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Draft Consumer Insurance Bill tackles outdated law
Consumers buying insurance will no longer have to second guess what information is relevant to the insurer if proposals to change the law come into effect. Instead, they will merely have to answer fully and accurately any questions the insurer asks. More »
Government commits to setting some information free
The Government has said it will release to the public vast databases of information in machine-readable formats to enable people to re-use it. Ordnance survey information, post code data, weather information and traffic databases are to be published. More »
Online-only news will be regulated by press watchdog for first time
Internet-only publications will face the same regulations as newspapers for the first time under an extension to the powers of newspaper industry self-regulator body the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). More »
School admits loss of 1,000 student and staff personal details
A Birmingham school has given a formal undertaking to privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after leaving personal information on over 1,000 pupils and staff on a laptop computer that was stolen. More »
Chinese government bans people from registering web addresses
Individuals in China will no longer be allowed to register .cn domain names, the government-controlled domain name registry has said. It is unclear what the fate of existing personal internet addresses will be. More »
Apple hits back at Nokia with patent counter-suit
Apple has responded to a patent claim against it with a counter-attack, accusing mobile phone maker Nokia of violating 13 of its patents. The counter-suit pits two of the device industry's biggest names against each other in a high stakes court battle. More »
EU finally ratifies copyright treaty as new IP enforcement unit meets
The European Union has ratified an international agreement on copyright law which was first negotiated in 1996 and which has formed the basis of EU copyright law since 2001. More »
On-demand ads to be pre-screened by regulator as new EU law comes into force
A pre-broadcast advertising regulator has started checking the adverts that appear on Video on Demand (VoD) services ahead of a change in EU law this week. Clearcast said that VoD providers had asked it for its advice. More »
Record label attempts to make Google and Microsoft liable for linked-to infringements
A record label is suing Google and Microsoft, claiming that the fact that the companies' search engines link to pages that themselves contain links to copyright-infringing material, they are liable for that copyright infringement. More »
Almost half of counterfeit buyers progress to real thing, says study
Nearly half the people who buy counterfeit handbags buy the real thing within two years, according to an academic study. The research shows that fakes can create brand loyalty in the counterfeited brands. More »