IT Insight
Issue 01 - 59KB .pdf format
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Fighting Spam
The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations were issued in 2003
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Marking Your Territory - Registering Your Trade Mark Abroad
The Nike tick, the swirling flourish that proclaims Coca-Cola, the golden arches of McDonald’s- what do these symbols have in common? They are all trade marks representing strong brands that we all recognise
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Copyright Update
The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 came into force on 3 October 2003. The regulations implement the European Directive 2001/29/EC on Copyright in the Information Society (the internet) by amending the existing Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA)
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Unsolicited Commercial E-mails - A Checklist
If your business involves sending out unsolicited commercial messages, marketing materials, or contracting with customers (or potential customers) via e-mail, SMS, or MMS (see panel for definitions), you should be aware that these activities are now subject to increased regulation.
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Defamation and the Internet
A recent Law Commission investigative document has reviewed defamation and the Internet. Amongst other issues, it focussed on liability of ISPs. In Godfrey v Demon Internet an American posted on a news group discussion forum a squalid, obscene and defamatory contribution, which said that it came from Dr Godfrey. This posting became available on Demon’s news group discussion forum. Dr Godfrey became aware of it and sent a fax to Demon Internet informing them that it was a forgery and asking Demon to remove it.
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New Standards for E-Commerce
E-commerce, through web based sales or advertising now has new standards to meet.
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NTL vs Ipswich County Court
Email is now a hugely important method of communication. Many businesses, such as telecommunications companies and internet service providers (ISPs), have grown to service the market for emails.
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Copyright protects a wide range of works against unauthorised exploitation in various forms
What is protected? Copyright is defined as: A property right which subsists in the following descriptions of work: (a) original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works; (b) sound recordings, films, broadcasts or cable programmes; and (c) the typographical arrangement of published editions.
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Protecting software
Generally speaking, software is protected by copyright. To enjoy copyright protection, software need only be the product of skill and expertise. The code itself need not be created by hand, but can even be the result of directing existing software at an information resource thereby creating other software, such as screen displays.
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