This E-bulletin covers the Government's announcement of plans to modernise intellectual property laws which, it estimates, could have a potential benefit to the UK economy of almost £8 billion.
In this article Thomas Murdock, a member of Tods Murray's IP/IT/Media team, looks at Flashmobbing and the Law. This article was reproduced with the kind permission of The Edinburgh Reporter.
The recent blackmail saga involving a member of the Royal Family has raised once again the difficulty of protecting privacy in the internet age.
The tremors caused by the technological revolution have rippled through most sectors of the media industry
The Max Mosley trial was, and still is, highly controversial, and not just for its salacious allegations.
This latest statutory instrument, coming into force on the 1st August 2008, will amend the previous Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985 (SI 1985/960).
Two new sets of regulations come into force in April, offering protection from what the DTI have described as "sharp marketing practices".
The High Court in England has recently upheld a decision not to allow a private prosecution for blasphemous libel against the producer and broadcaster of Jerry Springer: the Opera.
With over 100 Scottish-based production companies and more than 300 facilities companies generating a turnover of £1.2 billion per year, production activity in Scotland is the highest in the UK outside London.
‘Happy Slapping’ is a phenomenon which is undoubtedly a product of our times.
The reputation of the internet persistently alternates from being the indispensable fountain of knowledge to moral corrupter of humankind.
Recent reports have suggested that almost 80% of the emails received by businesses in 2006 were spam (unsolicited marketing) emails.
A number of channels have faced claims over alleged premium rate phone line irregularities in shows in recent weeks, including Richard & Judy, X Factor and even Blue Peter.
As the British Telecom advert once said, “It’s good to talk”.
Flogging is probably not a term you will have heard of in relation to online marketing.
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