of copyrighted material would damage the economy, the UK Publishers Association has said. It wants to block an exception to copyright law for the practice.
22/11/2011
Proposed US copyright laws threaten innovation, growth and cybersecurity, brands say
Several major internet companies have expressed their "concern" at draft US laws that aim to combat online copyright infringement by foreign websites.
18/11/2011
Traffic management practices must not be anti-competitive, European Parliament says
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution promoting the principles of an "open and neutral" internet.
22/11/2011
Employment
Reduced consultation periods and overhauled tribunal system proposed as part of 'radical' employment law changes
The 90 day minimum consultation period for collective redundancies may be restricting business and could be reduced as part of the most radical reform to employment law for decades, the Government has said.
24/11/2011
Government report proposes independent assessments and job-brokering for long term absent
An independent service should assess employees who are signed off work with long-term health conditions, a Government report has recommended.
22/11/2011
Projects and Construction
Current PFI projects will not be affected by review, Treasury confirms
The Treasury's current review of the way in which private sector funding is harnessed for public infrastructure projects will not affect projects that are already operational, the Treasury has confirmed.
22/11/2011
Pensions
Excluded workers not all entitled to retrospective pension scheme membership, says Court of Appeal
Women who had been excluded from a pension scheme but did not join it within three months of being allowed to are not entitled to retrospective membership of the scheme, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
21/11/2011
Tax
General tax avoidance prohibition should be introduced, report says
The Government should consider introducing a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) into the UK tax system, an independent report has recommended.
21/11/2011
Property
Government Green Deal anticipates £14bn private sector investment in energy improvements for buildings
Proposals setting out the details of the Green Deal, a Government-backed scheme established by the Energy Act that will enable new energy efficiency measures to be installed at no up-front cost, have been announced by Energy Secretary Chris Huhne.
24/11/2011
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