Electronic Commerce & Law Report Index

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

– BlackBerry services ban, 1233; ban avoided, 1547

UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– Behavioral advertising, regulation urged by report, 521; retargeting self-regulatory code of conduct, 1487
– Copyrights

– – Directory of online films (EWHC), 549
– – E-mail service delivering unlicensed headlines infringing, 1799
– – Fair use, U.S. model, 1740
– – Mimicked software function (EWHC), 1178
– – Moral rights, 533
– – Video game copying devices (EWHC), 1212

– Data security

– – ACS:Law breach, ICO investigation, 1522
– – EU Data Protection Directive, ICO urges update, 1553
– – Fines issued under Data Protection Act, 1819
– – Monetary penalties, 135; feedback sought on penalty power, 1098; levies expected, 1552

– Digital Economy Bill, sweeping powers deleted, 100; courts allowed to block suspect content, 602
– Encryption ordered for government devices, 962
– EU E-Privacy Directive, comments, 1446; cookie regulation, BNA Insights, 1632
– Gambling, forfeiture of proceeds, 1480
– ISPs

– – Cyber-lockers, access blocking, 394
– – File sharing identification rules

– – – Amended bill, 486; more user safeguards promised, 565
– – – Cost sharing, ISP burden, 1474
– – – ISP challenge (U.K. High Ct.), 1129; judicial review, 1733

– – Regulation, internet growth barriers, 1518

– Jurisdiction, hate speech hosted in U.S. (A.C.), 244
– Net neutrality, Ofcom seeks public comment, 1048
– Privacy

– – Code of practice, 1158
– – EC complaint re inadequacies, 1523
– – Electronic surveillance required to protect privacy, 1773
– – Google Street View, deletion of collected data demanded by ICO, 845; formal examination, 1234; request for remedial action, 1711
– – Personal data sharing guidance, 1585

– Social media, application of existing advertising rules, 1402

USA PATRIOT ACT

– Extension of provisions, 25